Comments on: What is the best handgun round for home protection? http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm Find Out About Home Security Systems And Home Alarm Products Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:13:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: guitaroholic 1 http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5712 guitaroholic 1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:12 +0000 http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm#comment-5712 The very best handgun round for home protection is the 45 acp. The main reasons are: Feet per second. A .45 caliber pistol fires a 230-grain bullet around 800 feet per second. The exact speed will depend on the bullet. This comparatively slower rate will potentially eliminate the round from piercing walls and killing someone else unintentionally. Like your own family member! With the best loads, my opinion is .45 acp is a better "man stopper" than 9mm with its best loads. When both of these rounds are fired into calibrated 10% ballistic gelatin, now considered the gold standard for expansion/penetration testing, the following results are usually the norm when 4" 9mm pistols are compared to 5" 45's. The 124-gr. Speer 9mm Gold Dot averages about 13" penetration and expands to approximately .57". The 230-gr. 45 ACP Gold Dot averages approximately 13.5 - 14" and expands to right at .70". It makes a bigger hole and has more knockdown power! The very best handgun round for home protection is the 45 acp.

The main reasons are: Feet per second. A .45 caliber pistol fires a 230-grain bullet around 800 feet per second. The exact speed will depend on the bullet. This comparatively slower rate will potentially eliminate the round from piercing walls and killing someone else unintentionally. Like your own family member!

With the best loads, my opinion is .45 acp is a better "man stopper" than 9mm with its best loads.

When both of these rounds are fired into calibrated 10% ballistic gelatin, now considered the gold standard for expansion/penetration testing, the following results are usually the norm when 4" 9mm pistols are compared to 5" 45′s.

The 124-gr. Speer 9mm Gold Dot averages about 13" penetration and expands to approximately .57".

The 230-gr. 45 ACP Gold Dot averages approximately 13.5 – 14" and expands to right at .70".

It makes a bigger hole and has more knockdown power!

]]> By: stupidnameshaveallbeentaken http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5713 stupidnameshaveallbeentaken Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:12 +0000 http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm#comment-5713 The one you can shoot well. The rest is just numbers. The one you can shoot well. The rest is just numbers.

]]> By: Fatefinger http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5714 Fatefinger Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:12 +0000 http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm#comment-5714 Hollowpoint. Hollowpoint.

]]> By: Kev http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5715 Kev Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:12 +0000 http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm#comment-5715 You probably just opened up a can of worms, lol. I would say the biggest caliber you can shoot accurately, and comfortably would be your best bet. Personally I like .45acp for auto, and .357 for revolvers. You probably just opened up a can of worms, lol. I would say the biggest caliber you can shoot accurately, and comfortably would be your best bet. Personally I like .45acp for auto, and .357 for revolvers.

]]> By: Ben Dover http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5716 Ben Dover Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:12 +0000 http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm#comment-5716 It depends who is using it. A 9mm or .40 works well. It depends who is using it. A 9mm or .40 works well.

]]> By: dca2003311@yahoo.com http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5717 dca2003311@yahoo.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:12 +0000 http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm#comment-5717 The tried, true, tested, and proved to be the Best No-nonsense Man Stopper is the 357 Magnum using the 125 grain grain jacketed hollow point bullet.* The tried, true, tested, and proved to be the Best No-nonsense Man Stopper is the 357 Magnum using the 125 grain grain jacketed hollow point bullet.*

