.22 caliber effectiveness

[vtoddball]

I gotta figure..

not 100% of the time but pretty close that a thief is a lazy, get something for almost nothing kind of guy. I would think that if you're sneaking into somebodies house at night, in the dark, and you see, hear and feel gunshots all at once, you're thinking..."Get me the f outta here." The risk/reward ration just got way too high. I doubt you care what the caliber is, or who's shooting, you want out the way you came in. Do statistics/police reports bear this out?

Personally I prefer something bigger. Keeps the lawsuits to a minimum.

 

[Sistema1927]

Okay maybe didn't actually mean that last one....

Yeah, I figured as much.

 

[the lone gunman]

Ok feel free to tear me a new a$$ hole. Most robberies in my area are committed with knife Or intimidation. If you pull a 22 auto or revolver at them they are not likely to stick around to measure the bore size. I personally favor my 45acp 1911 or my kel-tc p11 9mm , But some people cannot handle or afford them. If a 22 is all you can have , then practice a bit with it, load it with stingers and sleep well at night. all so For me anyway, I like to have a small high quality fashlite nearby. Who was it that said " the best gun to have in a gunfight, is the one you have in your pocket "

 

[ETXhiker]

Ask yourself this: A guy is coming through your window. He may only have a knife, or he may just have a .357 in his hand. Still want a .22?

If he has a .357, I want something that will end the fight NOW. Double-ought buck will be my choice.

A .22 is better than nothing, but so is a baseball bat.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

A guy is coming through your window. He may only have a knife, or he may just have a .357 in his hand. Still want a .22?

As I say, most people who find themselves in life-threatening emergencies, planned to get themselves in trouble. If you only have a .22 in a situation like that, it's because you planned to only have a .22.

Me, I keep a 12-gauge Ithaca for situations like that.

 

[WildcatRegi]

A hit with a .22 is better than a miss with a 44

 

[Vern Humphrey]

A hit with a .22 is better than a miss with a .44

And a hit with a .44 is better than a miss with a .22.