.22 for self defense

[shecky]

A nice sharp knife is better than a .22.

Doesn't even need to be all that sharp.

[metalhead357]

A nice sharp knife is better than a .22.

+1: certainly true IF one knows how to use the pig sticker AND the other guy is UNarmed... I dunno about you guys but I dont wanna take on some chump armed with either a gun, a Big A** Club or something along those lines with me *only* armed with a knife----- Sepurchura anyone? LOL!

[xenophobe]

all you need to do is learn how to slash back and fourth....

If you've ever seen what a slash wound looks like, it looks a LOT worse than a gunshot.

[bear308]

A nice sharp knife is better than a .22.

yeah what about a really big stick.

[xYourLocalAR15x]

A not so friendly family member of mine was shot 7 times with a .22 and he still lived. Yet i have heard of people dying from a single shot of a .22 Its all about shot placement not the caliber.

Hmm... was this person getting into his car in the morning to go to work? Someone came up to the window and started shooting, got one round in the forearm rest body shots? got out of the car and started chasing the shooter? I just ask because i know of someone that went through this

[kurac]

Calico made a .22 that came with a 50 round or 100 round magazine. They also made a 9mm based on the same concept.

[Wild Bill]

I don't know about you, but if someone comes at me in my home with a knife. They are going to be looking at a load of double 00 buck coming from the business end of a 12 gauge.

[onley11]

yeah what about a really big stick.

Ah, but a 6" Vaquero Grande is legal as pie, and while a pistol is usually a misdemenor, a club is a felony.

They're harder to carry around concealed too...

[glen avon]

a .22 looks like a gun, easily confused with something bigger.

a confident hand and a hit with a .22 beat a miss with anything else.

many other calibers would be better, sure, but a .22 will work.

[Buckelew]

Wife is small and not a lot of hand strength. Tough for her to pull back the slide on anything other than a .22.

I've always told her, when I'm out of town, slap a full slip into her .22, chamber a round, and put it in the bedside table when going to bed. (lock it back up in the morning). Anyone comes in - empty the whole clip into the person breaking in -THEN call 911.

It's better than nothing. If they keep coming, throw cats at them.

Think I'll look for a snubnose .38 or a PPK/S

The .22's we have - never fail to fire. Kept clean, polished ramps, and thousands of rounds through them. They don't FTF anymore. Still, nothing beats a wheelgun for reliability.

I just need to find a larger caliber that has a recoil she'll put up with.

[socalsteve]

sounds like this poster was talking of a .22 rifle at 15- 17 rnds..

For a .22 for self defense I might consider the S&W 351PD

7 rnds of .22 mag and under 11oz

[asintado]

I just need to find a larger caliber that has a recoil she'll put up with.

Try .32 H&R or .380. You can always pick up a ruger revolver in .32 H&R and there are a ton of .380 autos out there (Bersa, PPK, CZ83, & other out of business saturday night specials). I saw a davis .380 at my FFLs store for 149. But if your wife is still content on .22 think about CCI Stinger round or hollow points since every bit counts. If you had a .22 revolver you could load that up w/ the CCI shotshell round.

[laabstract]

I wouldnt mind a .17HMR for defense thats a wicked little round.

[~Scott~]

I wouldnt mind a .17HMR for defense thats a wicked little round.

Comes out screamin'

Fun little target round....

[TrailerparkTrash]

...I don't even think you can hunt animals above twelve pounds with it in Cal...

Off topic here, but after reading something on this post, I feel compelled to clarify some misinformation.

No disrespect, but sometimes when I read something, it makes me ask, "where in the world did one get that information from????"

That quoted statement is completely untrue. You can hunt ANY listed "predator", "non-game" and "small game mammal" animal with a rimfire in Cali (i.e. Grey Fox, bobcat, coyote, skunks, possums, rabbits, squirels, etc....).

One just can not hunt a large game mammal (deer, elk, bear, boar etc...) with a RIMFIRE round. Any .22cal CENTERFIRE round is perfectly legal in California. Bird hunting is a different story that doesn't apply here.

Check out the CA hunting regs and look under "method of take" for each category of animal you are planning on hunting.

Animal weight and caliber has nothing to do with California game and non-game hunting regulations.