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FWIW, I have defended individuals charged with voluntary manslaughter as a result of a shooting of a midnight intruder. Factors other than the selection of weapon were WAY more important than anything to do with the gun.
For instance, the prior relationship between shooter and shot. The location of the body outside the home. The angle of entry of the bullet vs. the defense that the intruder was headed back into the house. Number of shots taken. Other persons observations of the intruder earlier that night. The coroner's assessment of the amount of alcohol in his body.
In plain English, build the gun you want. Use an ammo that you have a defense for -- and yes there's a defense to assert for almost anything. Job #1 is to stop the BG. Job #2 is to defend your action. But you never get to Job 2 if you fail Job 1.
The fact that you customize a gun is not prima facia evidence of anything other than care. Turn that concern to a positive. Emphasize the reading you did to select the appropriate caliber, bullet, etc. The other defensive steps you've taken for your house, the route you drove home to avoid trouble, the courses you've taken in defensive gun handling.
Don't be intimidated by legal stuff that is just as easily converted to an asset for your defense.
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