Advice on Guns

Get a Remington 870 18" Barrel Shotgun and a nice used Glock 19 or 21.

The shotgun is the ultimate home defense weapon and the Glock can be used for self-defense in situations where a shotgun won't work. Shouldn't cost more than $700 total.

Your life depends on it.
get a 1911 handgun in 45acp

kimber brand:
elite2s series 1911 45acp

colt brand:
government 70 series firing mechanism 1911

I prefer colt 70 series( i got a ww1 repro that has never jammed ever).

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if you want distance and accuracy from a rifle,get a .308 or 30-06 (common rounds). anything further would be 300 winchester magnum(used mostly by experienced shooters).

a bolt action will have better accuracy ,but is better for long range

a shotgun is best for close range, unless you can get your hands on a nice m3 grease gun.Ar-15's are also alright I guess,but I dont like the .223 round its scronny and Id rather have a shotgun.

I started a thread on this a while back Check it out:

http://www.dailypaul.com/node/74326

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Home-defense versions. Can't go wrong and nothing will be more effective if you really have to use it. This country was founded on the shotgun!

I would say get a modern 9mm pistol for your first gun, assuming you are willing to invest the small amount of effort required to learn how to field strip, clean and lube it. I'd especially advice you to look at the Smith&Wesson M&P, either the full size or the compact.

They are easier to shoot fast and accurate than a revolver, holds two to three times the number of rounds, and is a lot easier to reload. The M&P series is also almost ridiculously well designed wrt recoil control. 9mm in general in pretty light on recoil, but in the M&P, even the .40 feels like a 9 feels in many other polymer guns. Which means you can shoot it with more speed and accuracy with the same amount of practice.

The reason I say handgun over shotgun, is it can always be with you. Even if you are not planning on carrying it outside, most home invasions don't likely start by the bad guys knocking on your door and waiting for you to go get your shotgun or rifle. And in most households outside of Kabul, Baghdad and Mogadishu, carrying a longarm around wherever you go is a bit unusual to say the least.

With a pistol, as soon as you come home (assuming you're not carrying outside), you can put on a holster. After a while you won't even notice it's there. Until you need it. Then you'll really, really notice.

If you live in an urban / suburban setting, it's also easier to practice with a handgun than a longarm, and it's cheaper pretty much everywhere.

And, should things get bad, having, and knowing how to use, a gun you can take with you on errands, may be a life saver one day.

Another thing favoring the M&P's are they adapt well to lasergrips, which I feel is a very worthy addition to any handgun. Just remember to practice using regular sights, so you don't become totally dependent on the laser.

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the first post had me lmfao!

to look at them had a shooting gallery to try them out. I would suggest you and you wife go and the people there can talk to you.

If you've never shot a handgun, and want to learn at your own pace, and it's specifically a gun for home defense, I recommend a single action Ruger revolver in .357 magnum caliber. You can practice in a .357 mag with .38 special cartridges, which are also the same .357 bullet diameter. (Don't ask why it's called a .38--there's no logical answer.)

If you never learn anything more about shooting, a single action is probably your safest, easiest choice to shoot. If you decide you want a pistol they would endorse at Gunsite, Arizona--designed for fending off hordes of screaming enemy soldiers---you can always upgrade later.

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I suggest a shotgun...if you want a pistol go to a shooting range and try them out, they are a personal preference type of thing.