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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
Jeff, little doubt if someone was breaking into your house your many years of using various guns there is no way you would have to worry about forgetting the safety, or forgetting to rack in that first round.
I just knew when I bought my 38 revolver back when I was a youngster I wanted something that was a total no-brainer when my heart rate is at max, and I am shaking from adrenaline. I know I can shoot anyone that comes in through a broken down door or window without having to worry about anything else. Point and shoot. Repeat.
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Glen, that is by far the single biggest, most important issue in any defensive firearm - being able to use it effectively when under more stress than you have ever felt in your entire life. I cannot believe how often this simple point gets overlooked.
This is where a simple double action revolver, or something like the Glock really, really shine. There is only one thing to do - pull the darn trigger. Anything more than that could have, and has had, disastrous consequences for even trained professionals.
This is the one point of concern with my choice of a single action as the "house gun". You have to cock it. Second nature to me, but I worry about my wife. We drill on it every time we go shoot. It has now reached the point where she almost subconsciously thumbs that hammer when picking up any handgun to shoot it, which is kind of what I'm after.