Best rifle for home defense in MD

[teratos]

What kinds of firearms do you have experience with? What kind of environmental concerns are there? By that, I mean are you in an apartment with thin walls and lots of people around you, or are you in a stand-alone home by yourself? Are you looking for a rifle that you're hunkering down behind a door with or something more compact that allows you to move(like if you'd need to go get your kids for instance). What kind of budget do you have?

I like semiautomatic, short rifles chambered in an intermediate rifle cartridge for HD. Something like a 5.56 tavor, 9" 300blk AR, 14.5" 5.56 AR, etc... give you a lot of capability. I also like 77gr 5.56 or 300 blk BECAUSE it punches through barriers. For my situation, I'm likely to be shooting down from the top of the stairs and don't need to worry as much about overpenetration. I WANT a defensive load that can shoot through a wall/chair/door and still have enough ass to put a threat down. When I lived in apartments, I instead went with varmint-tipped 55 gr loads for 5.56 that more reliably break up through walls and posed less of a risk to neighbors. I don't see a compelling argument for going with a rifle chambered in a handgun cartridge. You gain nothing and lose a lot of terminal performance.

My situation is the same. I use 55g varmint tipped 5.56.

 

[Huckleberry]

 

[Huckleberry]

And just like Burt, we all want to be able to say.....

 

[Worsley]

Wortwhile watching before deciding on a rifle for Home Defense. Results from Jury convictions.

 

[smokey]

Wortwhile watching before deciding on a rifle for Home Defense. Results from Jury convictions.

...MOCK juries. Oddly enough there have been lots of real world cases where people have successfully defended their homes with ARs and avoided jailtime.

 

[rbird7282]

Wortwhile watching before deciding on a rifle for Home Defense. Results from Jury convictions.

Great, here we go again.

 

[Bullfrog]

Great, here we go again.

It's the circle of strife.

 

[Tungsten]

...MOCK juries. Oddly enough there have been lots of real world cases where people have successfully defended their homes with ARs and avoided jailtime.

Just paint it rainbow colors with glitter and you should be good to go. Maybe put a BLM sticker on it just to make sure.

 

[babalou]

All jokes aside. My HD gun is a 9mm AR with hollow points. I has a 16" barrel and a light if I need it. I run a Sig Romeo 5 because you don't need to worry about turning the red dot on. My backup is a Glock 19 with hollows and a TLR-1S. I think the Glock has night sights but I can't remember, I know they aren't stock. They may be Wilson's. Standard capacity mags are your friend.

man I love it when you talk dirty.

 

[smokey]

Just paint it rainbow colors with glitter and you should be good to go. Maybe put a BLM sticker on it just to make sure.

Just paint it rainbow colors with glitter and you should be good to go. Maybe put a BLM sticker on it just to make sure.

I've got just the thing...

 

[Worsley]

Just paint it rainbow colors with glitter and you should be good to go. Maybe put a BLM sticker on it just to make sure.

LOL - not a bad idea....

 

[Bafflingbs]

Agreed. I would still insist on sound suppression for it though. Blown eardrums are no fun.

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My 7 month wait, is Oct. 5th! Hoping to get the email within days, for my Obsidian 9 and Sparrow!!!!

 

[outrider58]

My 7 month wait, is Oct. 5th! Hoping to get the email within days, for my Obsidian 9 and Sparrow!!!!
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That's slick!

 

[Bafflingbs]

That's slick!

Thanks brother! If actually taken many cues from you

 

[KP Shooter]

They key point in your question is best home defense rifle in MD. You live in a liberal hell hole where the jury of your peers will find you guilty just for owning a rifle that looks like an AR15 not how or why you used it. For those reasons I switched to a very pricey M1 Carbine from Fulton Armory for my primary home defense weapon. It's lightweight, accurate, easy to operate, and dependable. Loaded with Underwood's 30 Carbine 85 Grain Extreme Cavitator Defense Rounds, we sleep soundly at night. View attachment 433246

My money is on this as well. When I lived in DC, it was my HD gun. With the DC-legal 10rnd magazine, this thing was very light and handy. My wife is smaller and had no issue shouldering it and firing it. I think finding a reliable new production one, and running a flashlight and a red dot on it would be pretty nice.
I have a 1942 production inland and I’ve taken it out past 300y or so and hit steel. It is a very capable weapon, and at home defense distances, you shouldn’t have any issues.

If you buy a new production one, certainly run 500+ rounds thru it to establish reliability. I’ve heard mixed things on the new ones.

 

[paperwork351]

No one has mentioned a mini 14. Smaller, lighter and expensive.

 

[Worsley]

No one has mentioned a mini 14. Smaller, lighter and expensive.

I love it and will be getting one.

 

[owldo]

12Ga Shot gun ... Just point and shoot !

 

[Ellis Gordon]

The Henry Homesteader 9mm carbine is an option to consider since it includes a non-tactical traditional American walnut appearance. The Homesteader possesses most of the capabilities of a tactical carbine. There were feeding issues when the Homesteader was first released, but it appears these issues have been worked out by Henry. If you live in Washington DC, I believe the Homesteader would be legal with the 10 rd magazines.

 

[Alan3413]

Just paint it rainbow colors with glitter and you should be good to go. Maybe put a BLM sticker on it just to make sure.

I've always had a soft spot for Hello Kitty