[Seahawk]

Twice.

Both times were people "investigating" the barns I use for storage and as shop space, about 1/4 mile from my house.

They fled soon after I started my truck and turned up the driveway and I did not give chase. I simply felt better being armed. When I was renting our now scrapped small farm house and barn father up the driveway, they had a 68 912 Targa taken from the barn late at night.

The criminal walked on the farm then pushed the car to the main road. That was almost twenty years ago and since then I have installed cameras and motion sensing lights. That is why I didn't give chase.

Having a gun for home defense only makes sense if you are comfortable with actually using the weapon as intended and get the training to do so accurately and responsibly.

It doesn't sound like you are quite there, Mike.