Best guns to defend your business

[les snyder]

I'm not a big fan of shotguns for non shotgun people (if that makes sense)...  my suggestion would be for a Ruger Mini 14 with a quality dot scope (Trijicon RMR) mounted forward on the gas block like a Scout rifle... if political correctness is more important than volume of fire, a 16" Trapper length Marlin lever rifle in .357mag

[alfsauve]

...... a 16" Trapper length Marlin lever rifle in .357mag

A friend is a big fan of the .357 lever.  I helped him load some .38 Short Colt cases with flat nose bullets at near .357 levels.  He can get a lot more rounds in the magazine.

WARNING:  This trick was done by professionals, using professional gear and on a closed course.  Do not attempt this at home.

[Solus]

Don't know which is better/worse.

Non-Shotgun people using shotguns or  non-rifle people using rifles.

As stated only one of the 5 defenders has any shooting experience and it is limited.

For the few nights I'd look to use lasers so the untrained would just need to pull the trigger when the laser dot was on target.

[les snyder]

after the Columbine Tragedy,a high school principal (and fellow USPSA shooter) and I were discussing options to arm teachers... we settled on a short barreled lever gun in .357/38spl, with a multi source dot like the Trijicon Tripower.... our reasoning was that it's operation was fairly intuitive (if you have ever watched a Western).... minimum recoil and muzzle blast... sufficient stopping power... with a relatively high hit probability of a specific target in a crowded arena

[ellis4538]

Not a fan of lever guns.  Too easy to short stroke under pressure.

JMHOFWIW


Richard

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[Solus]

after the Columbine Tragedy,a high school principal (and fellow USPSA shooter) and I were discussing options to arm teachers... we settled on a short barreled lever gun in .357/38spl, with a multi source dot like the Trijicon Tripower.... our reasoning was that it's operation was fairly intuitive (if you have ever watched a Western).... minimum recoil and muzzle blast... sufficient stopping power... with a relatively high hit probability of a specific target in a crowded arena

In this situation, the targets/defenders are not intermixed.  The defenders will be away from the glass entry points in some what of a tight group. 

If they are overrun with enough looters to cause worry over a friendly fire incident, they have lost already..

This is a defensive position and you are waiting for intruders to enter your field of fire, which stops at just inside the building, so over penetration and the longer range of a missed shot with rifle rounds could be a problem.

Handguns are out as the primary arm.  You have heard it said, and may have said it, many time that a handgun is what you use to fight your way to a long gun.

[Ranger Dave]

No matter which route they go, it all comes down to learning how to use the chosen platform.

Ranger Dave

[Solus]

No matter which route they go, it all comes down to learning how to use the chosen platform.

Ranger Dave

No doubt about that...but the OP eliminates that as a possibility due to time constraints....riots and looting is happening now.