RE: What pistol for self defense?
I carry a Sig P232 in 380 acp. I would rather have a larger caliber but the fact of the matter is the P232 is smaller and easier to conceal. With a cheap inside the pants holster and an untucked T shirt you can't tell I have it on, and I am skinny. How offten do you use it anyway? Most of the time the sight of a gun scares them off if you do pull it. I have never had a centerfire semi auto jam on me. I would highly recomend the Sig P232 for carrying, for the bed room I have a 357 Mag with 140gr XTPs. A shotgun would work also, don't cut the barrel shorter than the legal limit.