My "go to" gun is still what I carry every day, a Glock 19 and a flashlight. They are on the night stand next to the bed.C-dub wrote:I've been thinking about this for a few days now. For you folks that use or have a rifle ready for HD, is that your go to gun? Where do you normally keep it? Is it usually within reach?
I do have one of my AKs loaded up and ready to go in the closet of the master bedroom.
With it is a Chinese surplus chest rig holding 3 extra magazines just in case it really is "Red Dawn" time.
Besides the carbine over shotgun point, I liked his point about light and reinforcement.
A decent floodlight with motion detection isn't expensive at all. That way you can turn off exterior lights, but if anyone approaches your door they get lit up. If they are there for good reasons, they'll appreciate seeing where they're going. If their intent is to do harm, being exposed like that may be enough to change their mind.
The other simple, cheap thing I did was replace the screws in my door to ones that are long enough to actually reach the framing 2x4s and not just the frame of the door. Here's a comparison picture between the installed screws and my replacements:
Looks like it would take a little more effort to kick in, yes? I haven't tried to do so, but it feels pretty solid.
