For years I have keep a 12ga pump in the bed room just in case there is a bump in the night, and my pistol isn't to far away as a back up. But in the last week or so I have been thinking about changing that to a 300 BLK 10" barrel. I have always stay away from the AR platform for home defense because of the over penetration that could happen, that is one reason I have been using the pump with 00 buck. But while online looking for something to spend my Christmas bonus on I came across the 300 BLK home defense rounds and some of those look pretty nice. But back to my question.
I know we all have different home setups and all need to do different things if something happens. In a nut shell here is my setup the family is me, wife, and 2 sons (16-13). We have a house alarm and 2 dogs so anyone entering the house will wake us up. With the boys in different rooms I can't sit back and wait for the cops I will need to be sure the noise is not them and they are safe so that means me leaving the bed room. Any firearm I use will have a light on it plus I keep extra lights in my room but with a pump no real way to carry a extra light in my hand, but with a AR pistol I could.
Here is how I sum up my choices
Shotgun-
Great stopping power
00 Buck doesn't have a lot of over penetration risk
AR Pistol 300Blk
Home defense rounds good stopping power
Home defense round little over penetration risk
Could use it one handed so I could have my left hand free for flashlight, open doors, balance,or what ever
30 rounds in the mag is very nice plus extras could be carried easy
I don't believe me racking the pump won't scare anyone away that is what the house alarm is for.
I don't think I will need 20-30 rounds of ammo, shotgun has 12 (saddle and tube) and that should be enough but having a extra mag does make me feel better.
So am I crazy to think it might be time to change?
I know I will need to train more on the new platform and do many dry runs walking thru the house.
I know we all have different home setups and all need to do different things if something happens. In a nut shell here is my setup the family is me, wife, and 2 sons (16-13). We have a house alarm and 2 dogs so anyone entering the house will wake us up. With the boys in different rooms I can't sit back and wait for the cops I will need to be sure the noise is not them and they are safe so that means me leaving the bed room. Any firearm I use will have a light on it plus I keep extra lights in my room but with a pump no real way to carry a extra light in my hand, but with a AR pistol I could.
Here is how I sum up my choices
Shotgun-
Great stopping power
00 Buck doesn't have a lot of over penetration risk
AR Pistol 300Blk
Home defense rounds good stopping power
Home defense round little over penetration risk
Could use it one handed so I could have my left hand free for flashlight, open doors, balance,or what ever
30 rounds in the mag is very nice plus extras could be carried easy
I don't believe me racking the pump won't scare anyone away that is what the house alarm is for.
I don't think I will need 20-30 rounds of ammo, shotgun has 12 (saddle and tube) and that should be enough but having a extra mag does make me feel better.
So am I crazy to think it might be time to change?
I know I will need to train more on the new platform and do many dry runs walking thru the house.