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Sangiovese wrote:I can't think of a single situation in which I would fire through a closed door. Far too many chances for mistakes.

Badguy breaks into house...you corral your family into your bedroom, lock the door.

Call the police, yell thru the door, I am armed, I have called the police, leave now or I will shoot you

Someone starts physically attacking your bedroom door, hitting it, kicking it, the door is slowly giving way

NOW WOULD YOU SHOOT?

How long and straight is the hallway/room you would be standing in when the badguy got thru the door

If its 20+ yards square you are in good shape..but last time I checked my hallway directly in line with my bedroom door/front door is only about 14' long...which means if I was standing in my doorway of my bedroom and the badguy kicked in my front door he would be less than .5 to 1.5 seconds away from me...

Most rooms in a home aren't much larger than 14 feet, and once the badguy has gained entry and has gotten sight on a target it will take more than a pistol to stop him, (even if you shot him deader than a hammer without complete central nervous system shutdown, the badguy has anywhere from 10-15 seconds before he exhausts his oxygen supply and goes down) 10-15 seconds is a LONG LONG time, especially if he has a firearm or a very large/sharp blade!