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drjoker wrote:I would suggest that y'all NOT shoot a gun during a home invasion. Yup, you heard me. Overpenetration may kill your own family or neighbors and guns that don't overpenetrate will not stop an attacker. Toss a big can of pepper spray grenade down the hall. If they come through that hallway, they won't be able to see you as their eyes will be swollen. You can then take careful aimed fire back instead of panicked quick shots while your attackers are shooting at you with effective fire. In all likelihood, you won't have to shoot anybody because they'll just run away.

Look at this June's issue of American Rifleman. Kyle Lamb, who has cleared more houses with hostile intent than most people will even visit in their lifetimes vehemently disagrees with you. He believes than an AR15 with proper ammunition selection is the best possible home defense weapon - better than pistols or shotguns - and ONE of the reasons is that proper ammunition selection almost eliminates the unintended consequences of over penetration.

Edited to add: The PRIMARY reason I set out to buy a suppressor and build a SBR is for home defense, because of its superiority as a platform in that application.

As LSU Tiger said, it really depends on one's circumstances. My house is not laid out like any other house on my street. In fact, none of the houses on my street are laid out the same. Three of the houses have teenagers, two have small children, and the rest are all empty-nesters such as my wife and I. Consequently, each house would require a different plan than the house on either side.

So the first constant that can be said is "HAVE A PLAN", and understand what generals have known for centuries, and that is that almost no plan survives past initial contact with the enemy........so have a PLAN B, and a PLAN C.....and then figure out improvisations based on your plan going sideways.

The second constant that can be said is, failure to plan = planning to fail. You won't have time in the heat of the moment to consider your next move.

The third constant that can be said is, become adaptable. When all else fails, what non-standard weapons do you have in the house? I.E. carpentry and mechanics tools, fire extinguishers, heavy books, sports equipment like bats and hockey sticks, etc.

The fourth and last (in my book) constant is, FIGHT DIRTY, and FIGHT TO WIN. If you fight fair, your tactics suck, and you've already lost.