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LilPewPew asked:
5.56 vs .223 for Home Defense
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The differences between the specifications of the rounds themselves is so small as to be insignificant for what you're asking about. At 300 yards we can talk about which one has the advantage, but at 7 yards, it would be a meaningless discussion.
60 foot-pounds of energy delivered to a vital location on the human body can be lethal. Everything above that is potentially overkill. Whether you deliver 1,000 foot-pounds to the target or 1,200 foot-pounds doesn't matter is neither shot hits a vital area.
The 223 or 5.56 are both lethal at short distances. You need to stop focusing on irrelevancies and instead get to the range and practice putting rounds on target in a variety of scenarios that don't involve the target obligingly standing still while you get ready on your bench.
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...what is the best type/brand of that ammo for home defense.
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You are talking about using round developed by the military for use against targets out to 300 meters in an environment where you almost certainly will be shooting under 10 meters. Unless it hits bone inside your home invader, the round is likely to go straight through them and thus dissipate its potential effect.
Thus, buy whatever soft point or hollow point ammunition is on sale.