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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | you guys (i mean ladies) scare the crap outta me...lol
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Location: London Ontario | I too am SURROUNDED by guns in our house, But because we live in the great white north, we have stricter laws. All our guns need to be kept under two locks(trigger lock and gun safe). With this in mind if anything happens it takes us much longed to gain access to them. And I too have shot and can shoot, but am not very comfortable with them just yet. In lieu of that we have two German Shepherd. I always have at least one of them with me. We used to live in a not so good area and when people ask if they bite(or can pet them) if they were decent looking they were welcome to(they never would bite unless they felt the need to) but if they are questionable I said "I don't know they have bitten before, put your hand out and we will see" We were definitely the crazy GSD people on the street hahaha |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | I'm a revolver fan. Small, simple, effective. I got my concealed weapons permit and go out and practice occasionally. |
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Location: Home....Smiling M Farms | A shot gun is the best for home protection. In a stressful situation, the simpler the better. I have a 12 guage side by side. Break it open, drop to shells in, and MAKE SURE they hear you slam it back together. It's ready to fire and it'll blow the door off the hinges plus whatever is behind it.
If you want to go with a hand gun, get a revolver. When interviewed, criminals said they feared revolvers over other hand guns because they could SEE that it was loaded. A .38 or a .357 will do the trick. Practice and keep your head. |
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| I have a Smith & Wesson LadySmith revolver. Its small enough not to be intimidating to use, but powerful enough to put someone on the ground. It shoots both .38 Special or .357 Mag. Single or double action. So, if you have time to think about it, you can cock the hammer and pull the trigger, or you can pull the trigger all the way back and the gun will fire. The only problem I have with this gun is making sure that it is 100% out of children's reach at all times since the only "safety" to this gun is having all 6 chambers of the revolver empty. Which I am okay with because the revolver is so easy to load, it would be very doable even in a high pressure situation. |
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Location: The stix of Utah | Wow! You ladies have given me a lot to think about! Thank you so much for the suggestions! We are talking about just bringing in the dogs at night for the interim until we get me situated with a gun, though I'm not convinced they would do much. I apparently need to invest in a couple of Chihuahua's and a little bit of crazy!  |
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Location: Home....Smiling M Farms | I don't know....I don't really even want to know....this individual has issues....lol |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | TrailGirl - 2015-02-10 1:21 PM My protection is named Vera...She's a mean looking 12 Gauge Mossberg with a tactical light. sitting in the corner. (Kicks like a dang mule )
Her little sister is a Colt King Cobra .357 that is on the night stand.
I need a carry gun...but I love revolvers best. Simple and easy to run...very dependable and the .380 semi just isnt for me. So...I'm looking at the hammerless revolvers like the Lady Smith
http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product4_750001_750051_764960_-1_757768_757767_757751_ProductDisplayErrorView_Y
Or maybe the Ruger LCR
Practice with whatever you get. And practice drills like real shooting scenarios. (moving while shooting etc. ) And you have to decide if the time came...could you actually shoot. I know I could/will if necessary.
I'm like you and prefer the revolvers. They are all around a safer weapon. I have a Ruger Security Six that I love. It's not a concealed type of pistol, but I still carry it. Figure maybe if the freaks see it, they will be less likely to pull $h*t. Mine has a long enough barrel I could do a little pistol whipping once the ammo runs out (kidding). |
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Location: Here | I am a Sig Sauer 9mm fan I know lots of ladies like their glocks but the Sig's slide is the smoothest and more comfortable for me |
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Location: Oregon | hoofs_in_motion - 2015-02-10 11:36 AM
get a ruger .380 auto
I have this but in green. Havent gotten my concealed permit yet, but planning on it soon. For home defense, I actually have an S&W .357/.38 special revolver that lives in my nightstand. My hubby has a .45 that lives in his nightstand. Both are always loaded. My LCP would only be my CC gun, and that is only cuz the S&W is too big to conceal! :)
Biggest thing is get something you are comfortable with and learn it inside and out, upside down and backwards.
Scary situation!!
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Really? Sorry, if I offended some of you. I was serious about my protection tactics though. If you don't come packing, you won't deter a crazed maniac. I've seen too many in the ER to think that a little, pretty pistol will stop one high on crack. |
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Location: Texas | I have a Ruger sr9c. I LOVE it and begged for a year to get it lol, it is just too big to carry where I want to carry it. As fas as shooting it and everything it is probably my favorite of all the guns I have shot. I will be keeping it and it will be my go to gun if I ever need something at home.
Here in the next month or so I will be getting a Smith and Wesson M&P Shield 9mm to carry in my booby holster. A friend brought hers out to shoot with me and I fell in love with it. Smaller then my gun but I liked how it fit my hand and I think it kicked less then my Ruger.
