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So on the gun front, I spoke with an ex-cop and this is what he said:
Re: shotgun
1. No one does shotguns anymore. They're too harsh, if you're not having fun on the range you don't want to use that for defense.
2. You'll be sore after 10 rounds
3. Big and bulky, can't conceal it, so you can't surprise the perp.
4. Aim is terrible
5. Kick is too high to have fun.
Re: handgun
1. 9mm is great because there's a lot of options in rounds, recommended Magnum, but they're more meant to wound and you want one shot one kill for home defense.
2. 40 cal is the way to go, you don't want the perp to have more firepower than you, also, if you only have 10 rounds, make each one count.
3. Sig was his choice because after the first round the trigger is lighter. He liked the external hammer couldn't understand his logic though.
4. He personally has a 9mm glock and 40 cal sig and the glock has a heavier pull so you get less rounds off. 9mm has less range unless Magnum.
5. Says his wife has a .22 glock and she loves it because it's really light but he said it would take a few rounds potentially to stop someone.
6. He said if I liked the glock more, he recommended the the G22 not G17.
7. He recommend two handguns rather than a hand and shotgun.