I still stand by the statement of "A .22 will just piss a criminal off"
Gaiiden have you ever been shot with anything? (rubber bullets, paintballs over 300fps, bb or pellet guns)
They hurt like hell but for the most part it just pisses you off if your intent is to rob or kill someone it will not deter the offender and in fact may infuriate the situation... Now I have both a handgun (H&K 45) and rifle (16" POF 6.8spc M4) both with night capable sights. I personally rather use my AR than my pistol mainly for the fact that I can do this with my AR at 25yds rapid fire in a unsupported standing position in 5 secs:
(2 clips= 1x10rd & 1x 30rd) a total of 21 shots fired & 1 reload
20/21 hit perfectly with one stray
full size of target:
The head measures from chin to top of skull 8" and I find hitting targets with the AR much easier than the pistol but then again I shoot alot more with the AR than the pistol... *I am also Ironing out some bad habits with the pistol too* keep this in mind no matter what you use for home defense make sure it is something that you are accurate with!!!
I practice 3 taps when I go to the range 2 to the chest 1 to the skull. That isnt the hard part. the hard part is getting to the point where you are hitting within an inch of your previous shots. Also remember you want to stay low and behind cover at all times when approaching a burgler or offender. For my tower matches we practice both strong hand and weak hand shooting...cause you never know when you will need to shoot lefty...