I hate to be the one to try to pull this thread back on topic but...

I recently wanted to find something for varmints around my place. Then it got me thinking about something for home defense as well. Unfortunately nothing fits both. So I was looking at a Gano air rifle for the varmints and a shotgun for the house, probably pump action. I'd consider a pistol but from what I've read and know about myself even with training if I was woke up by a burglar I would have a better chance of actually hitting them with the shotgun.

I haven't handled a gun in about 15 years and even then I was a kid shooting my uncles guns. He was cool. He had a great collection and a range at home with his own homemade targets.