What cartridge would/did you choose for a home-defense AR carbine? I have hired security professionals, and leave the choice to them ... ... although I did draw the line at the flamethrowers and the trebuchets.
What one may feel, is not the same as what is actually fact. None of which changes that safeguards and the system in place can fail at any time. Just as having a motor vehicle increases the chance that it will be used in error. Yet this does not dissuade individuals from operating one. The above is factually incorrect. The AR-15 is not, and never has been, a military firearm. It has been a wholly civilian firearm, no different than any other semi-automatic rifle that has been on the market since the early twentieth century, when they were marketed exclusively to hunters and sportsmen.
When I think of home defense, I don't think of my family and my home being assaulted by several armed men intent on plunder and murder. I think of one person who is up to no good. So an assault rifle wouldn't be my first choice. That'd be either a handgun or short barreled 12 pump. Now if I considered all scenarios, from a bad guy at night to a breakdown of society with roving gangs, as well as hunting, target shooting, working up loads and collecting. Then yeah, give me an assault rifle.
AR-15 is designed for fighting a war, not home defense. best gun for home defense is a shotgun using buckshot.
the only significant difference between an AR-15 and an M-4 is the full-auto capability. that means for all intents and purposes, it is a military weapon
dude, i fired some slugs yesterday with the screw in cylinder choke. Weatherby says its totally fine. Even with an Improvised Cylinder choke. i read the manual. You read your agenda.
No you didn't Ron. You were here all day. You made it all up. It's like your claims of being an FBI SAC. Even Benelli doesn't recommend it, which is btw is a much better quality weapon than Weatherby which is just a Turkish import. Any choke tighter than IC is looking for trouble and even doing so with an IC screw in is still looking for trouble. You didn't know about the IC before yesterday. IC works fine with slugs but that's with a fixed choke. Any screw in has the potential to cause problems with slugs, and the tighter that is the more it becomes. Plus you have to thoroughly clean them as well know how and when to tighten them. There's simply no way, you're not going to build up lead fouling with a screw in choke using slugs. Especially with how thin current shotguns barrels are made, with the cheaper to mid range products it's a recipe for a blown barrel/choke or a choke that is permanently stuck in the tube. Thin barrel equals an even thinner choke tube which always eventually mean a problem. Like I said you're way out of your league.
Weatherby says a choke of .013" or less is ok with a slug, but Cylinder choke is best. I shot 5 slugs up in the Catskills yesterday and they did just fine. also shot a bunch of trap with my Full choke and did pretty good. then I re-sighted in my 10/22 as I screwed it up a year ago. Now Im shooting within an inch of the target at around 40 yards or so then I drove around on a Quad and had a ****ing blast. Had to do it again this morning. soooo cool!!!
Then why, pray tell, is the AR-15 not a standard issue rifle for any military anywhere in the world, if it is designed for fighting a war? A difference that is so significant, it is regulated by federal law. A difference that is so significant, the internal components of both rifles are not interchangeable with each other. The exact same argument could be made about every single semi-automatic rifle in existence. And if it were made, it would still be just as factually incorrect as it is currently.
A significant amount of steel, as the following illustration demonstrates. While an individual could, theoretically, with enough time, skill, and the right machinery, mill away sufficient material to make the bolt carrier, and trigger of the AR-15 identical to that of the M16, the same cannot be said for the hammer, disconnector, or safety selector lever. Rather with the hammer, disconnector, and safety selector lever, it would require a significant addition of hardened steel to make the parts identical between the two models. While such is possible in a theoretical sense, it is not possible in a practical sense. Without all five components being to M16 specification, the AR-15 cannot be made to work like the M16. It is simply not possible.
that's actually a lie, as I left home at around 11 and got back today at around 3:30 pm. my last post was 9:30 pm on Friday really pathetic that you feel the desperate need to attack me but I guess for some crazy reason you see cricitism against the AR being the "perfect home defense weapon", as a personal attack against you. very sad and very pathetic.
i did use slugs yesterday. ive used them many times. still got a box in my closet. really sad you have the desperate need to attack me, rather than defend your position about the AR.
a shotgun is the best weapon for home defense since you can shoot buckshot and dont have to do precise aiming however Id suggest a semi-auto shotgun so you dont have to worry about pumping the damn thing.
And you've come to this expert opinion exactly how Ron? Your LMAO FBI experience? Buckshot is heavy recoiling and slugs even more so. Lot of flash too. In home defense ranges a shotgun is essentially a carbine.
No not semi auto. I have seen Binelli's being shot and they are like holding a fire hose. Pump action is fine for me.
you dont have to do any precise aiming with a shotgun. AR? your target better be 1/4" or you're likely to miss it. notice how most folks don't shoot shotguns with a scope. there's no need to.
