[marktwain]

These carbines look very intimidating, are easy to shoot, and are quite reliable. I have one in 9mm, and the GF likes it. I'd prefer an AR-15 or mini-14 with frangible bullets, but they are quite a bit more expensive and louder.

[Rummyfan]

TTIWWP! The Kel Tec SUB2000.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

I like .45. Trying to find an 8-round double stack magazine for a Llama Minimax X 45 Subcompact (1911-style). If any Freeper has a lead, etc., I would be most grateful to hear.

[NewHampshireDuo]

I have a Ruger PC-9 semi-auto police carbine, 9mm. It has ghost ring sights and a flashlight. I wouldn’t say it replaces a shotgun but it has its uses. It’s also a lot of fun to shoot.

[shag377]

I have to disagree with the original post about the shotgun. For home defense, a scatter gun is perfect, not to mention the sound of a shucked shell will scare a good number of people off in no time.

That said, I would have a carbine in .45, if I didn’t have 3 .45’s already...;)

[central_va]

Honey, hand me my Thompson. I think there is an intruder on the premises.

[Uncle Ike]

,” a semi-automatic weapon is the best home defense shotgun. “

Gotta disagree, here — 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....

[Hacklehead]

They’ve been talking about coming out with this 45 carbine for about 4 years. Glad it’s finally arrived. Now we have to see if it lives up to expectations.

[Malone LaVeigh]

I have a Kel-Tec in .40 S&W. I never thought about using it as my "bedside" gun, but it folds up small enough to fit in my nightstand and it will accept a 29 round magazine. Hmmm ...

[Vaquero]

handgun caliber rifles have been all the rage since 1873 (or actually 1860)

here is one of my original handgun caliber rifles circa 1882 (this is a file photo from the web...not mine...I have 2, 1 made in 1882 and the other,my son's, had filed off serial numbers, which has been corrected, and we dont know how old it is...)

[Paladin2]

Seems like a 115 yr old Win94 30-30 has roughly the same benefits and may already be in the family arsenal. Also I've noticed that a 18.5" barreled 12 gauge doesn't kick as much as the 26" barrel.

Some kind of welding mask lens like device in a pair of headphones might help on the sound issue - to know where to put the second round.

[DTogo]

Recently fired my neighbor’s Hi-Point 9mm and had a nice 3 inch grouping around in the target center at 25ft. A little tricky to chamber the first round, but feels great (the pistol and front grip), and easy/quick to sight. Needs a higher capacity magazine... 10 rounds??

[NavyCanDo]

The key words here is “Home Defense”. Kinda hard keeping a rifle in your night stand drawer.

I prefer the Judge. But some cleanup required after shooting bad guy.

Here Comes the Judge! Taurus .45/410 Revolver

http://www.taurususa.com/video-theJudge.cfm

[P8riot]

I prefer a shotgun for home defense, but .45ACP carbines are nice. I have two, a Beretta Storm, and my favorite, a Marlin Camp Carbine in .45ACP that uses 1911 mags,

[Dixie Yooper]

Why bother with a pistol-ammo rifle for home defense when you can have a revolver that shoots .45 or 4-10 ammo?

[umgud]

[caver]

I’m probably in the minority, but HiPoint make some of the ugliest guns I’ve ever seen.

[ATLDiver]

I agree with a few posters, a 12-gauge pump shotgun with 18” barrel is the perfect home defense gun. Discharging ANY weapon inside a house is going to be loud so I don’t buy that arguement there.

Don’t get me wrong, I have a .45acp I use for carry and HD as well but one has to be more precise with a .45acp round as opposed to a shotgun. A properly setup HD shotgun (instant-on light, 8+ round magazine, tritum sights) will be better in almost any situation. A pistol is handy for ‘clearing’ around walls and doors and should be on your hip as backup.

A Mini14/AR15 in a home? No F’in way, even with frangible bullets! Even 9mm and .45acp rounds will be a problem if you miss your target as a bullet will go through several walls before stopping. 00 and 000 shot will not penetrate through multiple walls yet all energy will be absorbed by an immediate target.

[OKSooner]

This isn't directed at anybody personally, but folks really need to reconsider this mythical notion of "racking a round into the chamber" to frighten a BG because it is a very bad tactic that might get you killed. I hope you're never in the situation, but do it and you're gambling with your life.

If the bg's a rational person, of course, he's gonna freeze and soil his pants. But what if he's in a separate reality from drugs, and he's armed or just physically capable of harm? Or what if he's a professional criminal who will know from that racking sound where to shoot, and that he's got about three microseconds to do it?

Check out this thread for an example:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2568496/posts

I can only suggest what other people do, of course, but in a standoff at my house the sound that guy's going to hear is a different one.

[MrB]

A .45 ACP Carbine would be cool -

the requirement that I would impose on it would be that it would accept .45 ACP handgun magazines, ie, are interchangeable.

I want my mags to be used by as many guns, interchangeably, as possible.

[rellimpank]

---Quieter than a shotgun --

--in the unlikely situation where it will be fired at an intruder, the first two loads from my "coach gun" will be trap loads--not particularly noisy but can be followed by a couple with #4 buck---