Archived What kind of pistol should a man buy for self defense? (whatever)
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Archived What kind of pistol should a man buy for self defense? (whatever)
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[–] JodyOnTheBlock ago
A little to add to this otherwise on-the-mark post... I would have to consider you a novice. Go with a revolver rather than a semi-automatic pistol. Double-action. Leave the chamber under the hammer/pin empty. The weapon cannot accidentally discharge if dropped if there is no round in the chamber. However, move the safety to the off position, cock the hammer back and/or just squeeze the trigger and someone is having a very bad day. There is no possibility of a round mis-chambering and you do not have to take those precious moments to chamber a round as you do with a semi. If you need more than 4 rounds to stop a home invasion, you likely need more than 11.
acheron2012 mentioned the Brazilian-made Taurus as a well made weapon and I agree. Especially at their price point. Specifically all models of the Taurus Judge are beautiful pistols because they are designed to hold a .410 shotgun round and a .45 caliber slug. Having a shotgun cartridge in your pistol means you get a "spread" of pellets sprayed downrange making the likelihood of striking your target even greater. Buckshot (for deer...bucks) cartridges run from #4 to 000 (triple-aught) which refers to the size of the shot pellets (a .410 slug is also produced). Number four buckshot has about 20 pellets maybe the size of bb's. Triple aught buckshot has 4 pellets maybe the size of pachinko balls. You can buy #4, #3, #2, #1, 0, 00, and 000 buckshot. There are also home defense rounds that are simply sick. Three .410 rounds and a .45 kicker will stop almost any land mammal.
The biggest benefit to a novice shooter is there is no chambering a round. I would never keep a round in the chamber even though machismo. Chambering a round will become second nature after you've done it a thousand times. If your life depends on it, a revolver won't let you down.
Dry firing. I have dry fired rifles and pistols both. In training a penny is put on the end of the round barrel and we dry fired for hours until we could squeeze the trigger smooth enough for the penny to stay on the tip of the barrell. Trigger control. I've never been told not to dry fire a modern firearm. Consult the manufacturer for best practices. https://www.taurususa.com/faq-results.cfm?faqID=24