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Home Defense? What You Need To Know

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Choosing a Gun for Home Defense

My dad used to say, “if you don’t own a car, you walk and if you don’t have a gun, you run.” So just what is the best home defense weapon? Let’s compare the most common firearms used for home defense.

Home Defense Rifles

A semi-automatic rifle makes an excellent choice for a home defense weapon. They are more accurate, easier to aim than a handgun, and offer greater stopping power.

A .22 caliber rimfire is certainly capable of injuring, but it creates a small wound and a big risk. In some cases, it just angers a wounded intruder and makes him come after you with additional fury. There is also the disadvantage of any long barreled weapon being taken from you by an assailant and used on you. If you have to shoot an intruder, don’t wait until he is within range of grabbing your gun.

On the other hand, centerfire rifles have plenty of stopping power, but be careful not to overdo it. Large caliber centerfire rifles are extremely likely to over penetrate. Stick to rifles that shoot a smaller caliber and high velocity round. These smaller rounds are much less prone to overpenetration and shouldn’t cause unintended damage or injury.

Home Defense Shotguns

Hunting shotguns with extremely long barrels are great for longer range shooting, but can be unwieldy indoors. Short barreled shotguns, on the other hand, can be extremely effective if you understand a few things about using a shotgun at close range. The 12 gauge is the most popular, but not everyone can handle the recoil. The most important thing is to be sure to practice with your self-defense weapon so that you are familiar with how it handles and performs.

Many people discourage the use of a small bore .410 shotguns for home defense simply because of the small number of shot delivered. Though not my primary weapon, my old .410 is one of my “shelf guns” for home defense and I keep it loaded with buckshot. One thing you must know if you plan to use a shotgun for home defense is that it takes distance for spread to occur. You won’t get the spread that you do on the range, and you will have to aim. Avoid the use of slugs for home defense as they have the same risk as a rifle in overpenetration, placing your family members and bystanders at risk.

Buttstock Vs. Pistol Grip Shotguns

People often replace the buttstock of a shotgun with pistol grips to make it easier to use in tight spaces. This action is going to diminish aim, stability and control. I suggest you try a buttstock versus a pistol grip shotgun before you buy. You should also be aware that some pistol grips are created for a specific type of firearm and will work poorly on a shotgun.

There are gun owners who love their pistol grip shotgun, and appear to overall recommend a lot of practice to gain experience in overcoming the loss of control, aim and stability. If it works for them it may work for you but I prefer the greater control and accuracy of a buttstock. Pachmayr manufactures a specialty grip called the Vindicator that is created for shotguns.

Pump Action Shotgun

If you are considering the purchase of a shotgun for home defense the best option is to choose a pump action shotgun with a 20 inch barrel. Some people prefer the 18 inch, but the former will provide you with a greater variety to choose from. Shotguns are one of the best choices for a home defense weapon and they are available from brands like Remington and Mossberg.

Home Defense Handguns

Handguns from the 9mm caliber and up are effective in stopping assailants inside or outside the home. When loaded with the appropriate ammunition for inside home use, they are less likely to put your loved ones and others at risk. They are also less likely to cause damage to the home or to be taken from you in a struggle with an intruder.

A handgun is an fantastic weapon for home defense and major brands like Glock, Smith and Wesson and Sig Sauer are all quality firearms. But a handgun, or any gun, is useless if you can’t use it or, even worse, if you use it incorrectly. You don’t want to fire a weapon that you have no accuracy for in your home. Any bullet, even a .22 caliber, will go through today’s walls and potentially endanger your family. Make sure to practice with your handgun or any firearm until the correct and accurate skills become second nature.

Home Defense Weapons at GrabAGun

GrabAGun is your online source for guns for sale. We offer one of the internet’s largest varieties of firearms from pistols for sale to rifles and shotguns for sale, as well as the venerable AK-47 for sale and the versatile and popular AR-15 for sale. We also offer a large variety of gun parts & accessories for your upgrades and repairs. Check out our site and, if you don’t find what you’re looking for, give us a call. We will find any available firearm and provide the GrabAGun discount.

The Classic .22 Rifle For Sale

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The .22 Rifle

It is generally a shooters first gun, the perfect weapon for youth and novices alike to train and gain accuracy with. Some small game hunters prefer it, and many outdoor enthusiasts carry it for protection from the threats of predators. You have probably guessed the identity of the weapon I refer to; it’s the .22 rifle.

A great many of us have fond memories of our first gun. By today’s standards, many consider it obsolete; yet it has a large fan base and that number is growing on the practice range. The evidence of this is in the supply of .22 ammo. The retailers, and even the gun shops, stay sold out. I have been unable to locate any in 4 years in my locale. Buying online is my only alternative.

