This is a discussion on For those of you who carry .22's for personal protection within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Neighbors shocked after 4 teens shot at Clearfield party The kid was shot in the throat by a .22. The only damage was the entrance ...
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Neighbors shocked after 4 teens shot at Clearfield party
The kid was shot in the throat by a .22. The only damage was the entrance hole. The kid actually swallowed the bullet and doctors retrieved it from his stomach. Minor surgery and he was on the road to recovery, thank God.
Friends son Shot in throat with .22 - The Firing Line Forums
Something to consider.
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It that would have been a NAA black widow it would have been different. That bullet would have gone clear through and possibly did some spinal cord damage
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While you can use this for example, I can quote many many news stories of people who have died immediately from .22 gunshots. A lot may have to do with the type of round. I think there are more types of ammo available for .22 than just about any other caliber. Some of those are just about as powerful as a BB gun, while others are considerably more powerful! At those times that I carry a .22 I keep it loaded with CCI Velocitors.Originally Posted by MilitaryArms
"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." -Plato
The 22 LR HV is an high pressure, very efficient cartridge, when it doesn't fail to fire due to an uneven distribution of the priming mixture about the rim.
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No cartridge is perfect and I don't want to get shot with any of them!
A 22 in the right spot will do the job.
Heck, there's a thread running about a guy who died from a pellet gun!
I don't carry a gun to look for or start a fight. I carry one to finish a fight I never wanted to be in.
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I keep mine loaded with CCI Stingers (P22), I have no doubt it could stop a threat if need be.
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I don't remember who said it in one of their books, but Jeff Cooper or Elmer Keith said the .22 Long Rifle had taken every game animal on the North American continant including grizzly bear. With proper shot placement I don't doubt this in the least.
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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^ yep, I've watched video's of people taking full grown boar pigs with pellet rifles. (head shots)
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shot placement, shot placement, shot placement.... no matter what caliber you are using.... oh, did i mention shot placement???? bunker
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Yup, I was going to use the old real estate adage......"Location, location, location". It's true.
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That story means exactly jack squat. If you want I'll find the link of the SWAT guy who shot a perp square in the forehad with a 9mm out of a sub-gun (mp5) and all it did was leave a big ole' bruise on his head. If we went by one story of a gun failing to do its job we'd all be forced to carry around Howitzers.
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Calm and subdued, Ohio school shooting suspect faces judge - CSMonitor.com
Recent shooting. Kid fired 10 shots from 22 caliber pistol. 3 students are dead. Very sad.
Are there better cartidges than the 22 LR for defense/killing people? Yes.
Is the 22 LR cartridge lethal? Yes.
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Some tests here:
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You all can do what you want, but note that NONE of the loads tested meet the FBI minimum of 12 inches penetration when fired out of a handgun.
Unless you have some medical condition that prevents you from using a .380/.38 (minimum) I just do not see why you would use a .22 handgun for defense, especially with the increased risk of a dud with rimfire ammo.
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