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Hi-Point .45 ACP Carbine: Are Handgun Caliber Rifles the New Home Defense Shotgun?
The Truth About Guns ^ | 10 August, 2010 | Robert Farago

Posted on 08/11/2010 5:10:45 AM PDT by marktwain

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To: USS Alaska

“...You should never pull a weapon unless you intend to use it to protect your life...”

Agree. Of course sometimes a bad guy will get the drop on the property owner who must run, duck, and/or grab a weapon at which point chambering a round and firing the round or shell should be part of the same second action.

I like 18-inch doubles over 18-inch pumps because the double will be a few inches shorter and handier due to the lack of the action/receiver. Two shotgun blasts of 16 pellets each is a lot of shooting in a home D situation. Plus doubles are close to being idiot-proof while I’ve seen folks fumble with pumps finding the slide release to chamber a round. Remember most home D shooters are greenhorns and not real shootists.


101 posted on 08/11/2010 7:00:16 AM PDT by Monterrosa-24 (...even more American than a French bikini and a Russian AK-47.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

I’m a huge fan of the .45 ACP. Just bought myself a compact last month to complement the full size 1911’s I already own (Taurus Millennium, which has a 10rd. double-stack mag.) I’m taking it over to the range on Saturday to give it a 200-round dance, and looking forward to it.


102 posted on 08/11/2010 7:00:42 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: TheRightGuy

The Judge was not available with both chambers at the time of the test, and it’s pretty clear that even the buckshot is not a reliable penetrator from the Judge.

Each 000 pellet weighs only 70 grains. Simple physics. They are too light and there are too few of them.

Compared to a 9mm or 38 bullet, it’s no contest.

The Judge is also larger than a regular pistol would be.

It’s okay for home defense with the .45’s, but much better options are available than a Judge with buckshot.


103 posted on 08/11/2010 7:02:36 AM PDT by ltc8k6
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To: marktwain

My Ruger PC-9 (9mm) holds a 30 round magazine (uses the same mags as the P89) and can get rid of those rounds as fast a one can pull the trigger. Would rather have had the .40 cal, but really only ended up with this in a swap and turned out I like it. Mrs. BCC can drill targets with it.

Marlin made a .45 Auto carbine for awhile back I think in the late 80s or early 90s, about the same time Ruger was making these PCs.


104 posted on 08/11/2010 7:03:00 AM PDT by Blue Collar Christian (A "tea bagger"? Say it to my face. ><BCC>)
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To: P8riot

Definitely agree - as a tactical matter, you never want to expose your position, even in low light. Once you’ve made a positive ID on the bad guy, confirm a threat condition and know what’s beyond him, you shoot.


105 posted on 08/11/2010 7:05:54 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: Uncle Ike

That’s my dream too. Racking a shotgun and hearing intruders go “Ahhhhhh!” as they run out the door.

However, my assumption is they are intent on following through on whatever they are in my home for, so it has always seemed reasonable and lifesaving to fire away.

My goal is to save my life and my loved ones and not give them the opportunity or chance to get anywhere near me.

I don’t want to interview them on intent and I am not interested in learning why they are there.

The bottom line is they shouldn’t be in my home and my assumption is they are committed, no matter what, on achieving their goal and if I am in the way, they don’t care.

I do.


106 posted on 08/11/2010 7:06:13 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: Vaquero

That’s a pretty gun.


107 posted on 08/11/2010 7:06:50 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: Hacklehead

Someone enters your home knowing that you’re there. Assuming that they are armed and hear the shotgun racked they will either run away or immediately open fire in the general direction of the sound. Tactically it’s a bad idea to give away any advantage that you have.


108 posted on 08/11/2010 7:06:57 AM PDT by mbynack (Retired USAF SMSgt)
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To: The_Sword_of_Groo
Hmmm....defend my home with a Hi-point or a Benelli....no real choice there. Someone should inform the author that ANY weapon fired in a confined area will be loud and disorienting. My favorite line in the article: there are plenty of people who find shotguns intimidating. ...especially if you are staring at the muzzle

As someone who has been in a gunfight, let me tell you that if you are truely fighting for your life, you WILL NEVER HEAR THE REPORT OF YOUR FIREARM! I think the experts call this auditory exclusion, or some other SNS effect on your body when the adrenaline pumps. As for shotguns...you might hear them go off ;P

Cop buddy of mine had his supervisor's Glock 22 go off above his shoulder on a raid, and he never heard him fire because he was so focused on the suspect (shooting at cops from behind a couch). Buddy had conical "flash" and gunpower residue on the left side of his face, said that he never once heard the firearm firing 1-2" from his ear. After the shooting stopped, none of the police had "ringing" ears either.

