Definitely agree. Pistol is my carry and bedside gun (gunvault safe) as I have kids and securing a rifle is more complicated. Pistol, mags, flashlight, blade and medical. Now once I have kids secured I'll get rifle/mags etc from the safe. For carry a rifle draws a lot of attention and like I said, my odds of being in a gunfight in my home or locality are low.
I know a former LEO/SWAT member and trainer that we were doing some work with. Some guys were debating rifle vs shotgun for home defense. He personally uses a shotgun as his hole-up and defend choice. A few guys questioned him on it vs merits of the rifle (AR/M4) and his response was classic. He said, "I know and understand exactly what you are saying but I'm a really loyal guy. I've shot multiple people at close range upper torso with an 870 and 00 Buck. I've seen exactly what that does to a human body and that's the exact effect I want to happen again. "