Saaaay, back up a minute, JOG...
You hear a bump in the night and voices downstairs. It's a home invasion by more than one badguy. They are now coming up the stairs and you have only seconds...
Earlier in the evening you had placed one firearm next to your bed:
- A tested and true semi-auto pistol, any brand, any chambering, any load.
- A tested and true revolver, any brand, any chambering, any load.
- A $225 12-guage Mossberg Maverick Pump (7+1), any load. You ran a half a box of shells through it as a basic function check.
You got the scenario backwards, buddy. Who says I get to choose my bedside gun based on my crystal ball? I'll have by my bed whatever I tend to have by my bed, and deal with whatever happens accordingly. I might choose the weapon, but I don't get to choose - or even predict - the mode of intrusion.
