Interesting. I too have a 357 mag, and a glock 32(357 sig). But for home defense these are only back up weapons. The shotguns are the work horses, because of stopping power, intimidation power(pump action), and the fact that I don't want to kill any friendlies by shooting through walls. I keep all of them loaded with bird shot! They also lend more confidence when the adrenaline is pumping. I would rather have the longer shotgun with the spread effect, than the shorter handgun that has to be dead on when I'm waking up out of a dead sleep early in the morning.
Chris Neville
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
-Sun Tzu