TheGoldenSaber
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To each their own. With pre panic prices the .22s were one of my favorites, but I refuse to get raped paying $50+ for a box of ammo that was $10 1 year ago.
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I see what you're saying but imo a .22LR can't be compared to a .308. It has about 15 times the recoil, if not more, and seeing things at 100 yards is a lot easier than 600 yards. At 500 yards the .308 has more velocity then a .22LR at point blank range and 9 times the energy. After seeing those stats I'll just hit them with my car or use a bow.ny - so you don't see the advantage in having a round that costs 30%-50% less than your centerfire reloads, that you don't have to spend any time making, that gives you trigger time?
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Standard velocity .22LR fired at 100 yards from an accurate rifle has similar ballistics and challenges to shooting .308 at 600 yards, and the barrels just basically don't wear out. They save wear and tear on 'serious' rifles/pistols, have little to no recoil for those who are new/sensitive to recoil, and save you money. I wouldn't be without mine.
You're a better friend then me lol. I would let them try out a couple of my decent guns at their expense and that's about it. Even then I would be hesitant because I've heard of more then a few cases of "whoops, I dropped it."I like to keep it around as a fun plinking round. When my non-gun buddies come into town, we sometimes hit the range. It would be really expensive to feed three shooters shooting JUST centerfire. I have no problem covering some of the expense, but anything over $100 and I'm tapped out.
In short, we'll run through a few magazines with my AR, blast away some 9mm, maybe touch off some hot .357 and finish with a few magazines of .45apc through my 1911s.
Then it's black powder fed home-cast bullets and a brick of .22. 3 semi-auto rifles, a bolt action, a semi-pistol, and a junky revolver and we can shoot for the better part of a couple hours before we get bored/cold.
For me, the big attraction to .22s before the crisis was they were really cheap to practice with. Now that they're not I'm thinking about just eliminating them all together. If there's ever a SHTF situation that would be about the last gun I would grab. What say you?
ny - so you don't see the advantage in having a round that costs 30%-50% less than your centerfire reloads, that you don't have to spend any time making, that gives you trigger time?
I don't remember 22 being a problem in 2008. Maybe it was and I just didn't have any issues because I had a few bricks and nothing that shot 25 rounds in 15 seconds. I know there were a lot of calibers that were short but it seems like 9mm and 22 were okay. Of course age has faded my memories some.Yes what is the big deal about 22s everybody old enough to shoot was around in 2008 there's no good excuse that you couldn't have bought a case of ammo when it was cheap before Sandy Hook.
About the past 6 months. .223 was a dollar a round in March and now it's $.35. Virtually every ammo has gone down in price since earlier this year.When was the last time you've ever seen ammo go down?
If you like .22s that's fine, but you don't have to force it on people.