Plastic Cowboy
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Remember- if you use mecury or posioned bullets you need to ask the bad guy to wait patiently while the chemical takes effect---he probably won't mind if you ask politely!!
Best .22lr round for personal defense
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mjb
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Remington Yellow Jackets from my Colt trooper Mk III
geekWithA.45
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This will give the DA plenty of time to arrive and start taking notes.
Poison bullets = bad jury ju ju.
Yellow jackets
I second the motion on Remington Yellow Jackets. 1,500fps and they emit a distinctive crack when fired. They're accurate in both my Ruger Mark III 22/45 and Ruger 10/22. Not a single jam after thousands of rounds fired.
I second the motion on Remington Yellow Jackets. 1,500fps and they emit a distinctive crack when fired. They're accurate in both my Ruger Mark III 22/45 and Ruger 10/22. Not a single jam after thousands of rounds fired.
The_Antibubba
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I have to second the Aguila 60 grainers. They feed really well through my Mk I.
I have to second the Aguila 60 grainers. They feed really well through my Mk I.
My first suggestion would be don't go for the hypervelocity loads. They're designed for maximum performance in squirrel/rabbit sized game. They look better on paper, but a bad guy is a lot bigger than a squirrel and penetration is important. I don't know whether I'd go for a solid or a hollowpoint in this case though.
Mercury disolves lead. Not something I'd want to happen to my carry ammo.
Someone has been watching too much TV.
Metallic mercury isn't nearly as toxic as mercury oxides and takes a very long time to poison. Even then, most of it passes harmlessly through. In the old days, miners would drink mercury to cure constipation. Scary, but true.
Someone has been watching too much TV.
Metallic mercury isn't nearly as toxic as mercury oxides and takes a very long time to poison. Even then, most of it passes harmlessly through. In the old days, miners would drink mercury to cure constipation. Scary, but true.
NewShooter
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I like the 60 grainer by aguila. Velocities can vary but weight is constant. Use the heaviest bullet you can get.
fecmech
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"If I had to choose, CCI mini-mag HP's. While the Stingers, Vipers and other hyper-velocity .22's do boast a significant increase in velocity, they do this in RIFLES by using slower powders. They gain nothing in handguns, and in some cases actually loose perfomance from short barrels. In my own testing, fired from barrels under 6", the mini-mags actually produced more energy than the Stingers."
MachIVshooter--Not sure what you were using to "test "the Stingers with. I chrono'd a bunch of .22's this summer and here are my figures.
Stinger-Rifle-1665 fps--4" Revo-1225fps P-22(3.5"bbl)-1175 fps
CCI Mini Mag--Rifle-1229fps--4" Revo-974 Fps--P-22(3.5"bbl)903 fps.
Federal Lightning--Rifle-1405 fps.-- Walther P-22(3.5"bbl)1045 fps.
Energy figures for the Stinger would be approx 100 ft lbs.@1175fps while the energy figures for the Mini Mag @903 fps would be in the 70 ft. lb. range. Faster out of a rifle is faster out of a pistol. In over 30 yrs of chrongraphing pistol loads I have never seen ANY load that was faster out of a longer barrel(than a second load out of that same barrel) that became slower than the second load when fired from a shorter barrel. Faster is faster all the way down to the 1 7/8" snubby's.
That said .22's are a long way down my list for a carry gun. Nick
MachIVshooter--Not sure what you were using to "test "the Stingers with. I chrono'd a bunch of .22's this summer and here are my figures.
Stinger-Rifle-1665 fps--4" Revo-1225fps P-22(3.5"bbl)-1175 fps
CCI Mini Mag--Rifle-1229fps--4" Revo-974 Fps--P-22(3.5"bbl)903 fps.
Federal Lightning--Rifle-1405 fps.-- Walther P-22(3.5"bbl)1045 fps.
Energy figures for the Stinger would be approx 100 ft lbs.@1175fps while the energy figures for the Mini Mag @903 fps would be in the 70 ft. lb. range. Faster out of a rifle is faster out of a pistol. In over 30 yrs of chrongraphing pistol loads I have never seen ANY load that was faster out of a longer barrel(than a second load out of that same barrel) that became slower than the second load when fired from a shorter barrel. Faster is faster all the way down to the 1 7/8" snubby's.
That said .22's are a long way down my list for a carry gun. Nick
Magnuumpwr
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Aguila sniper sub sonics
= 60 gr round nose lead bullet @ about 950 fps and near 120 ft/lbs muzzle energy.
Test barrel is 5 inches.
= 60 gr round nose lead bullet @ about 950 fps and near 120 ft/lbs muzzle energy. Test barrel is 5 inches.nitesite
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CCI SGBs......
Oregongundude
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Aguila 60-grain Sub Sonic Sniper ammo.
The 60 grain sub Sonic Sniper ammo for the 22 LR sounds pretty good. However, I hope I don't get caught in a self defense situation with a .22. I love shooting them and I suppose they would kill if needed with enough shots. However, I'm into the bigger rounds I general carry nothing smaller than a .355 caliber for self defense, or for people on the metric system that's a 9 mm or above. However, I guess if I was stuck with a .22 I would go with the 60 grain bullets sniper bullets. I didn't know snipers used .22 lr rounds? You learn something everyday.
The 60 grain sub Sonic Sniper ammo for the 22 LR sounds pretty good. However, I hope I don't get caught in a self defense situation with a .22. I love shooting them and I suppose they would kill if needed with enough shots. However, I'm into the bigger rounds I general carry nothing smaller than a .355 caliber for self defense, or for people on the metric system that's a 9 mm or above. However, I guess if I was stuck with a .22 I would go with the 60 grain bullets sniper bullets. I didn't know snipers used .22 lr rounds? You learn something everyday.
ronto
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Given a 22LR is the only choice...CCI Mini-Mag 40Gr. solids...and shoot the BG in the eye socket...if you can't do that, use a baseball bat or 9 iron instead.
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