XDM45 wrote:
If there's cover that a pistol round can't penetrate, then yes, I could see a rifle being used in CQC, but you're a lot more maneuverable with a pistol than some big or even smaller sized rifle. I'm sure the deciding factors in SWAT using rifles over pistols is that rifles hold more ammo and can penetrate some cover that pistol rounds cannot, so why switch mid-fight? Use a rifle. I get that. It makes sense in that situation. It's the same reason the military uses them (and then some, but that's going too far down the rabbit hole). In a SWAT/military situation, I'd have a gas mask too, but I don't really need one for home defense unless James Holmes is going to rob me, now do I?
I guess I should specify it a bit further since some ire has been induced. Next time I'll write like a lawyer and try and be as all inclusive as possible.
For the average home owner who doesn't have brick / steel interior walls, swinging a rifle around like John Rambo makes as much sense as swinging a DE 50 does for home defense, but hey, to each their own. My point of view was and is coming from your average home owner not living in a warzone, not in the military, not on a SWAT team, just John Q Public Home Owner. I don't know what percentage of pistols vs. rifles used for home defense are, but there's probably more pistols kept on a nightstand than AR-15s; and I'm not saying rifles should NEVER be used in CQC situations either, I'm just saying for the average home owner, is that really the best first choice? To each their own. My .45ACP works just fine.
Thanks for giving the anti's some more ammo to separate us from our rifles.
"XDM45 agrees that homeowners have absolutely no use for an assault weapon for home defense. They're obviously way too powerful and dangerous for that."
You should do some research like you did before you bought your carry pistol.
BTW, if I could work my entire patrol shift with my carbine slung across my chest, I just might.

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