OT: Home Alarm / Security

[Coronita]

Why don’t folks just get a metal security door. I know they aren’t pretty, but I have one (even in CV). And it perfect when you open the door to strangers, they can’t possibly kick the thing down.

Second, I find a nice 1 inch think solid cylinder wood bar cut to length is an excellent window and door stop, that allows you to keep the doors/windows with a crack open to let in the cool fresh air, but makes it nearly impossible for someone to break in without shattering the glass.

Third, you can always put a shatter resistant film on windows so that someone that does smash a window takes more effort

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/WF/3MWindowFilms/Products/FAQs/

Warning: if you go that route, make sure you leave one window without it, in case you have a fire and need to escape.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Jp: Psst. Buy the 12ga. Trust me, and I have some experience here, there is nothing better close in than a 12ga.

If you want to zink the guy 40+ yards out, then that 5.56mm will do just fine. Also, if you’re firing buck shot, that 12ga will throw a nice dinner plate-sized spread of .25cal pellets, whereas if you’re shooting 5.56mm, you’d better put those rounds right on target. Try doing that in low light or darkness, with your hands shaking, heart beating a million times per second and against a moving target. With a 12ga, you just need to be shooting in the same general area code.

Two to three good blasts with a 12ga and you’ll knock serious bark off your target and really diminish any aggressive instincts he might have.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Jp: Psst. Buy the 12ga. Trust me, and I have some experience here, there is nothing better close in than a 12ga.

If you want to zink the guy 40+ yards out, then that 5.56mm will do just fine. Also, if you’re firing buck shot, that 12ga will throw a nice dinner plate-sized spread of .25cal pellets, whereas if you’re shooting 5.56mm, you’d better put those rounds right on target. Try doing that in low light or darkness, with your hands shaking, heart beating a million times per second and against a moving target. With a 12ga, you just need to be shooting in the same general area code.

Two to three good blasts with a 12ga and you’ll knock serious bark off your target and really diminish any aggressive instincts he might have.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Jp: Psst. Buy the 12ga. Trust me, and I have some experience here, there is nothing better close in than a 12ga.

If you want to zink the guy 40+ yards out, then that 5.56mm will do just fine. Also, if you’re firing buck shot, that 12ga will throw a nice dinner plate-sized spread of .25cal pellets, whereas if you’re shooting 5.56mm, you’d better put those rounds right on target. Try doing that in low light or darkness, with your hands shaking, heart beating a million times per second and against a moving target. With a 12ga, you just need to be shooting in the same general area code.

Two to three good blasts with a 12ga and you’ll knock serious bark off your target and really diminish any aggressive instincts he might have.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Jp: Psst. Buy the 12ga. Trust me, and I have some experience here, there is nothing better close in than a 12ga.

If you want to zink the guy 40+ yards out, then that 5.56mm will do just fine. Also, if you’re firing buck shot, that 12ga will throw a nice dinner plate-sized spread of .25cal pellets, whereas if you’re shooting 5.56mm, you’d better put those rounds right on target. Try doing that in low light or darkness, with your hands shaking, heart beating a million times per second and against a moving target. With a 12ga, you just need to be shooting in the same general area code.

Two to three good blasts with a 12ga and you’ll knock serious bark off your target and really diminish any aggressive instincts he might have.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Jp: Psst. Buy the 12ga. Trust me, and I have some experience here, there is nothing better close in than a 12ga.

If you want to zink the guy 40+ yards out, then that 5.56mm will do just fine. Also, if you’re firing buck shot, that 12ga will throw a nice dinner plate-sized spread of .25cal pellets, whereas if you’re shooting 5.56mm, you’d better put those rounds right on target. Try doing that in low light or darkness, with your hands shaking, heart beating a million times per second and against a moving target. With a 12ga, you just need to be shooting in the same general area code.

Two to three good blasts with a 12ga and you’ll knock serious bark off your target and really diminish any aggressive instincts he might have.

[jpinpb]

Allan – Thanks for the tip. I’ll check into it. Good point about in low light/dark and shaking w/heart beating. But you know, you hear crazy stories about flight/fight and adrenaline and people getting extraordinary strength in dire circumstances/situations.

I hope I never have to be in that situation. The Carmel Valley incidences w/the garage door entries are frightful. Makes me want to carry something small in my purse besides mace.

Or if you come home and someone is already there. I mean, how horrible to come home and not have your dog greet you b/c someone already took it out and is lying in wait.

Just can’t live in fear, I guess. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

[jpinpb]

Allan – Thanks for the tip. I’ll check into it. Good point about in low light/dark and shaking w/heart beating. But you know, you hear crazy stories about flight/fight and adrenaline and people getting extraordinary strength in dire circumstances/situations.

I hope I never have to be in that situation. The Carmel Valley incidences w/the garage door entries are frightful. Makes me want to carry something small in my purse besides mace.

Or if you come home and someone is already there. I mean, how horrible to come home and not have your dog greet you b/c someone already took it out and is lying in wait.