I would go out and shoot some guns with your husband to get a feel of what they feel like, what you prefer more etc. A lot of it will depend on you and your preference, and also your size will have something to do with it. One of my friends is 6' tall and has really big hands, she prefers these monster guns that I would not feel comfortable shooting at all because they are just too big for me. |
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Location: Vinton, La. | We have 4 Border Collies that let us know if anyone or anything gets in yard. Live quite a ways from road, down a long driveway. If they get past those dogs, I have a loaded shotgun by back door, loaded sighted rifle by front door, shotgun in big barn, and pistol by bed. Also an array of knives laying around. |
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 Horsey Gene Carrier
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Location: LaBelle, Florida | Biggest thing to remember is be prepared. If you are going to pull a gun, you better be prepared to use it so it doesn't get used on you.
Alarms, dogs, guns are all deterents for you to get to a safe place, whereever that may be, call the cops etc.
With that being said, I am like most other folks and live out in the sticks. I would be dead before the cops got here.
I do have a dog that will bite:
oops...sorry wrong dog...
Here she is:
One of the things I did when I moved in was let the neighbors know that I had dogs that would bite and to please call before comeing over. |
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Location: Southwest Louisiana | We also live in a very rural area and the only vehicle that pulls down my driveway without calling first is the UPS guy. I've got more guns than I care to list, and know how to use them. It really doesn't matter what kind of gun you have when it comes to a situation like that, as long as you know how to use it with your eyes closed and most importantly, you are WILLING to use it. If you point a gun at a crazy drug head, and hesitate, they can easily grab it from you and shoot you before you know what happened. If you're choosing a gun to defend yourself and your children, learn to use it and be prepared to take someones life if they are threatening yours. If you aren't ready to sign on that line, then don't get a gun. Get a big, trained, mean looking dog. |
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 Chasin my Dream
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Location: Alberta | Definitely learn how to use the guns, if your alone have one dog in the house and another in the backyard, have someone close (family or friend) and let them know you'll be home alone at certain times. As mentioned be prepared to use the gun when needed.....look into the laws in your state on what happens to you should you shoot an intruder....up here the criminal has more rights then me as a home owner....I have a very large dog in my house and guns....we cannot carry handguns on our person up here, in fact they have to be in a box and trigger locked unless at a gun range....
ETA, if you have a gate I'd look into a device that sounds in the house when something passes thru it.....
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 Ms. Marine
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Location: Texas | I conceal carry a Glock 27 everywhere I go and it is also my choice for home defense. |
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Go Get Em!
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Location: OH. IO | horseshorseshorses - 2015-02-10 4:02 PM
I have a Smith & Wesson LadySmith revolver. Its small enough not to be intimidating to use, but powerful enough to put someone on the ground. It shoots both .38 Special or .357 Mag. Single or double action. So, if you have time to think about it, you can cock the hammer and pull the trigger, or you can pull the trigger all the way back and the gun will fire. The only problem I have with this gun is making sure that it is 100% out of children's reach at all times since the only "safety" to this gun is having all 6 chambers of the revolver empty. Which I am okay with because the revolver is so easy to load, it would be very doable even in a high pressure situation.
Love my ladysmith!!!! I have a weapon in every room of my house.IM QUITE PARTIAL TO MY MOSSBERG 5500 SEMI AUTO 12 GUAGE SHOTGUN AS WELL. |
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Go Get Em!
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Location: OH. IO | horseshorseshorses - 2015-02-10 4:02 PM
I have a Smith & Wesson LadySmith revolver. Its small enough not to be intimidating to use, but powerful enough to put someone on the ground. It shoots both .38 Special or .357 Mag. Single or double action. So, if you have time to think about it, you can cock the hammer and pull the trigger, or you can pull the trigger all the way back and the gun will fire. The only problem I have with this gun is making sure that it is 100% out of children's reach at all times since the only "safety" to this gun is having all 6 chambers of the revolver empty. Which I am okay with because the revolver is so easy to load, it would be very doable even in a high pressure situation.
Love my ladysmith!!!! I have a weapon in every room of my house.IM QUITE PARTIAL TO MY MOSSBERG 5500 SEMI AUTO 12 GUAGE SHOTGUN AS WELL. |
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 I Chore in Chucks
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Location: MD | A big loud dog and a Smith and Wesson revolver... Granted my dog is a wuss if anyone would actually come in the door I think he'd bark and pee himself he'd be so scared, but his bark is pretty intimidating. He puts on a good show with the door interfering between him and the UPS man. We also have a golf club by our door at all times. I hate carrying my phone at the barn. Now when I'm up there by myself I carry a walkie talkie because we have a lot of people coming in and out of this property and half the time I don't know who they are. It's more of a good piece of mind, and I can periodically have my boyfriend check the weather when I'm turning horses in and out ;) |
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