Primary choice of home defense weapon

[David2012]

Me buck nekkid with my twig n' berries flopping in all it's glory. I figure me sprinting full blast towards the hostile threat with my arms open buck nekkid and yelling "RESISTANCE IS FUTILE! RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!" is all I would need to stop the threat completely...

Not necessarily! If he is a ex-con that has spent any time in prison...then he may have heard & seen that from his cell mate Bubba a few times. He might just naturally assume 'the position'.

[caojyn]

45 colt Rossi Ranchhand with 45 shot shell. 3 roughly 9mm size projectiles, figured if that didn't do the trick nothing would.

[ssgrock3]

handi-rifle in 45-70

[Jam Master Jay]

I think what you use depends largely on how you plan to use it. A shotgun may not be ideal for going room to room checking out your house but its ideal if you're barricading yourself. I have a .45 for my use if I need to investigate something but I have a 12 gauge for my wife to use with an understanding that she plant herself I the hallway in front of the kids rooms and not move and shoot if someone comes down the hall. In that situation the 12 gauge is ideal. At that range my gun only has a 2"ø pattern but that's better than .45"ø. Not to mention the added mass of flying lead...

[AtomicTango]

...the first loaded one I can grab.

[Elsie's Daddy]

I live on a cattle ranch in the middle of nowhere. I keep several loaded guns at various places in the house. My favorite is an old Crescent Arms sxs 12ga. hammer gun. Kinda deformed legs is only 19 1/2 inches long. My special GOOSE load in in both barrels. I have a .45 acp semi auto carbine standing next to it also loaded with a 30 round magazine. I live alone and often folks ask me what I'm afraid of with all these guns. I tell the truth.. NOTHING !!

[WessonOil]

Shotgun first, my conceal carry pistol second.
I had the "opportunity" in which someone was trying to break in through my back door, and while my 9mm carry gun was what was the most accessible, I was wishing the whole time my 870 was.
Just wanted to be able to pull the trigger and cut a wide swath a few feet wide and be done with it.
And yes, I'm a very good shot with my 9mm.

[CASTRATE]

First things that would get a hold of an intruder would be our killer attack shi tsu, Turbo, and our extremely territorial 20 lb cat, Simba. My wife and I both carry 9mm and have them in our nightstands when we're in bed. IF we had time, we would get the scatterguns out of the safe.

[ripnbst]

My primary concern at the moment as far as what I might need to defend against leads me to an AR or other high cap semi auto, forget scatterguns at this point in time. What I would be expecting to defend my home against currently is people in flak jackets and ballistic helmets wearing safety glasses. Not T-Bone and his thug accomplices. I think even those guys are laying low to see what happens with all this gun hysteria.

[Coonskinner]

The old 12 Gauge 870 Wingmaster is my go to gun.

A lot more forgiving when the chips are down and the adrenaline is flowing.

[shotty]

Nothing says 'stop!' like a 12 gauge shotgun. But still have a G17 with 20 round mag and on board light on the nightstand.

[FakeHuman]

Glock 22 sleeps with me, and if necessary, I'll use that to fight my way to the safe to grab the AR.

[fustigate]

Nothing says 'stop!' like a 12 gauge shotgun.

12 ga says, "stop!"
10 ga yells, "STOP!!

[okwarren]

Primary: AR-15
Secondary: HK USP .45

[Lightsluvr]

I voted for my 45 pistol, but what I'd really like to have: