It's relatively easy to verify if one doesn't want to depend on the penetration tests of others (which is understandable).As for the penetration issue, I've heard it both ways.
It's relatively easy to verify if one doesn't want to depend on the penetration tests of others (which is understandable).
I have always though HP rifle was a little overkill and hard to use tact. for home defense not to mention the surrounding neighbors...IMHO
You also kinda have to be careful when using a rifle for home defense. Those .223 would have a very easy time passing completely through an individual. Keep in mind where you're shooting and what is behind your target. Might be something you dont have time to think about in a home invasion situation. I'd stick to the glock with a light till you can pick up a nice shotty.
There is no such thing as "overkill" when you're defending your life and those of your family and friends.
I have stuff "planted". Not goting to say what or where it is. Thats only for me to know. Not a good idea to tell the world what you have and where you have it.
5.56 does go through drywall, but so does everything else. The difference is, 5.56 is a very light bullet and depends on speed for its effectiveness. After it goes through a sheet or two of drywall, it doesn't have much left. There are plenty of well designed experiments that show this. For a quick and easy look, Rob Pincus and Phil Strader did some shooting through drywall sheets on "Best Defense" this past season. The handgun bullets went straight through many sheets without deviation, which is good evidence that they possessed adequate momentum to do significant damage downrange. By contrast, the 5.56 round deviated from its original path noticeably after the first sheet, and after a few it was no longer "on the drywall." That amount of deflection suggests it retained very little momentum and would cause a lot less damage than any of the handgun bullets to someone who was on the other side of a couple of walls.
Just the sound of racking a shotgun, will make most would be thievs etc **** themselves.