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re: AK-74 for Christmas?
Posted on 12/22/15 at 11:25 pm to kirbydawg
Posted on 12/22/15 at 11:25 pm to kirbydawg
Get the AK, but please note it is NOT a good weapon for home defense. The round is large enough to puncture walls and injure or kill unintended targets.
You want the shortest barrel possible for home defense. When you have a long gun, it's useless once the intruder gets past the end of the barrel. At that point, you can only use the gun as a bludgeon. Go for handguns or short barreled shotguns for home defense.
You want the shortest barrel possible for home defense. When you have a long gun, it's useless once the intruder gets past the end of the barrel. At that point, you can only use the gun as a bludgeon. Go for handguns or short barreled shotguns for home defense.
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Posted on 12/23/15 at 12:23 am to Stonehog
quote:short barrel shotguns are heavily regulated. Depending on where you live it could be illegal to have or you have to pay a $200 tax stamp and pass additional background check. The shortest generally legal shotgun barrel length is 18".
short barreled shotguns
Posted on 12/25/15 at 12:44 pm to Stonehog
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The round is large enough to puncture walls and injure or kill unintended targets
OP's rifle is an AK-74 (5.45×39), not the AK-47 (7.62x39). The difference is a 50-53 grain projectile at over 3,000 fps vs 123 grains at 2,400. Using hollow points, I'd be perfectly comfortable with 5.45x39 in a house due to the velocity-induced fragmentation of the light rounds. Barrel length in the close quarters would be my only concern, which is why my HD gun is a Tavor with an EoTech despite my affection for Kalashnikovs.
This post was edited on 12/25/15 at 1:05 pm
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