Anybody else pack a heater? (Non-burgerlanders, we know this is not normal or good, but we are surrounded by frothing at the mouth chuds with guns). Right now I carry a pepper spray and a legal knife, never needed to use it, but I’m thinking of carrying. What are your thoughts on this from the trans perspective?
One is a manually-cocked weapon with (usually) poor sights, high recoil, and a small magazine. The other is semi-automatic, accurate, easy to make quick follow-up shots with, and comes with 30 rounds standard. Both will punch clear through drywall, though the 223 will penetrate fewer barriers unless the shotgun is firing birdshot (please don’t try to defend yourself with birdshot). Both of them, you need to be able to accurately aim it at your target.
Shotguns do tend to be much cheaper though, and that is a barrier for some people.
Also you can rack a shotgun and that is way scarier than just silently flipping the safety off.
I also feel like I’m being needlessly argumentative and I’m trying to stop doing that, so sorry about that.
Yeah, gun arguments can get pretty annoying, you’re fine though. You have valid points for a .223. I’m comfortable with any firearm due to my combat training. I’ve just tended to recommend a shotty from various old timers and the people that trained me. Either way, people need to train and be familiar with their weapon.