Dead bolts, 17 rounds of Corbon 115 +p, and 6 of federal reduced recoil buck.... the rest is a secret 8)
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I'm not sure how broad of an answer is really expected here for this question. I could go into greater detail of all of our non-firearms weapons as well, but that would really take me a while. I guess I'll just start with the outside and work my way in to where we sleep from out there, just to save time...
For the outside, we keep our porch lights on all night, as well as a pole light not far from our front door and walkway. We have an outside dog that lives by the back door, and a small inside dog to wake us up if someone might be prowling around the doors or windows or on the porch or something at night. We also lock our bedroom door at night. As far as the weapons we keep around us while we sleep, there's really kind of a lot I guess, but keep in mind- we have no kids, and both of us are experienced with our guns and fully responsible enoug to keep them all ready for action.
As for our guns, we keep my .45 above my head on our headboard with a back up magazine next to it, and also my Mossberg with 18 rounds (Mostly 00 buck shot, but also some slugs) in and on it alone (7 in the tube, 6 on the side saddle, and 5 on the butt cuff)...with a mounted light on the end. We also keep a .380 and a back up magazine above my wife's head on the headboard for her to use (she's most comfortable and experienced with this gun and it's light and fits her hand well), and a 410 hanging up in our walk in bedroom closet, just in case one or both of us ever had to retreat into there. Our closet also has a bunch of other weapons in it that I keep mounted on the wall on my side of the closet, and plenty of ammo for the shotguns, but only the one extra gun...
Back to the sleeping area- I also keep a 500,000 candlepower spot light on our head board to use to identify and/or blind someone with, should the need arise, a few larger fixed blade knives on my headboard (yes, our headboard has lots of "cubby holes" to stick stuff in...) a small maglite there, a set of Eskrima sticks under the bed on my side, a modified axe handle beside the bed on my side, a club/spear on my wife's side, and a dagger on her side as well.
If I have to get up and explore the house at night, I mostly always take my Mossberg with me. If I was to awake one night to someone trying to come in our bedroom door, I'd probably reach for the .45 and hopefully my wife would be able to reach for her pistol as well while I used the spot light with my free hand...
For the outside, we keep our porch lights on all night, as well as a pole light not far from our front door and walkway. We have an outside dog that lives by the back door, and a small inside dog to wake us up if someone might be prowling around the doors or windows or on the porch or something at night. We also lock our bedroom door at night. As far as the weapons we keep around us while we sleep, there's really kind of a lot I guess, but keep in mind- we have no kids, and both of us are experienced with our guns and fully responsible enoug to keep them all ready for action.
As for our guns, we keep my .45 above my head on our headboard with a back up magazine next to it, and also my Mossberg with 18 rounds (Mostly 00 buck shot, but also some slugs) in and on it alone (7 in the tube, 6 on the side saddle, and 5 on the butt cuff)...with a mounted light on the end. We also keep a .380 and a back up magazine above my wife's head on the headboard for her to use (she's most comfortable and experienced with this gun and it's light and fits her hand well), and a 410 hanging up in our walk in bedroom closet, just in case one or both of us ever had to retreat into there. Our closet also has a bunch of other weapons in it that I keep mounted on the wall on my side of the closet, and plenty of ammo for the shotguns, but only the one extra gun...Back to the sleeping area- I also keep a 500,000 candlepower spot light on our head board to use to identify and/or blind someone with, should the need arise, a few larger fixed blade knives on my headboard (yes, our headboard has lots of "cubby holes" to stick stuff in...) a small maglite there, a set of Eskrima sticks under the bed on my side, a modified axe handle beside the bed on my side, a club/spear on my wife's side, and a dagger on her side as well.
If I have to get up and explore the house at night, I mostly always take my Mossberg with me. If I was to awake one night to someone trying to come in our bedroom door, I'd probably reach for the .45 and hopefully my wife would be able to reach for her pistol as well while I used the spot light with my free hand...
Dave_T: Well, it's not really a bad neighborhood really... We do have some drug dealers next door, but other than that, it's not too bad. They kind of keep to themselves but you never know. ha ha
I guess I kind of go by the motto "It's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it."
That and what can I say, I like weapons...A LOT!!
haha
They kind of keep to themselves but you never know. ha haI guess I kind of go by the motto "It's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it."
That and what can I say, I like weapons...A LOT!!
haha
We're isolated, a 1/4 mile off the road at the end of a long really dark driveway. Motion sensor lights are good. 100 pound Shep on the floor, Ithaca 37 DS in the corner, Glock under the pillow, an open can of whupass for trespassers, and a bunch of gnarly muscles.
I sleep like a baby.
I sleep like a baby.
Years ago before I had any gun, my wife and I we're laying in bed when I noticed the light outside our bedroom came on all by itself :shock: , It scared the hell outta me, I immediately grabbed the first thing I could which was a very small glass lamp and rushed to the bedroom door and was ready to get the BG before he got us, turned out i had a bad light switch, Had that been a burgular a lamp would have been my first defense, but now its a HK USP 45 C. Once my 870 is payed for It will be my first choice for home defense, my wife will use the lamp.. Thats if my Pugs don't get em first
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