Door reinforcement — first line of defense
Before we even talk about guns — has everyone reinforced their doors? I put a security bar on every exterior door. Took 36 minutes per door and cost less than a box of ammo.
Hardening your home is step one. Guns are step last.
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+1 on this. My buddy had the same issue and switching to Alien Gear Cloak Tuck fixed it for him.
+1 on this. My buddy had the same issue and switching to PHLster Enigma fixed it for him.
+1 on this. My buddy had the same issue and switching to DeSantis Slim-Tuk fixed it for him.
Absolutely right about hardening first. Door armor kits are cheap insurance - I use the ones with 3" screws that bite into the stud. Also replaced all my strike plates with the heavy duty ones. Had to learn this stuff the hard way downrange... most break-ins are crimes of opportunity, make it hard and they move on.
Good advice son. We called it defense in depth back in the day. Every layer matters - perimeter, doors, windows, early warning, then finally force if needed. Those cheap hollow core doors are basically cardboard, one good kick and you're done. Solid core plus proper hardware makes a world of difference.
This is smart - I just ordered some door reinforcement stuff after reading this. The security bar idea is brilliant, way cheaper than a fancy alarm system. How hard was it to install? I'm not super handy but sounds doable.
Thank you for this post! I've been so focused on which gun to buy that I never thought about the door itself. Can you recommend a specific security bar? And did you reinforce the hinges too? Sorry for all the questions but this makes so much sense.