Lethality and effectveness are two very different things,Rimfire calibers like 22 long rifle, or 22 magnum are very lethal calibers.
Lethality and effectveness are two very different things,Rimfire calibers like 22 long rifle, or 22 magnum are very lethal calibers.
Lethality and effectveness are two very different things,
Secret Service Agents will take a President under fire down very quickly3 big men down.
Your profile says you’re in South Dakota; is that where you will be camping/fishing? If so, I think a 4” .22WMRF is a good choice so long as you can hit a beer can in-flight at least twice before it hits you. Animals are fast and agile. Don’t try to apply static-target statistics to the purely chaotic circumstances of big cat deciding you are an interesting new play-toy.I have a 4in 22 magnum 9 shot revolver. Plan on shooting Speer Gold Dot out of it. Going to be the fishing, camp gun. What are the opinions of this being a defensive weapon if called upon. Don't say there are better choices. I already know this.
I am of the mind set that 9 rounds will deter and more than likely stop the threat if needed. I am talking 2 and 4 legged critters. 4 legged up to a mountain lion size.
Thoughts?
For anything on 4 legs and is a predator like a mountain lion, I'd want a bigger bullet than .22 Mag. For humans the .22 Mag can get the job done with the right ammo and provided you don't get a dud. I'd never encourage anyone to get a .22 Mag for self defense, I'll always recommend .32 Mag over .22 Mag for that, but for those who already have a .22 Mag you could do much worse and there's no reason to not use it.
Been wondering why they don’t do an S333 Thunderstruck Mountain Gun with a three inch ported barrel and Hogue Grips.I have a 4in 22 magnum 9 shot revolver. Plan on shooting Speer Gold Dot out of it. Going to be the fishing, camp gun. What are the opinions of this being a defensive weapon if called upon. Don't say there are better choices. I already know this.
I am of the mind set that 9 rounds will deter and more than likely stop the threat if needed. I am talking 2 and 4 legged critters. 4 legged up to a mountain lion size.
Thoughts?
Lastly, believing that only larger centerfire calibers are better may provide you with a false sense of security thinking that it has "stopping power". In my 37 years of working in a trauma center I saw more deaths from a 22 caliber round than any other caliber and I have witness a small frame woman survive 6 shots from a .357 magnum to the face and head. Seeing this confirms my beliefs, if GOD wills it, the choice of caliber does not matter whether you live or die.
I have a 4in 22 magnum 9 shot revolver. Plan on shooting Speer Gold Dot out of it. Going to be the fishing, camp gun. What are the opinions of this being a defensive weapon if called upon. Don't say there are better choices. I already know this.
I am of the mind set that 9 rounds will deter and more than likely stop the threat if needed. I am talking 2 and 4 legged critters. 4 legged up to a mountain lion size.
Thoughts?
If that’s the gun you have that best fits the role of a camping beater, then you have to use what you have.I have a 4in 22 magnum 9 shot revolver. Plan on shooting Speer Gold Dot out of it. Going to be the fishing, camp gun. What are the opinions of this being a defensive weapon if called upon. Don't say there are better choices. I already know this.
I am of the mind set that 9 rounds will deter and more than likely stop the threat if needed. I am talking 2 and 4 legged critters. 4 legged up to a mountain lion size.
Thoughts?
To judge from that picture, with everyone looking in the opposite direction, there must have been something more interesting than the shooting going on somewhere else.In reference to the Reagan assassination attempt, the 22lr snubbie itself put the "3 big men down".
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To judge from that picture, with everyone looking in the opposite direction, there must have been something more interesting than the shooting going on somewhere else.
Someone needs to get good shooting one of these, then put up a vid on Youtube showing how it’s done.This has been carried in a front pocket a lot of miles, it's just so easy to conceal when you are running around in 90 degree heat with nothing but jeans and a t-shirt. I made the little holder to keep it cleaner and make so it wouldn't print so much. Yes, there are better options, but anything bats the larger gun you left at home. It's perfectly adequate at up close get them off of you distance. More powerful than some folks think.
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