My under the bed firearms are Wife=Benelli M1 14", Me= M4 with Gemtech Raptor, Beta C, etc.

NOTE to ATF AGENTS: They are both on Form 4 or Form 1.

109 posted on 08/11/2010 7:07:20 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (FORGET the lawyers...first kill the "journalists". (Die Ritter der Kokosnuss))
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To: DTogo

How much are those? I am thinking of getting a couple of cheaper handguns and I hear about these frequently.


110 posted on 08/11/2010 7:08:26 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: TheRightGuy

“...I usually get about” an 8-10 inch spread at five yards...

That is interesting. I bet it is fun too.


111 posted on 08/11/2010 7:08:38 AM PDT by Monterrosa-24 (...even more American than a French bikini and a Russian AK-47.)
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To: shag377
...not to mention the sound of a shucked shell will scare a good number of people off in no time.

And the rest will thank you for giving away your position.

112 posted on 08/11/2010 7:10:43 AM PDT by Stentor
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To: ATLDiver

Careful with the assumption about penetration. Here’s an interesting site with some experimets (and funny comments about the effect of racking the shotgun)

http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot3.htm


113 posted on 08/11/2010 7:12:10 AM PDT by redlegplanner ( No Representation without Taxation)
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To: Paladin2

It sure handles nice too! I have it’s cousin, the Trapper 16-inch barreled .357 Magnum carbine. One-inch groups at 25 yards out of the box. You can use .38 Special or .357 Magnum cartridges. (.38 Special cartridge shots feel like the ol’ duck-shooting arcade rifles.) Standard loadings are suggested, no ‘Plus-P’ loadings, or you might hurt yourself, and the rifle.

Yes, you must chamber a round to have it ‘service-ready’. The length of the rifle is great for handling, at 34 inches, total. You have two hands on it, a little harder to get it from you, since it is YOUR house, that you are defending!

Yes, you can use pistols or revolvers for the house. You can have your Crimson Trace laser handgrips, and your Judge with factory home defense loads. You can use Kel-Tec or Hi Point wonders. You can have your so-called Evil Black Rifle, shooting mega-rounds in nano-seconds.

But what do you think the jury might say, if they had to choose between those aforementioned tac-ti-cool goodies, or an older style cowboy ‘coach gun’, or a cowboy/grandpa’s ol’deer rifle?

I hope that your state has a ‘Castle Law’, without that stupid ‘retreat’ business. It always has been YOUR home, invaded by a CRIMINAL, intent on YOUR stuff or YOUR life. I’d rather be judged by twelve, than carried by six.


114 posted on 08/11/2010 7:13:22 AM PDT by Prussianone
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To: green iguana
BMF makes 'em, and they're available at Cheaper Than Dirt for under $30.
115 posted on 08/11/2010 7:13:27 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: OKSooner

Exactly. I don’t believe racking does anything but act as a ping so they know where you are.

It also and and thought of pensiveness and can get you killed.

Best to be done with it and deal with emotional aspects afterward.


116 posted on 08/11/2010 7:14:21 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: Uncle Ike
there’s no more intimidating sound, from man or nature, than the distinctive ‘racking’ of a pump-action shotgun...

Makes it much more likely to be able to defuse a situation without having to fire a shot....

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You watch too many movies.

117 posted on 08/11/2010 7:14:56 AM PDT by wtc911 ("How you gonna get down that hill?")
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To: TheRightGuy

Wouldn’t 00 double your volley?

Why did you choose 000? Honest question as I had never considered 000.


118 posted on 08/11/2010 7:15:52 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: benewton
fair to myself, if I’ve pants on, I’ve got the pistol

T...M...I...8^}

119 posted on 08/11/2010 7:16:25 AM PDT by Gilbo_3 (Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
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To: mbynack

“Someone enters your home knowing that you’re there. Assuming that they are armed and hear the shotgun racked they will either run away or immediately open fire in the general direction of the sound. Tactically it’s a bad idea to give away any advantage that you have.”

I agree that racking is a bad idea if you are in the same room with an intruder. If you are not in the room the odds that they will take a “general direction” shot is remarkably low, and the odds of hitting anything is near zero.


120 posted on 08/11/2010 7:16:33 AM PDT by Hacklehead (Liberalism is the art of taking what works, breaking it, and then blaming conservatives.)
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