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Home Protection
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 3:18 pm
by Curmudgeon
Talk me into or out of a Glock 17 in .40 cal for home protection and CCarry.
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 3:31 pm
by Downeaster
No problems with your choice for CC.
Might want to think about using it for home protection tho. My primary concern is over penetration. That can be addressed through the use of frangible bullets.
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 3:47 pm
by Mr. Nail
Great for CC. Any assualt rifles for the house?
Re: Home Protection
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 4:08 pm
by bgreenea3
Curmudgeon wrote:Talk me into or out of a Glock 17 in .40 cal for home protection and CCarry.
a glock 17 might be hard to find in .40 they are more numorus in 9mm.... a glock 22 are easier to find in 40, and they are just fine for home protection or cc carry but a glock 19 or 23 might be easier to conceal
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:16 pm
by Bullseye
I have the G27 in 40 and it is great for CCW.
R,
Bullseye
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:19 pm
by Tbag
I wondered why I was scratching my head then it dawned on me, as noted above. The 17 is a 9mm. Now it and it's model 22, 40 cal cousin in my opinion is on the large side to conceal, though they shoot well enough. Personally I wouldn't buy it and go for a model 23/27 if you are considering packing that puppy in your pants if you wanted a 40cal.
That said I would only by a glock in 9mm platform as they have had their share of issues in their other platforms, added to that I actually like to shoot and 9mm is easier to find and cheaper to the pocket. Oh and with the newer line up of defense bullets it will protect you just as well, as in the end it is shot placement that really counts.
good luck
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:23 am
by charlesb
I would only use a pistol for home protection in an absolute emergency where I could not use a 12 gauge pump shotgun.
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:36 am
by perazzi
Shotgun fits badly in my nitestand...
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:48 am
by bearandoldman
perazzi wrote:Shotgun fits badly in my nitestand...
Kind of hard to swing a 32 inch barrel trap gun in a narrow hallway. pistols are much more flexible.
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:16 am
by bebloomster
perazzi wrote:Shotgun fits badly in my nitestand...
Yes, however mine fits nicely leaning up against the wall near the headboard.
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:51 pm
by Mr. Nail
Shotgun shoots good through the walls to if things get real sticky, just dont shoot wifeeee.
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:15 pm
by Hakaman
I'm not much of a fan of 40cal. Why not go all the way to a 45acp, instead of a 40. The 45acp is a larger round, has less cartridge pressure upon firing. There seems to be a surplus on 40 cal at shops as compared with other calibers, so there are a lot of people who think on the same lines. I would get a glock 30, or 36. That's just me though.
Haka
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:28 pm
by bearandoldman
1911 and .45ACP they just seem to fit.
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:41 pm
by Hakaman
yer right OM, they are hard to beat. Great gun, and great shooter. (great shooter if the shooter is a great shooter)
haka
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:15 pm
by perazzi
bearandoldman wrote:perazzi wrote:Shotgun fits badly in my nitestand...
Kind of hard to swing a 32 inch barrel trap gun in a narrow hallway. pistols are much more flexible.
Yeah, I hate running thru the doorway and finding myself on my back because I forgot it was 16 inches wider than the door...
the nicer thing about a handgun, if for some reason you ended up in close quarters with a BG, you still have options...