Posted: 10/15/2010 6:39:48 PM EDT
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SA Milspec 1911 with one mag of 230 gr FMJ
or Dedicated .22 AR (Spikes or CMMG) with a couple of 26 round mags of CCI Mini Mags Assume both are equally reliable. (I think I know how this will go, but I was surprised by the answers a few buddies gave the other day at lunch.) |
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Dumb question, obvious answer. I thought so too until I was surrounded at lunch the other day and it was 2:1 in favor of the .22. I was 
Yeah somebody was telling me the other day that they want to get a sig 22 rifle for HD stuff. I tried questioning for a minute but then realized I didn't want to go down that road. |
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Personally, I'll take a long gun over a handgun, even with the caliber difference. Making hits is easier and faster. And if it's my home defense gun, it's going to have a light on it, which is going to be much easier to do with a long gun.
Also, I don't know how many people are in my house. I'm going to go with the larger mags. .22 from a rifle is nothing to sneeze at. Many brands of HP will expand and still meet the FBI minimum. |
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Centerfire is preferable to rimfire for a variety of reasons, reliability being high on the list. Assuming equal reliability, both of the gun and the ammo, I'd take the long gun. I've had better luck with Federal Bulk rimfire primers than I've had with Remington centerfire primers. |