Quote Originally Posted by Irving Washington View Post
I heard one "expert" say on NPR that he uses an AR-15 to hunt coyotes, ground squirrels and other pests. Good for that. He also said that a pistol is much better for home protection-the aim is truer in close quarters, and it is easier to wield. An AR-15 is not his first choice.
So the aim issue isn’t that a pistol is more accurate. It’s phenomenon known as “sight parallax”. Because the sights on a rifle are usually a couple inches above the barrel the sight picture changes depending on distance.

A rifle sighted at 100 yards will also be accurate at 50 and 25. But at 10 yards the parallax means the round
will impact 1-2” lower than where you aim. It’s something law enforcement and military personnel train for

By definition a handgun is a defense weapon. A rifle is an offense weapon.


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