Solid choice on the handgun. Glocks are excellent, sorry for the slow reply I was going to recommend a S&W M&P 9mm, but again the Glock is great. Shine also has a great point, city or not if you want a dedicated in home "self defense" gun a shotgun is a good choice. However as I do not think you want to go down the rabbit hole of several firearms the Glock and AR are damn good all-around guns. For in the house the 9mm with quality "self defense" rounds will help to minimize over-penetration and pack some good stopping power. The AR will handle pretty much anything 2 or 4 legged outsideDecided on a Glock 17 for a handgun. Found a good deal on one locally. Been meaning to buy one, have put it off for a long time. And oddly enough my neighbor who I first talked with about the coyotes wants the Sig I took as trade on some work. It's a nice gun, never fired, scope, all the bells and whistles. I can sell it to him, get the pistol and a entry level Ruger AR I found locally and have money left over. An older Gent that I know (he wants to date my Mom) is going to help me hunt them. So it's working out. Just going to keep an eye on my little dog till we do.
No worries, he's been trying to date my Mom for a couple of years. She's not too interested. He's a good Christian man though.So, this older gent hunts coyotes and cougars? I'd be watching him closer.
Thank you Raymond.Solid choice on the handgun. Glocks are excellent, sorry for the slow reply I was going to recommend a S&W M&P 9mm, but again the Glock is great. Shine also has a great point, city or not if you want a dedicated in home "self defense" gun and a shotgun is a good choice. However as I do not think you want to go down the rabbit hole of several firearms the Glock and AR are damn good all-around guns. For in the house the 9mm with quality "self defense" rounds will help to minimize over-penetration and pack some good stopping power. The AR will handle pretty much anything 2 or 4 legged outside
Oh I meant to say, regardless of the gun practice and familiarity is *everything* especially in stress conditions you need muscle memory. So take them both out and shoot frequently.
I built my AR-15 (CMMG) to be accurate long range and it's sighted in at 300 yards. It has a slightly longer barrel (20") with 1:7 twist and shooting hand loaded 75 gr. hollow points.I thought about an air rifle but they cost as much or more than a good AR15 style rifle. I like the of idea of the AR-15 for more than just shooting coyotes. Around here if something happens you are pretty much on your own for at least 20-30 minutes.
Guy offered me $1500 for the Sig. I have half of that in it so I think I may sell it.
Raymond, I was looking at a Ruger like you describe today. Seemed like a pretty good deal. What about a lever action rifle? Not as trendy as an AR15 but they seem like they would be good for coyotes. And any thoughts on a good basic handgun?
Wait, you have a nice Sig ar15 and you're gonna sell it and get an entry level AR?Decided on a Glock 17 for a handgun. Found a good deal on one locally. Been meaning to buy one, have put it off for a long time. And oddly enough my neighbor who I first talked with about the coyotes wants the Sig I took as trade on some work. It's a nice gun, never fired, scope, all the bells and whistles. I can sell it to him, get the pistol and a entry level Ruger AR I found locally and have money left over. An older Gent that I know (he wants to date my Mom) is going to help me hunt them. So it's working out. Just going to keep an eye on my little dog till we do.
This is another topic that has a lot of good answers. For what you pay for a cheaper AR you may want to consider a bolt action rifle in a varmint round. they should be considerably less money and way less complicated, depending on how far you are planning to shoot maybe even a 22mag.Plus money is tight so I can sell it, get a pistol, which I've been wanting a cheaper AR and a bunch of ammo
True! .22 mag on Ammoseek are 0.339 while .223 are .32Cost of ammo too, 22mag may cost more than .223? I don't practice nearly as much now because of ammo prices and availability.
In town you want shotgun for protection ..