An AR for Home Defense? Clay, Drywall, Raw Meat & A Myth Busted! - GunsAmerica Digest

In most houses you would not go through more than 4-6 pieces of drywall before you hit an exterior wall of some sort (brick, cinderblock, wood frame with siding etc). They key is to hit what you are shooting at which is easier said than done in a high stress situation.

I would not recommend a long rifle for home defense only because it is longer and more prone to take longer to get on target and may bump into other things as you maneuver etc. especially if it is dark.

A long rifle is better than nothing certainly but for close quarters I think you are better served by a pistol with hallow points so they don't exit the target.

Pretty surprising results. Apparently using the bad guy to slow the round down is really important.

I'm going to give the common sense answer here...whatever is closest and whatever you feel most comfortable shooting. Bottom line, it's home defense, not rocket science-js

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