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Air Gun Home Forum Index » BB Guns » BB gun for home defense Goto page Previous  1, 2    View previous topic :: View next topic    Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 9:00 pm BBgunNoob Veteran Member Joined: 18 Dec 2008 Posts: 327 Location: Pa i motion baseball bat this way its more fun and if that doesnt work my shot gun will dont use a bb gun, safer with a butter knife, well maybe   Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 10:26 pm donec Senior Member Joined: 19 Dec 2009 Posts: 836 Location: central Texas Pflugerville area BBgunNoob wrote: i motion baseball bat this way its more fun and if that doesnt work my shot gun will dont use a bb gun, safer with a butter knife, well maybe A butter knife would probably be more successful at home defense than a BB gun.   Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 9:00 am jlwilliams Veteran Member Joined: 02 Oct 2009 Posts: 264 Location: Jacksonville, NC USA If you arte having an immediate self protection need, then this forum isn't where you need to be. This is a great airgun forum, but it's a waste of your time right now. Respectfuly, you need to be wherever firearm permits are handled in your jurisdiction and wherever firearms are sold. You need to be at the police station filling out a report and getting their help. They are there to help you, take advantage of that. Take care of your immediate problem, then come back here when you have some leisure time and we can talk about what airgun you need for your recrerational, competative or small game needs. And please, talk to the police about your stalker issue.   Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:56 am reynaldx Guest donec wrote: BBgunNoob wrote: i motion baseball bat this way its more fun and if that doesnt work my shot gun will dont use a bb gun, safer with a butter knife, well maybe A butter knife would probably be more successful at home defense than a BB gun. Yeah, I think that's a good idea.   Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 6:15 pm Squirrelfanatic New Member Joined: 30 Dec 2011 Posts: 4 Guys, if you really need home protection and your an adult. Go buy yourself a 870 shotgun, it's possibly the perfect home protection gun. BB guns are EASILY recognized and a robber would definitely call your bluff and kick your a$$. Or if you do not want a shotgun, get a .22 rifle. Not a .22 pellet rifle, a legit .22 rifle. I personally love my Savage Arms Marksman II .22 LR. A lot of guns are available for under $150 and ammo is not expensive at all. 2 other great guns are the Ruger 10/22 and the Remington 597. Good luck   Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 9:10 pm NZ Shooter Suspended Joined: 17 Dec 2011 Posts: 146 Location: Dunedin, New Zealand I get the impression the initial poster simply wants to stir up the hornets' nest. I have a PR24 nightstick on hand, and also a bowie with a 17.5" long blade (both of which I am trained to use, 3yrs CQ weapons traning) So yeah, I would reach for them before my Patriot. Sure, It will kill you, but in close, possibly dark quarters, you need your shot to count. Which is why these people suggest a high-power handgun, or shotgun. _________________ Webley Patriot .22 @ 28 fpe Nikko MountMaster 4x40 AO   Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 10:40 am radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA Another vote for a bat. Or a can of mace combined with a Cold Steel machete...lacking a firearm and the will and training to store it and use it safely and effectively, of course. Last edited by radar on Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:20 pm; edited 1 time in total   Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:15 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" NZ Shooter wrote: I get the impression the initial poster simply wants to stir up the hornets' nest. Not necessarily- I have encountered a few people with this idea, on the internet and in-person. I suspect it is simple ignorance/thoughtlessness. Alot of people seem to have the idea that "guns" are intimidating or that the presence of a "gun" - any gun - is somehow a show of force. With this mindset, they don't see the difference between flashing a Colt M1911 .45 ACP vs. a BB pistol- they assume that displaying a gun (to a home invader or such) will be enough to scare them off, and if they need to pull the trigger that some amount measurable damage will be done. As pointed out, pulling out anything that cannot, if required, aid in applying some form of deadly force may end causing alot more problems and grief than it could ever hope to avoid. I really think alot of people are so 'gun ignorant' and based on their own, incorrect assumptions about the presence of any "gun" they really believe a Crosman 3576 in their bedroom when someone comes through the window is a real "solution". _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 12:46 am NZ Shooter Suspended Joined: 17 Dec 2011 Posts: 146 Location: Dunedin, New Zealand That is true alot of people do think any form of gun is sufficient enough a deterent.These people obviously do not/cannot own burners.Go the BBB. (BaseBall Bat).... or my PR24 or bowie. _________________ Webley Patriot .22 @ 28 fpe Nikko MountMaster 4x40 AO   Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:14 pm Gian New Member Joined: 31 Jan 2012 Posts: 3 Could you please tell me why an airgun is not usefull for defence? Of course it is ot as usefull as a powder gun.. But.. I have a crossman 357. Have shot countless of pellets. This means i can shoot many out of the 10 pellets it holds in the attackers face. Also, there are explosive pellets that youncan use to stun the attacker if they hit him in the face. My "fight clip" would be 2 explosive 4 normal 1 eplosive 3 normal pellets. Wouldnt those stop an attacker with a non powder burning gun? Of course we all understand that an airgun cannot be a one shot solution but its usefull to have in house for reasons other than fun ( which is a lot)   Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:21 pm radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA Gian wrote: Could you please tell me why an airgun is not usefull for defence? Lack of stopping power. You might get the creep dead from blood loss, but he might kill you first. It could work...if Mace can stop an attack sometimes, than an airgun might sometimes, too. But I wouldn't want to count on it. _________________ It's never too late to have a happy childhood.   Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:44 pm Gian New Member Joined: 31 Jan 2012 Posts: 3 I have seen youtube videos of full auto airguns (in my wishlist). I belive that if you shoot 30 bbs in the face of your opponent you have enough advantage in beating him up/escaping... Airguns are more in my mind a way to start the fight with a possible advantage rather than a way to end it   Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:48 pm Gian New Member Joined: 31 Jan 2012 Posts: 3 Also a question for you. You think a crossman 357 has enough power to make use of a hollow point? I like to see pellets deform :)   Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:09 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" Explosive pellets??? Seriously? You going to put anything explosive in a pellet gun and shoot it in your house??? The whole concept of a BB gun for home defense is a completely stupid idea and will get you killed. No more "debate" on this topic is necessary as any more of this thinking could give some people the idea there is a factual basis for debate on the topic (there isn't). As for the hollow point in a Crosman 357- that would be better suited to its own topic in another area. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. 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