Just a thought...You might want to re-think the Ranger-T for inside the home. It's got a nasty habit of over-penetrating after coming in contact with sheet-rock. The Ranger Bonded is better, and in some cases, *much* better. I just went and double-checked this particular load, and it actually looks fairly ok....It doesn't penetrate too much more after moving through sheet rock, but sheet rock still makes it penetrate deeper than no barrier at all, or any other intermediate barrier.badkarma56 wrote:The shotgun is definitely a peacemaker, but I prefer using a handgun for home defense. The two primary reasons are increased precision and lower risk of over- penetration through sheetrock.
I've got a 16 year-old Beretta 92FS loaded with 15+1 rounds of 147 gr. Ranger-T's that serves as my personal "Department of Homeland Security"!
I use the hotter 127 gr +P+ Ranger-T load for carry purposes; the slower, standard-pressure 147 gr. load is more appropriate for domestic "close encounters."
Winchester has a really cool tool for comparing the performance of their different loads, if you want to check it out. http://www.winchester.com/lawenforcemen ... flash.html