House guns

[Boris]

How many keep a different gun for a house gun than their carry gun?

I keep my full size Glock 45 in a quick open electronic safe by the bed AND carry it when I leave the house. From time to time I do carry the XD9 and feel fine when I do so.

I was just wondering how many keep a larger size gun or different caliber for home use than carry use?

[gdmoody]

I keep a Beretta 92 hanging on the head of my bed. I only carry it to the range every once in a while to make sure it still goes bang. I keep a CZ-82 in the door pocket of my car and I carry another gun, which one just depends. It is usually the Ruger LCR, though.

[jacksonco]

My current house gun is a Sig P239 in 357 Sig flavor. It is also doing duty as my carry weapon. I usually use my carry piece as the home gun. I also keep an 18 1/2" shotgun ready to go with #00 buck.

[noslolo]

I carry a Kahr CW40 all of the time, but I also have a S&W686 loaded in the house. My wife won't carry out of the house and she dislikes autos. She does however love the 686, and it's a tack driver.

[oscarmayer]

my house gun is a colt saa in 45 colt,loaded with mag-safe ammo my carry gun when not "working" changes between a colt diamondback 2.5 in barrel or one of my 9mm's. my working gun is a browning hp .

[old semperfi]

i keep a loaded gun in every room of my house,not including a 12 gauge pump behind the master bedroom door.part of my reason is you never know where you will be in case you need one,the other part is as many guns as i have it helps to spread them out in case of a break in. old semperfi

[pinecone70]

My carry gun is always either on me, or within a couple of feet of me, but shotguns are my house guns otherwise.

[johnlives4christ]

most of the time when i am awake i have a glock 22 on my side. if i am not wearing a gun i normally keep one within arms reach. i normally keep a smith 642 loaded all the time and a 12 gauge loaded with 00. sometimes i keep the sks loaded and some of the 22's loaded. just depends on the mood im in.

[Old Grump]

38 spcl and 20 gauge in house, 357 or 45 ACP as car gun, 32 Win spcl outside the house but on the property.

[hogger129]

I keep an M72 LAW in my kitchen... JK but that would be sweet.

[fleetwood1976]

9mm in console of truck along with an sks folder. each car has a 38 snubbie. 45 GAP glock bedside. Police trade in 870 for home protection and a camp nine at the back door for varmets or whatever. Wife has a taurus judge on her side of the bed. 380 in the basement. my carry gun varies depending on time of year and where i am going.

[Helix_FR]

Got a Hi Standard 12ga pump under the bed. Its flanked by a S&W 586 .357 in a dresser. I usually carry a Sig 238 or a CZ83 at all times.

[JLA]

My house gun is which ever one i get to first... Prolly be my remy 870 12 ga. It stays loaded with '00'

[JLA]

Originally Posted by oscarmayer

my house gun is a colt saa in 45 colt,loaded with mag-safe ammo my carry gun when not "working" changes between a colt diamondback 2.5 in barrel or one of my 9mm's. my working gun is a browning hp .

Ah the 1911 of the 9mm round. Love me a BHP

[Recon 173]

Like Oscarmayer, some people crossdress. Crossdressing refers, in THIS case, to shooters who switch back and forth from revolvers to semi-automatic pistols. Most of us do that depending on what we need the firearm to do for us. Most of the time I wear a Glock 22-C for CCW daylight operations. The .40 caliber round seems to be a good choice for me. Couple that with the fact I have 15 of them ready to go right now and an extra magazine with another 15 rounds and I think that's not a bad solution to curing the ills of some goblins when needed. Sometimes I CCW a Model 60 S&W revolver, around the house, and I carry at least one speedloader on me for reloading. So, depending on what I plan to do that day depends on which gun I carry on me.

[TheGunClinger]

For carry I go between my LCP or LCR and now my new Springfield EMP 9mm. In the house could be any of those or my Sig P220 with Crimson Trace laser grips and Insight light on the rail and always the Mossberg 500 with a combo of birdshot, then 00. The wife carries her Taurus .38 with titanium frame and her LCP and her new S&W M&P 9 compact that I had to give up to get my EMP.

[Double Deuce]

For carry I have a Walther PK380, for home I have a FNP .45 also a mossberg 590 A1.

[Gun Geezer]

My Mossy 500 Home Defense, loaded with 00 buck sits in its mattress rack 24/7. The best in house guns.

[grampawmike]

Well, my house gun is an old Rem 870 w/ 18" bbl and a Choate pistol grip stock. It sits AS FAR FROM MY BED AS POSSIBLE; here's why.

A number of years ago, while I was a working LEO, my (then) 12 yr. old daughter (she's 45 now) had a 'slumber party' at our place. I had gotten home at around 7:30 pm, about normal for an 8 to 5 day shift, to find the living room occupied by half a dozen excited little girls. It was Halloween. I hit the sack around 9:30 or so and just crashed. Around midnight the gawd-awfullest scream had me out of bed and into the....dimly lit livingroom..... in my skivvies...... with an old S&W M-36.......on full cock.......into the midst of a heard of giggling little girls. They were watching TV, and the show had a 'scream contest' going. The volume was very low on the tube, I would have normally not heard it, slept right through it, but it had been a rough day and somehow the sound had penetrated my mind. I was out of bed and moving before I even knew or understood what was going on. All of the kids were from LEO families and I, even today, am reminded of that night by some of my retired friends. That taught me that a bedside gun allows one to move and react before conscious thought can take over. Now, with the gun farther away, I have time to awaken and get the grey matter going a bit before stepping into something without thinking. Some say that 'it won't happen to me', but it DOES and will continue to happen, sometimes with really bad consequences. You need to be awake to react in a reasonable manner. Mike

[hogger129]

That taught me that a bedside gun allows one to move and react before conscious thought can take over. Now, with the gun farther away, I have time to awaken and get the grey matter going a bit before stepping into something without thinking.

Great point you make there.

[3/2 STA SS]

Two Claymore's mounted waist high,interlocking each other on a metal stakes in the shrubs....would be nice.

[carver]

No kids here! My bed side gun is what I carry, a 1911A1. Beside me right now is a .44 spcl.

[Boris]

Originally Posted by carver

No kids here! My bed side gun is what I carry, a 1911A1. Beside me right now is a .44 spcl.

I got two kids and mine is right beside me too in a Fobus. Lastnight there was a home invasion, a big shootout and several people on the loose still being looked for. The news told everyone to lock doors (pretty stupid if the news needs to tell you that) and not answer your doors. Never advised to makesure your pistols and shotguns were loaded and nearby....

I been interested in a 44spcl for a while. What ya got? A hiker killed a 400 pound black bear with one in my area with a lead SWC. Fired from a 3" barrel. If it can drop a bear that big then it has got to be a pretty serious cartridge...

[Zane71464]

No kids here, so one would think it's not safe to be in my house! lol Mossberg pump (5rds. 00buck) stays two feet away from my bed side at all times, along with a Ruger .45acp ready to go at any time. H&R 9shot .22, as a quick "have to grab "gun"". In the drawer next to the couch, 11 rnds 9mm in the other Ruger...have to look around here...yep, several other shotguns about (none chamberd) Got a good .22lr with a 30rnd clip ready, just in case I need a back-up if all other fail. And no, I',m not paranoid, just "looking out"...I'd rather be on the giving end rather then the receiving end if anything happens, and hope it doesnt!

[graehaven]

House pistol has night sights on it.

If I need "more" than that, then I should have spent more on making the house impregnable. Better doors, better windows, lights, man-eating dogs, etc.