What's the better bump in the night gun? Long gun or Pistol???

[CHLChris]

It does give me one more reason to "need" a suppressor.
Dang I need to get on that

July 1 is when the NFA rules change. If you can get your application in before then, you don't have to do fingerprints and photographs of everyone in your trust.

I decided about a year ago that, rather than buy another gun or two, I bought a can for my G17 (with TLR-1HL) and a can for my BCM lightweight AR-15 (with TLR-1HL). My ears are very important to me and money has to be used for something, right?

 

[etrain16]

I keep an M&P 40 with a light locked up next to the bed. I would love to have a shotgun, but with a young daughter in the house, I don't have a good way to secure it, yet have it readily available, so it's in the safe. I like the M&P because I shoot it well, it slips right into place in my hand and I know I can rely on it. As for hearing protection, I have kept several pairs of electronic muffs next to my bed for a while now - takes a second to put one on (with an extra set for the wife and one I can get to my daughter). Turn those on and I can hear what's going on very well, yet have the protection for my ears if I have to fire a shot inside.

 

[DeanfromOregon]

This is what I finally settled on for a home defense handgun. I went back and forth between an AR pistol, a CZ scorpion and this, This suits my need and frees up a hand.
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I have amazing outdoor lighting, a camera system, and the best security system money can by. If someone still manages to get in I am confident we can stop any threat.

As an aside, after watching the way things were twisted so badly during the Zimmerman trial, I have made sure to keep all my guns vanilla in appearance. If I had to use my weapon to stop a threat, I would not want to have a state's "expert" providing testimony on what punisher grips mean.

 

[UserNameInUse]

Dang, I guess I better take mine off too.

 

[Member 5605]

Handgun. Though @Joe13 using a .357 may be a bad idea. Lots O muzz flash that will blind you.

Go shoot yours at dusk sometime and check the blindness.

 

[etrain16]

Handgun. Though @Joe13 using a .357 may be a bad idea. Lots O muzz flash that will blind you.

Go shoot yours at dusk sometime and check the blindness.

Sounds like a good excuse to wear your sunglasses at night

 

[Joe13]

Handgun. Though @Joe13 using a .357 may be a bad idea. Lots O muzz flash that will blind you.

Go shoot yours at dusk sometime and check the blindness.

I have kinda wondered about that and hadn't come up with a good alternative. I can deal with the boom but have zero experience shooting in the dark.

I do keep the Hornedy Crit Deffense in it because it says it uses a lower flash powder - whatever that translates too.

At the moment, I was just hoping my flashlight will be bright enough to help counteract the flash.




Couple other reasons I went .357mag:

I can one hand shoot the thing very accurately.

It's a revolver so no slide issues or whatever.

It's almost 4 lbs so I can beat someone with it if the first 6 bullets don't do the job.


It's better then the pistol AR I just saw chanbered in 7.62x39 that was throwing 24 inch fireballs out in front of the muzzle lol.

 

[tarster]

I have my carry 9mm in the night stand and there is a 400 lumen fenix on top of the night stand all the time.. my wife also has her carry pistol in her night stand at night also.. I probably should put something alittle bigger in the safe in my bed room, I normally only carry two clips with my carry pistol so thats only 15 rounds at best.. I do have to say..

If you have never shot in the dark at targets.... GO DO IT !!! it will open your eyes on how darn hard it is to hold a flashlight and work a gun with any proficiency at night... seriously..

That being said I had a P226 with crimson trace grips.. those were worth more than a flashlight in the dark honestly.. I was at the range shooting a plate rack at night.. and Ill tell you what.. grip activated laser made my shooting go to a whole nother level at night.. I need to practice quite a bit more at night also.

Oh another thing... Shoot your carry ammo at night... see how much flash it has.. it will make a difference in your night carry ammo.

In my P226 I could use the winchester SXT ammo with no flash and ran flawless, in my P938... whole different story.. runs flawless but it flashes quite a bit in the short barrel.

 

[Joe13]

Sounds like I'll be heading out to go camping in the near future to go take a few shots after dark to expand my knowledge base.

The horror

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Some of the folks I've taught to shoot have always shot at night.
Until I told them otherwise , they shot with both eyes closed! LOL
Andy

 

[bbbass]

Yah, your pistol is just there to give you enough time to get to your long gun. Maybe.

I used to have a Glock 19 in the nightstand and a combat 12ga Mossberg 500 (8 shots, short barrel, mounted light, shoots where the light is centered) in the corner. (No kids)

My training in night pistol shooting has me with a stun power flashlight in my off hand. The good thing about it is that you can hold your light out to the side so as not to give the BG a target on your chest.

Nowadays I have replaced the 12ga and Glock with a Judge in the nightstand using Winchester PDX .410 loads. They are gentle and low flash, hit hard, and don't require perfect aim. But because it is a 5 shot revolver, I will have my 10.5" AR pistol on a wall rack near the bed as soon as I finish the build. Will have a light on that. Good way to clear the house or go outside if I need to, or handle multiple attackers with a 30rd mag (or maybe two in tandem). I am indeed worried about the flash tho. Better than no flash tho, hmmmmm?

 

[tarster]

depends on your flash hider.. I am still surprised at how well a a2 birdcage does on a regular Ar15, i have not had a chance to shoot a ar15 pistol in 556 but i did have one for awhile that was a 300blk out and it had zero flash.. but then i also had the can for it haha dont have to worry about flash or blast with that. haha

 

[bbbass]

Wasn't sure if the flash hider was to hide it from the opposition or it if worked both ways. Don't have that experience because I've always had a muzzle brake on my rifle.

 

[tarster]

ooo eee... a muzzle break inside a house would be killer without hearing protection for sure.. my 308 with a muzzle break was bad enough at the range..

 

[bbbass]

Might want to test the new build with the A2 flash hider and then put the muzzle brake on only for 3-gun competition. Thanks for the input!!

Could bring my electronic muffs inside too. Hadn't thought of that.

 

[B5Ben]

Mossberg 590A1 close at hand and Taurus PT92 w/3 17 round mags for the wife when I go to investigate. A surefire variable intensity flashlight is on right with the Taurus.
Don't expect to ever need them but that's what they are for, right?

 

[Twodogs]

My bed side gun is a glock 35 in .357 sig with light attached and a couple of 22rd mags filled with underwoods ammo's 125gr golddots @1500 fps.
If I get to old to shoot a pistol well enuff I will switch to my AR-15 SBR in 6.8mm with 30rd barrett mags.

 

[albin25]

Given how hard it would be to make a loud enough bump in the night to wake either me or the missus...

Our home protection consists of a Beretta Cheetah in the nightstand and an air horn placed by each door. The air horns have a note attached that reads...
"I'm hoping you set off the silent alarm but if you really want to meet the homeowner before the cops arrive, please use this horn."

 

[No_Regerts]

1: A light on a weapon means you always have both together. Flashlights have a tendency to walk away.

2: A handheld light can be used to search, but remember you now only have one hand on your weapon. Be prepared to ditch it and use your weapon light. There is a reason you have a gun out, dont feel bad about pointing it at someone.

3: Using a weapon in self defense is fairly rare, your ears can take it. Don't overthink it.

 

[Kruel J]

My nightstand gun.