Just can’t live in fear, I guess. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

[jpinpb]

Allan – Thanks for the tip. I’ll check into it. Good point about in low light/dark and shaking w/heart beating. But you know, you hear crazy stories about flight/fight and adrenaline and people getting extraordinary strength in dire circumstances/situations.

I hope I never have to be in that situation. The Carmel Valley incidences w/the garage door entries are frightful. Makes me want to carry something small in my purse besides mace.

Or if you come home and someone is already there. I mean, how horrible to come home and not have your dog greet you b/c someone already took it out and is lying in wait.

Just can’t live in fear, I guess. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

[jpinpb]

Allan – Thanks for the tip. I’ll check into it. Good point about in low light/dark and shaking w/heart beating. But you know, you hear crazy stories about flight/fight and adrenaline and people getting extraordinary strength in dire circumstances/situations.

I hope I never have to be in that situation. The Carmel Valley incidences w/the garage door entries are frightful. Makes me want to carry something small in my purse besides mace.

Or if you come home and someone is already there. I mean, how horrible to come home and not have your dog greet you b/c someone already took it out and is lying in wait.

Just can’t live in fear, I guess. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

[jpinpb]

Allan – Thanks for the tip. I’ll check into it. Good point about in low light/dark and shaking w/heart beating. But you know, you hear crazy stories about flight/fight and adrenaline and people getting extraordinary strength in dire circumstances/situations.

I hope I never have to be in that situation. The Carmel Valley incidences w/the garage door entries are frightful. Makes me want to carry something small in my purse besides mace.

Or if you come home and someone is already there. I mean, how horrible to come home and not have your dog greet you b/c someone already took it out and is lying in wait.

Just can’t live in fear, I guess. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Jp: No worries and, so you know, I wasn’t busting your chops, nor your choice of weapons. What you won’t see on most movies or TV shows is that the most effective weapon when moving through a house or confined space is a pistol/revolver and not a long arm like a rifle or shotgun.

There is some good info out there in terms of properly preparing yourself for these environments, including handling a weapon in substandard conditions. The biggest mistake most shooters make is thinking that conditions will be similar to those found on the range, i.e. controlled in terms of light, sound and action. The reality is the opposite. I hear your point about reactions under stress, but, in truth, the actuality is that you’ll have tremendous difficulty keeping on target and putting rounds into the kill zone (center mass).

Look up reports on the 1970 Newhall Massacre or the 1986 FBI Miami shootout to see what happens to even trained law enforcement officers under the stress of a gunfight. It’s pretty fascinating stuff.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Jp: No worries and, so you know, I wasn’t busting your chops, nor your choice of weapons. What you won’t see on most movies or TV shows is that the most effective weapon when moving through a house or confined space is a pistol/revolver and not a long arm like a rifle or shotgun.

There is some good info out there in terms of properly preparing yourself for these environments, including handling a weapon in substandard conditions. The biggest mistake most shooters make is thinking that conditions will be similar to those found on the range, i.e. controlled in terms of light, sound and action. The reality is the opposite. I hear your point about reactions under stress, but, in truth, the actuality is that you’ll have tremendous difficulty keeping on target and putting rounds into the kill zone (center mass).

Look up reports on the 1970 Newhall Massacre or the 1986 FBI Miami shootout to see what happens to even trained law enforcement officers under the stress of a gunfight. It’s pretty fascinating stuff.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Jp: No worries and, so you know, I wasn’t busting your chops, nor your choice of weapons. What you won’t see on most movies or TV shows is that the most effective weapon when moving through a house or confined space is a pistol/revolver and not a long arm like a rifle or shotgun.

There is some good info out there in terms of properly preparing yourself for these environments, including handling a weapon in substandard conditions. The biggest mistake most shooters make is thinking that conditions will be similar to those found on the range, i.e. controlled in terms of light, sound and action. The reality is the opposite. I hear your point about reactions under stress, but, in truth, the actuality is that you’ll have tremendous difficulty keeping on target and putting rounds into the kill zone (center mass).

Look up reports on the 1970 Newhall Massacre or the 1986 FBI Miami shootout to see what happens to even trained law enforcement officers under the stress of a gunfight. It’s pretty fascinating stuff.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Jp: No worries and, so you know, I wasn’t busting your chops, nor your choice of weapons. What you won’t see on most movies or TV shows is that the most effective weapon when moving through a house or confined space is a pistol/revolver and not a long arm like a rifle or shotgun.

There is some good info out there in terms of properly preparing yourself for these environments, including handling a weapon in substandard conditions. The biggest mistake most shooters make is thinking that conditions will be similar to those found on the range, i.e. controlled in terms of light, sound and action. The reality is the opposite. I hear your point about reactions under stress, but, in truth, the actuality is that you’ll have tremendous difficulty keeping on target and putting rounds into the kill zone (center mass).

Look up reports on the 1970 Newhall Massacre or the 1986 FBI Miami shootout to see what happens to even trained law enforcement officers under the stress of a gunfight. It’s pretty fascinating stuff.

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