.22 for defense

[atascadero]

Now I would never use a .22 for home defense unless I had no other option. Here is some food for thought. This article has some great stats on the .22 for defense at http://www.shootingillustrated.com/i...-self-defense/

Also a vid of different .22 rounds damage to balistics gel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=WDvdjdzB_ro

[jyo]

A 22, any 22, would not be an ideal choice for home defense---however, if that's what you had available, grab it and use it!

[JackRydden224]

.22 will work better than your fist or a knife.

If you got some hi-caps then it's even better. 25 rounds will at least keep you in the fight.

[SA227driver]

Plenty of people around the world, both good and bad, have been killed with the .22 cartridge.

[sd_shooter]

Ruger LCR 22 magnum! :-)

The meat:

I checked the 22 magnum ammunition for penetration in ballistic gelatin, and all of the 40 grain ammunition penetrated between thirteen and fifteen inches, as did the 45 grain DynaPoint. Perfect.

Review:

http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-LCR22Mag.htm

The pic:

[gunnlover]

I can dot I's with my 22 at any range (with laser attached). So with stingers its lights out with 1-2 shots to the baby blues...

[510Kal]

its still all about shot placement

[iron cannon]

its still all about shot placement

+1
The man makes the gun not the other way round.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

I have always thought a Ruger 10/22 with a couple of BX-25 magazines stuffed with CCI Mini mags would make a formidable defense package.

[roushstage2]

Plenty of people around the world, both good and bad, have been killed with the .22 cartridge.

Indeed. Of course a .22LR isn't the "optimal" choice vs. a 12 gauge with 00 Buck (or insert your favorite choice here), but if it was the only firearm I had, I'd certainly take that over my hands, a knife or some random blunt object.

[mark]

Seeing as how Feinstein has now added 22 ar clones to her ban proposal they must be the devil. Like others have said shot placement is key. Remember though a person attacking while on pcp will be hard to stop even with a 45, but for most situations I believe if you can put the round where you intend it will stop an attacker. I use a 32 acp as my concealed weapon yes it is bigger but not by much. Do a google search for .22lr supressed sniper rifle you will see some country's use this as the silent killer to start an assault all boils down to shot placement.

[1lostinspace]

Shot a coyote with 10-22 and stinger 20 yards away and he brake danced for a sec then ran off

[BSlacker]

Rimfire kills a large number of humans every year. Doesn't mean it is a good defensive caliber. There's a huge number of guns out there that get handled and mishandled everyday. It is these huge numbers that account for the high numbers of rimfire deaths not its stellar stopping power. Only seeing these fatal numbers doesn't say how many were shot and ran away or continued the attack.
When out shooting my rimfires I seem to enjoy good reliablity but still get a jam once in a while. Lets say a good rimfire reliable number is 2 per thousand will misfire or jam. Well I have thousands and thousands of rounds down the tube of my centerfire HD pistol and not one jam or stoppage. Centerfire ammo makers will take one instance of a misfire and investigate the cause. Try to get the attention of anyone over a "few" misfires or jams. They will laugh and truck on.
Do you want that misfire or jam you know will happen at the wrong time. People who want to use rimfire for SD are misguided. And they have no idea how fast an attacker can cover the last 7 yards. Can you unjam your rimfire in that time?
If that is all you have go ahead and just choot em.

[Mr. Meeseeks]

Better than a baseball bat. But you might want to keep the bat around for back up

[BOOGIEMAN]

Shot a coyote with 10-22 and stinger 20 yards away and he brake danced for a sec then ran off

Like they said, shot placement!