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<blockquote data-quote="henschman" data-source="post: 2077451" data-attributes="member: 4235"><p>The first one I would go for depends somewhat on where I am in the house when it is needed, but I read the question as being what your first choice would be. </p><p></p><p>I think an AR-15 carbine in 5.56 is the best home defense weapon you can get. Low barrier penetration, great wounding capability, low recoil, good mag capacity, ease of mounting optics/lights, and great handling characteristics add up to an ideal weapon for that role. A shotgun is good too, but the spread is not nearly as much of an advantage as most people think it is at the distances normally seen in HD shootings. The 5.56 is faster on follow up shots and is quicker to reload, though its higher capacity means it is very unlikely that you would have to reload. The common defensive shotgun loads do tend to penetrate barriers worse than a 5.56. A nice, trim AR will be lighter and shorter than most defensive shotguns. The shotgun will normally have at least an 18" barrel, while a 16" is common on the rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="henschman, post: 2077451, member: 4235"] The first one I would go for depends somewhat on where I am in the house when it is needed, but I read the question as being what your first choice would be. I think an AR-15 carbine in 5.56 is the best home defense weapon you can get. Low barrier penetration, great wounding capability, low recoil, good mag capacity, ease of mounting optics/lights, and great handling characteristics add up to an ideal weapon for that role. A shotgun is good too, but the spread is not nearly as much of an advantage as most people think it is at the distances normally seen in HD shootings. The 5.56 is faster on follow up shots and is quicker to reload, though its higher capacity means it is very unlikely that you would have to reload. The common defensive shotgun loads do tend to penetrate barriers worse than a 5.56. A nice, trim AR will be lighter and shorter than most defensive shotguns. The shotgun will normally have at least an 18" barrel, while a 16" is common on the rifle. [/QUOTE]
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