Hey everyone,

I’m in the process of buying my first handgun for home defense.
What are some things you would recommend I purchase to complement the gun in terms of maintenance, storage, and other must-haves or even nice-to-haves?

Already on my list is a carrying case, fire-proof safe, dummy rounds for dry-fire practice, and a good pair of ear plugs for the range. Not sure if I should throw in a speed-loader with that or not. I feel like I’m missing some stuff, hence this post.

For the future, I plan to build the gun out. I have already decided on purchasing an optics-ready pistol, so I can throw a red-dot on it down the line, and also a light.

Looking forward to your responses, cheers!

  • SSTF@lemmy.world
    5·
    8 months ago

    I’m low key off drills. I haven’t carried in years, and I don’t think drills help much in home defense. Target practice, yes. But practicing quick draw for in your house?

    Drills are more than just draw from holster. For example, point shooting is something that gets much better with practice time put in. Beyond that, while perfectly aligning sights at speed and being able to track onto targets or moving targets may not matter in a sub-5ft home defense range scenario, it isn’t detrimental. Having more skill and familiarity than is actually needed can only be a positive in that scenario.

    • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍
      4·
      8 months ago

      More time and experience is always better; I just think there are diminishing returns for running drills for home defense. If that’s how you want to spend your spare time, sure. I just don’t think it’s going to measurably affect any outcomes.