Cost

It is generally a very affordable firearm, and there is a .22 rifle for almost any budget. Ask anyone why they like the .22 caliber guns and most answers will be the same: because it’s cheap. You can buy 10 times the .22 cartridges for the same price of a box of centerfire cartridges and, when you compare it to your big guns, the .22 rifle for sale is the big bargain. A day on the range is actually affordable if you’re using .22 caliber ammo.

Noise and Recoil

The .22 rifle is a lot quieter than other guns and has almost no recoil. You can shoot the .22 without the pain that comes from other guns after a long day on the range. It also enables some shooters with degenerative conditions in the hands due to age or injury to continue shooting. Any shooter with nerve damage in the hands is going to shy away from recoil.

Lightweight and Easy Maneuverability

Most .22 rifles for sale are lightweight and easily carried in hand or on a sling. Overall, the .22 is a very reliable weapon. Some writers will say the .22’s accuracy is in the medium range. That certainly hasn’t been my experience. I know plenty of people who use the .22 rifle on the firing range, to hunt small game, and especially for plinking. From cheap to expensive, all of the brand names are there and they are accurate. Whether you want a Ruger .22 Rifle, a CZ 457 Varmint rifle, or a Savage Mark II; there are plenty of options available to you at GrabAGun.

The .22 Rifle at GrabAGun

There are also a lot of gun accessories available for the .22 caliber, enabling you trick it out however you want. The .22 rifle is a fun gun, reasonably priced, cheap to shoot, light to carry, and can put dinner on the table if you are a decent shot. Every gun has its niche and I don’t see the popularity of the .22 rifle going away any time soon.

GrabAGun offers a large assortment of .22 rifles for sale, as well as an extensive selection of other bolt action rifles for sale, gun parts, scopes, and much more! Give our friendly customer service agents a call if you need assistance or information.

Which is Better? The AK47 Vs. The AR15

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AK-47 and AR-15’s | Head to Head

There are fans on both sides of the AK-47 vs. AR-15 debate. Depending upon the intended use, each gun has its advantages. When making the decision as to purchase the AR 15 for sale vs. the AK47 for sale on today’s market there are several factors to be considered. One way of looking at it is that you are comparing the larger 7.62 × 39 caliber to the smaller 5.56 × 45 and .223 caliber.

Caliber is Important

Unlike the 5.56 caliber, the 7.62 caliber is able to penetrate a concrete block, or as much 0.5 inch steel plate, depending upon the ammo used. The 7.62 is going to do more damage.

All 10 bullets of both the AK and the AR 15 penetrated both sides of a truck, but only the 7.62 ammo went completely through two plywood walls of a garage. As for the 5.56 ammo, 7 of 10 shots fired entered the first wall and fragmented after passing through both sides of the trucks metal body. The results of this demonstration was in the fragmentation of the AR15 in the first wall with only three entries of ten into the second, whereas all 10 shots of the AK47 went clean through everything.

Just this past fall I saw on the news that a hunter had killed two deer with one 7.62 shot as the bullet passed through the first and entered a second killing both. Luckily he wasn’t at the end of his seasons bag limit as it was caught on film. Never under estimate the power of these guns, or of any gun for that matter. It is a gun owner’s responsibility to know the proper use and handling of a gun, as well as knowing a guns range.

Applications of the AR-15 Vs. AK-47

For the gun with the tightest grouping, the longest range, one you can trick out to the max, or use in competitive shooting; choose the AR. But if you want a rifle for self-defense and the greatest reliability, choose the AK 47. Practice makes perfect and the more familiar you are with any gun, the greater your accuracy will be. Using a good grade of ammo for sale will also help.

The AK vs. AR debate includes suitability for home defense. I personally would never shoot either inside of my home. They are simply too powerful with the ability to pass through an assailant or the walls. Either could also pass through an exterior wall and into a neighbor’s house. I prefer the AR-15 as a coyote gun and the AK is one of my if-crap-hits-the-fan guns.

Hunter’s use both guns with success and there is no shortage of either in the woods come deer season. Ultimately, my advice is to shoot both weapons before making a decision. Both are great guns and, if you can afford it, purchase one of each. I have seen accurate hunters take a deer in one shot with a .22 rifle. It’s just proof to the old saying that “a good gun can’t make a good hunter out of a bad one.”

Weight of The AK47 vs. AR15

Another factor to consider in the AK-47 vs. AR 15 decision is weight. The heavier AK 47 for sale is manufactured out of steel, whereas most AR’s are manufactured from mostly aluminum. Due to their larger size, the AK-47 ammo will add more carry weight than the AR-15 ammo for sale, another reason that many choose the AR over the AK.

Guns For Sale at GrabAGun

GrabAGun has guns for sale including a wide variety of the AR-15 for sale as well as the AK-47 for sale. We carry a large inventory of gun parts and accessories, conversion kits, slings, fine optics, and other tactical gear.

