Re: Pistol Caliber Carbine?
Just thought I would poste up on some of the responses I've read about my earlier poste. As far as which weapon to use inside my home. "MY" choice would be a handgun with a light over my AR rifle. In respect to how much Training Lonewolf USMC, Cowboy Bravo, or Lindy has had I don't know these gentleman and other than what I've read on the hide they are well respected and sound very informed on the subject matter. However, to make statements to not knowing my training and experience and then blast that is less than I would expect from senior hide members here. To poste to people that it is better to be aggressive in their homes and send them out to search for intruders rather than take a defensive position and call the police and hold what you have and wait out the intrusion is irresponsible. By all means if you have to get to a child or children during this, I also would move to them and secure them and once again hold what I've got. But to attempt to hunt them down in your home, not knowing who or how many are out there and what they armed with is inviting disaster. To say go out and take a class and learn this and that also is irresponsible to the general membership. I've been training most of my adult life as a law enforcement officer, operator, police sniper, weapons and tactics instructor, and for the last 28 years doing it, the one thing I'm sure of is that I'm still always learning and don't know it all. No one week or two week school is going to teach them what you expect from them. Teaching basic and advanced swat classes, I still get guys missing corners, over extending themselves, failing to clear rooms, and these are experienced guys. Add simmunition into the mix and any operator knows, the last place you want to be is one on one searching for a bad guy. All our team training inside a home is done with the use of a handgun and flashlight attached. Now with respect to your training if you feel more comfortable, and you train with a rifle to do your CQB work, thats what works for you. But I can't believe you would say its easier to take a subject into custody with an AR over a pistol. Or check under a bed, Open a closet door etc. As far as moving through tight area's we don't move through a house with our arms extended, rather close to the chest with pistol facing forward which is now extended about 12 inches from our chest. Now if you can figure a way to keep your AR that tight I would definately like to learn that technique and pass it on to the rest of our guys. I respect all your opinions and I've learned there is no one way to do this job. But suggesting avenues of attack and aggresive responses to situations, for people not near your level of training, is in MY opinion a little irresponsible.