Maybe he should load some safety bullets in there first? Or maybe throw a pillow at the guy that's breaking in as a warning then shoot him if he does not leave.
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Future brother-in-law wants handgun for home defense
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Maybe he should load some safety bullets in there first? Or maybe throw a pillow at the guy that's breaking in as a warning then shoot him if he does not leave.
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I stole one of those plastic holders you find on the back of hotel doors that show the evacuation routes and mounted it above my toilet. That way, whenever I go take a leak, I can study my protection plan. gotta stay vigilant...
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namedpipes
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I think that is a very bad recommendation.
A S&W airweight hammerless revolver is designed for pocket carry. The short sight radius and small sights that make it easy to fit in a pocket make it much harder to shoot accurately. The lightweight frame that makes it easy to carry significantly increases recoil.
I've got a 4" Model 66 (K-frame) and a 642. The K-frame is easy to shoot accurately and has little felt recoil with .38 +P. In contrast, the 642 is much harder to shoot accurately and, frankly, hurts to shoot. If your gun hurts to shoot, you aren't likely to practice with it often, unless you are EddieCoyle. Furthermore, a 642 is not an easy gun for a novice to master.
Since this gun is specifically for home defense, a pocket gun is just a really bad idea. A full-size revolver like a 4" 686 would be a far better choice. A S&W M&P semi-auto in 9mm would also be a decent choice. A shotgun would also be a decent choice.
Skip the S&W Sigma -- they've had issues. As others have mentioned, if he's going to keep a firearm for home defense, he needs to get training and he needs to join a club and practice. The gun itself, without training and practice, isn't worth much.
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namedpipes
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I do that all the time -- it's the voices in my headFor a second I thought you were arguing with yourself![[laugh]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/012.gif "Laugh [laugh]")
My original thought was a .357, but I don't know if he could handle it. The reason that I thought 9mm over a wheel gun was because I don't know how much he will practice. I will definitely encourage him to practice practice and then practice some more, but I have no control over whether or not he does especially since I live in Western Mass. This would make me a hypocrite since I haven't practiced in months and let my membership lapse although I plan on changing that at the first of the year. My first thought was a shotgun, but my fiance told me he wants to go pistol and since it is his home he is defending not mine who am I to argue especially since he is the FUTURE brother-in-law. He is a skinny marathon runner so she and I agreed that we don't want something with a ton of kick for him.
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45collector
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Another good point. Lots of folks buy a really cheap handgun right after getting their 1st LTC (I was guilty of this.)
In my case my 1st LTC came in the mail way sooner than I had expected it to and I had only had time to save up about half as much dough as I needed to get what I really wanted as a 1st handgun (a Colt 1911.) So I settled for a cheap Hungarian PPK knockoff as my first carry gun. Dumb mistake. I wouldn't trust that thing to sink to the bottom of a pool the way it was designed to. The Sigma's are probably not that bad but since I never bothered to try one, I wouldn't know.
Spend the time to get some decent safety/ proficiency training, then spend the money on a decent firearm. It doesn't have to be a $1400 custom 1911. I often carry a $300 Makarov that has proven itself to be more reliable and accurate than many other handguns I've shot.
If you're lucky he'll find a piece that he's psyched about (looks/feel/aesthetics to start, then trigger pull, accuracy, sights, ... later) and actually wants to spend time at the range with. Not just a gun that he knows is "good" but doesn't particularly enjoy shooting.
He could always shoot .38 +P through the .357 instead. It's not a great defensive round, but it isn't horrible either.
