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What are your favorite guns for someone who is not a big gun enthusiast but is passionate about self defense?

Like, you aren't optimizing for a zombie apocalypse but you want your wife to be able to pick up the gun and defend the house from intruders if need be, and the gun's maintenance levels have been maybe questionable but it's reliable enough to still probably work reliably and she can wield it.

SLCW 11mo ago 💬 2

For someone with a small hand, the Walther PPK (or PPK/S) is a good choice. It's a small automatic (made famous by Bond) chambered for a .380 cal round. Perfect for the bedside table, and home defense.

For a larger hand (most men) I really like Sig Sauer P226. It's really expensive, but highly reliable which is what you want in a home defense situation.

A sawed-off shotgun (Remington 870) loaded with 12-guage birdshot is also an excellent home defense weapon as you just need to point it in the general direction of your target. And the birdshot will prevent a lot of damage to your home, and prevent errant shots from impacting your neighbors.

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Modus 11mo ago

I've heard the argument that .380 offers less stopping power; stats from actual confrontations have shown a 9mm is much more likely to stop an attacker. And even a person with small weak hands can handle a 9mm with practice.

I'm not a pro so i don't know how much weight to put on this argument.

SLCW 11mo ago

A .380 and a 9mm are virtually the same size. A .380 loaded with appropriate hollow-point rounds has plenty of stopping power in a confined space, like your living room.