We work hard to provide you with the guns and gear you want. With the GrabAGun difference we dedicate ourselves to providing you with the gun you want, even if we do not stock it in our regular inventory. Our gun sales include any available gun with the GrabAGun discount price applied.

Firearms For Sale at GrabAGun

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GrabAGun are gun dealers who are hunters and gun enthusiasts dedicated to providing quality guns for sale, gun accessories and parts at a reasonable price to our fellow gun enthusiasts.

We offer pistols for sale, revolvers, and shotguns. Accessories, parts and supplies are available, including magazines, and holsters.

We offer semi-automatics rifles, bolt action rifles, lever action rifles, revolving cylinder rifles and single shot rifles in over 70 brands, as well as the AR-15 for sale in an impressive lineup of brands.

In addition, we stock AR-15 accessories and AR-15 parts including AR uppers and AR lowers, as well as everything else needed to fully customize an AR-15 to suit your individual needs. We offer conversion kits for many firearms, configurations as well as other caliber weapons.

GrabAGun provides one of the most extensive inventories of shotgun brands available on the internet. Whether you are looking for semi-automatic shotguns, pump-action shotguns, over and under shotguns, side-by-side shotguns, single shot shotguns or lever action shotguns, you will likely find it on our site. GrabAGun also offers tactical shotguns, parts and accessories.

GrabAGun customers receive the benefits of our dedicated customer service agents who will locate any available gun that we don’t stock and provide the value price we are known for.

Hunting Guns For Sale Online

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Leaves of red and gold litter the forest floor this time of year, and while a beautiful sight it is nature’s advanced warning system for keen eared wildlife. Most hunters simply can’t execute a path through the forest without sounding like a herd of elephants coming through.

Few individuals know how to maneuver quietly, much less silently with a toe-heel step rather than the heel-toe. Modern shoes do little to help in this situation with their stiff & unbending soles. Modern shoe designers have yet to tackle foot gear for silent travel through branch or leaf litter. Ancient designers mastered it of course long ago with moccasin style, soft soled footwear. Unfortunately, they tend to allow rock bruises and cold, wet feet.

Most hunters set up in blinds and treestands and this resolves the problem of loud feet once you arrive. Until flexible and specialized hunter’s shoes are deemed a necessity, a hunter’s best approach is silence and cover, accuracy and a good hunting gun.

The inexperienced hunter could benefit from knowing that lower grain ammunition may be fine for target practice in some weapons, but a poor choice for an efficient hunt. In some guns, cheap low grain ammo can lead to misfires or even damage to the gun. Always buy a good grade of ammunition, even in lower grains for practice. Practice with both your hunting ammo as well as practice ammo if they are not the same. The recoil may be different, especially if one is a higher grain than the other.

GrabAGun understands the thrill of the hunt and the anticipation of the first kill game on the grill and table. We offer fine quality rifles, pistols, and handguns for sale. GrabAGun provides top brand guns for sale online.

GrabAGun | The Premier Online Gun Store

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From the beginning, GrabAGun’s goal has been to offer a line of well-crafted firearms for every gun enthusiast, from those looking for a home protection weapon, to law enforcement and security personnel, competition shooters, and hunters.

GrabAGun offers one of the largest inventories of firearms, gun parts and accessories available for online gun sales. If you don’t find the guns for sale online in our inventory that you seek give us a call. We offer the service of obtaining the firearm you want at great prices with almost any firearms for sale being available by special order if we do not have it listed in our inventory. In addition, we offer firearms that are compliant with new gun control regulations, as well as concealed carry holsters.

With hunting season upon us we have recently expanded our inventory to provide additional hunting, camping and fishing accessories and gear, supplies and parts to keep the avid hunter in the field bagging the trophy shots. For example, we have expanded our shotgun ammo inventory to include shotgun magazines and shot shell holders to speed your reload times whether you are shooting for practice or for prized game.

At GrabAGun we are more than just gun dealers providing for gun sales. We are hunters and gun enthusiasts ourselves with a commitment to providing quality products with reasonable prices for our fellow shooters.

GrabAGun’s online gun dealers are gun enthusiasts providing guns for sale online in a wide selection of name brands.
We offer Beretta, Browning, Bushmaster, Colt, Mossberg, Remington, Sig Sauer, Winchester, and many more brands. From pistols, shotguns, and rifles, you will find a large stock of firearms available from 12 gauge shotguns for sale, to the classic and the new technology models of the 22 rifle for sale, all the way up to the popular AK-47 for sale and the in-high-demand AR-15 for sale.

Whether you are an individual looking for a home defense weapon, a hunter, competition shooter, law enforcement and security personnel, a collector of fine weapons, or just you just love to target shoot, GrabAGun offers the firearms, accessories, parts and supplies you need.

When you expect quality and value to go hand and hand, shop with GrabAGun for all your online gun needs.