]]> By: ron z http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5718 ron z Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:12 +0000 http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm#comment-5718 revolver i would advise a .357 magnum with hollowpoints, those will do a nasty number, we all carry 40S&W handguns at the gun store i work at, those have great stopping power, but some people favor 9mm's or .380's because of the lower kick, personally theres not enough of a difference in kick, Ive heard great things about the taurus Judge being great for home defense since it uses .410 shot shells, i shot one and the kick isnt too bad its def managable, but for any kind of self defense, you have to be comfortable with the weapon, avoid small rounds like like .22lr or .25acp, and anything with high velocity like the 5.7x28, you want something that will disable the attacker, not slice right through the person, also as stated always use hollowpoints, those do more tissue damage (theyre gonna hurt alot more) and theres little to no chance of them going through the attacker. I personally keep a .45acp with winchester SXT hollow points in my nightstand for home defense, and im told thats overkill even for home defense but hey, 1 shot is all i need revolver i would advise a .357 magnum with hollowpoints, those will do a nasty number, we all carry 40S&W handguns at the gun store i work at, those have great stopping power, but some people favor 9mm’s or .380′s because of the lower kick, personally theres not enough of a difference in kick, Ive heard great things about the taurus Judge being great for home defense since it uses .410 shot shells, i shot one and the kick isnt too bad its def managable, but for any kind of self defense, you have to be comfortable with the weapon, avoid small rounds like like .22lr or .25acp, and anything with high velocity like the 5.7×28, you want something that will disable the attacker, not slice right through the person, also as stated always use hollowpoints, those do more tissue damage (theyre gonna hurt alot more) and theres little to no chance of them going through the attacker. I personally keep a .45acp with winchester SXT hollow points in my nightstand for home defense, and im told thats overkill even for home defense but hey, 1 shot is all i need

]]> By: twoclones http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5719 twoclones Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:12 +0000 http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm#comment-5719 It's almost as simple as saying, "The biggest one you can handle effectively." Since it does little good to fire and miss or to shoot an attacker with a caliber too small to stop them, what's best depends on your abilities. A big slow bullet, particularly a hollow point, will transfer more of it's energy to the target and reduce the possibility of shooting the bad guy AND killing your neighbor in his home with one shot. For this reason I'd recommend any semi auto in 9mm or .45 cal, or one of the .45 Colt guns loaded with .410 buck shot [Tarus Judge]. For an experienced shooter, a snub nose revolver in .38 special is a good choice. A novice should consider either a shot gun or getting some professional training. More important than which gun is how safely you handle / store it. These are safety rules to live by... http://www.nrahq.org/education/guide.asp It’s almost as simple as saying, "The biggest one you can handle effectively." Since it does little good to fire and miss or to shoot an attacker with a caliber too small to stop them, what’s best depends on your abilities.

A big slow bullet, particularly a hollow point, will transfer more of it’s energy to the target and reduce the possibility of shooting the bad guy AND killing your neighbor in his home with one shot. For this reason I’d recommend any semi auto in 9mm or .45 cal, or one of the .45 Colt guns loaded with .410 buck shot [Tarus Judge]. For an experienced shooter, a snub nose revolver in .38 special is a good choice. A novice should consider either a shot gun or getting some professional training.

More important than which gun is how safely you handle / store it. These are safety rules to live by…
http://www.nrahq.org/education/guide.asp

]]> By: CURIOUS GEORGE http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5720 CURIOUS GEORGE Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:12 +0000 http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm#comment-5720 I would say a 230 grain Federal Hydra-Shok JHP .45 ACP round fired from a 1911 pistol. Very deadly indeed. I would say a 230 grain Federal Hydra-Shok JHP .45 ACP round fired from a 1911 pistol. Very deadly indeed.

]]> By: Kevin http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5721 Kevin Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:12 +0000 http://best-homesecuritysystems.net/what-is-the-best-handgun-round-for-home-protection.htm#comment-5721 I'd say use a round that the most federal agents and police use, 40 S&W. Not sure why it's been proven to be the best round for federal agents, but I'm guessing it doesn't over penetrate like the 9mm and doesn't under penetrate like the 45 acp, it's a mixture of both rounds, not to slow, not to fast, not to big, and not to small, almost perfect. I’d say use a round that the most federal agents and police use, 40 S&W. Not sure why it’s been proven to be the best round for federal agents, but I’m guessing it doesn’t over penetrate like the 9mm and doesn’t under penetrate like the 45 acp, it’s a mixture of both rounds, not to slow, not to fast, not to big, and not to small, almost perfect.

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