Hey guys,
I know this question has been asked a lot and debated to death from what I've already read online. But I thought I would come straight to the source. I figured if anyone would know about penetration, this would be the place to find out.
I am new to guns. I owned a 9mm years ago that I bought on a whim, hardly ever shot (maybe 200rds), and then subsequently sold to buy a guitar. But now that I have a family I'm looking to get a gun for home defense.
My primary concern is that we live in a manufactured home with neighbors on three sides. We don't even have drywall walls. They're more like double-ply cardboard. I would be concerned about shooting anything that, if I missed, would go through all of our walls, the aluminum siding, and into our neighbor's place. Granted, there are closets and things in the way, but still it's a concern. However, I realize that anything that is not able to go through a couple of cardboard walls is not going to go through an intruder enough to do signifant damage, either.
I have read countless reviews about different guns and ammunition types, and have watched several of the videos on the site. From what I've gathered so far, I'm leaning towards either a 20ga shotgun (Mossberg SA-20), or possibly a Taurus Judge. Though I know the judge did not get good reviews on this site using the buckshot, it did get positive reviews on other sites when they've used the buckshot specifically designed for the gun (you have to get one with a 3" chamber, I think). I did things bass ackwards back in the day and went to the range and rented a handful of guns AFTER I bought the 9mm that I didn't like, and I found that I shot revolvers pretty accurately. But I've never shot a shotgun. I would really love to get a .357, but I'm concerned that would blow straight through our place and probably through a couple of neighbor's homes.
I think my best bet is to stick with a baseball bat, maybe a ninja sword or ideally a lightsaber, but I wouldn't want to bring a knife to a gun fight, and I'm no jedi. What are your thoughts? Based on all of your experience with penetration tests, which do you think would be my best option?
Thanks
I know this question has been asked a lot and debated to death from what I've already read online. But I thought I would come straight to the source. I figured if anyone would know about penetration, this would be the place to find out.
I am new to guns. I owned a 9mm years ago that I bought on a whim, hardly ever shot (maybe 200rds), and then subsequently sold to buy a guitar. But now that I have a family I'm looking to get a gun for home defense.
My primary concern is that we live in a manufactured home with neighbors on three sides. We don't even have drywall walls. They're more like double-ply cardboard. I would be concerned about shooting anything that, if I missed, would go through all of our walls, the aluminum siding, and into our neighbor's place. Granted, there are closets and things in the way, but still it's a concern. However, I realize that anything that is not able to go through a couple of cardboard walls is not going to go through an intruder enough to do signifant damage, either.
I have read countless reviews about different guns and ammunition types, and have watched several of the videos on the site. From what I've gathered so far, I'm leaning towards either a 20ga shotgun (Mossberg SA-20), or possibly a Taurus Judge. Though I know the judge did not get good reviews on this site using the buckshot, it did get positive reviews on other sites when they've used the buckshot specifically designed for the gun (you have to get one with a 3" chamber, I think). I did things bass ackwards back in the day and went to the range and rented a handful of guns AFTER I bought the 9mm that I didn't like, and I found that I shot revolvers pretty accurately. But I've never shot a shotgun. I would really love to get a .357, but I'm concerned that would blow straight through our place and probably through a couple of neighbor's homes.
I think my best bet is to stick with a baseball bat, maybe a ninja sword or ideally a lightsaber, but I wouldn't want to bring a knife to a gun fight, and I'm no jedi. What are your thoughts? Based on all of your experience with penetration tests, which do you think would be my best option?
Thanks