CCI Stingers or Mini Mags.
I think I have had the BEST reliability with CCI.
I think I have had the BEST reliability with CCI.
If you had to take a .22LR rifle to a gunfight...
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Definitely. Same here, and same for virtually everybody else with .22lr shooting experience I can ever remember talking to.
Which is to say, same for pretty much everybody.
Mini Mags and Standard Velocity especially.
I haven't had a dud round yet. Not sure I can recall any failure while using them, actually.
rcmodel
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And will get you sued in civil court by the Bad Guy.
Doing his best Ray Charles blind guy imitation for blinding him with rat shot.
Do Not even think about using it in a SD shooting situation if you have anything else at all.
rc
I'm fairly certain he was being sarcastic.
But seriously, I doubt the Bad Guy is going to be able to sue you for blinding him if you lawfully used lethal force. And if he is, he could have sued you all the same had you used any other round.
jstein650
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"Snake-shot, obviously
The answer... why didn't I think of that. (stings like hell at 10 yds)"
Yes. Light sarcasm on my part. Was being funny. I thought...
The answer... why didn't I think of that. (stings like hell at 10 yds)"
Yes. Light sarcasm on my part. Was being funny. I thought...
CharlieDeltaJuliet
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Either CCI Mini-Mag or SK/Lapua. I have great luck with both...
C-grunt
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I would use CCI Minimag probably because they end to be more reliable than other 22s.
I have seen people shot several times with 22s out of handguns and its nothing to scoff at. I saw an accidental shooting where a lady was hit in the face with a 22 shot out of a small pistol, probably 2 inch barrel. The round hit her in the upper lip area just below her nose, penetrated the upper jaw completely and lodged itself in the top vertebrae of her spine. That's a lot of bone that it went through.
I have seen people shot several times with 22s out of handguns and its nothing to scoff at. I saw an accidental shooting where a lady was hit in the face with a 22 shot out of a small pistol, probably 2 inch barrel. The round hit her in the upper lip area just below her nose, penetrated the upper jaw completely and lodged itself in the top vertebrae of her spine. That's a lot of bone that it went through.
Caliper_Mi
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How about CCI Quick-Shok or whatever they called the rounds that were pre-segmented to break into three pieces on impact? Like tripling your firepower!
I'll shoot them from an AR-22 with a slidefire stock...
I'll shoot them from an AR-22 with a slidefire stock...
rcmodel
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Severe limitation on penetration.
A nasty surface wound on a 180 pound crack head prison weight lifter is not going to stop him from killing you.
That's why I went with Mini-Mag 40 grain solids.
A few through the innards & lungs will make him stop and puke blood while gasping for air if nothing else.
In the mean time, you can probably outrun him.
rc
I am pretty that, too, was sarcasm.
Unfortunately sarcasm can be a difficult tone to convey or comprehend online where there is no tone of voice, no inflection, no body language, and (often) no background or knowledge regarding the person saying/typing what you are reading.
The use of an appropriate smiley or emoticon after the sarcasm...or maybe the use of italics...is a commonly accepted and understood method of letting others know you are being sarcastic.
Some people neglect to use these things, perhaps because they figure their comment is so obviously sarcastic few people will be confused. Still, it would be nice if people would put something in their post indicating what they just said was in fact not-serious. Not everybody reading will figure it out based purely on what was said.
I still say we need a like button..................
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Tomcat47
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I would hope to have a Lever 22 39A or Henry or Browning.....
Now I can throw anything .22 in this gunfight.... S - L - LR
Especially considering availability of 22 theses days.... Choices I like Limitations I like less!
Now I can throw anything .22 in this gunfight.... S - L - LR
Especially considering availability of 22 theses days.... Choices I like Limitations I like less!
rcmodel
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No, actually it wasn't sarcasm at all.
And was not intended to be.
It is my belief after more then 50 years of hunting and killing all sizes of game animals.
A fragmenting .22 bullet is deadly on small game & small varmints.
But as the size and muscle mass or larger animals increases, it produces nasty surface wounds that are not fatal or even enough to slow them down.
A solid bullet of the same or more weight will penetrate further through clothes, bones, and muscles, and provide a killing shot when it destroys internal organs by tumbling internally.
Again, based on 50+ years of hunting experience.
That's my story and I'm sticking too it.
rc
What I meant was that the guy you quoted was, I am fairly certain, being sarcastic.
General Geoff
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Hard question to answer for me because I don't even know which rifle I'd choose.
10/22 with tech-sights, or
Marlin 980s-cf with a Simmons 3-9x scope
The 10/22 is otherwise unmodified, but I have BX-25 mags for it which have proven pretty reliable, at least for a .22. The Marlin has never had a failure to cycle, and has proven extremely accurate out to at least 100 yards.
If the altercation were to get close-up, I think I'd be better served with the 10/22 though.
I'd choose CCI mini-mags for either of them, just from an ignition-reliability standpoint.
10/22 with tech-sights, or
Marlin 980s-cf with a Simmons 3-9x scope
The 10/22 is otherwise unmodified, but I have BX-25 mags for it which have proven pretty reliable, at least for a .22. The Marlin has never had a failure to cycle, and has proven extremely accurate out to at least 100 yards.
If the altercation were to get close-up, I think I'd be better served with the 10/22 though.
I'd choose CCI mini-mags for either of them, just from an ignition-reliability standpoint.
Tomcat47
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That is what made the choice easier for me.... reliability and accuracy of a Marlin 39A that can shoot all rimfire 22 was a big plus...
I know short and long are less desirable, but this is a theoretical gun fight! And a 39A will hold (26 .22 Short), (21 .22 Long), or (19 .22 Long Rifle)
I know short and long are less desirable, but this is a theoretical gun fight! And a 39A will hold (26 .22 Short), (21 .22 Long), or (19 .22 Long Rifle)
Deltaboy1984
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Mini mags in my Marlin 60 , 18 rounds in under 8 seconds.
bigdaa
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SSS out of my Ruger Single Six.
They do not cycle in my 10/22
And I don't care if this is rifle country............
They do not cycle in my 10/22
And I don't care if this is rifle country............
rcmodel
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Test them.
I shot some Aquila SSS out of 2" & 3" barrel S&W's and they wouldn't make it clear through two antifreeze jugs of water.
They tumble terribly, and hit sideways out of most common .22 rifling twists.
Which limits penetration to less then desirable levels in a gunfight.
The two bent bullets stopped in the first jug of water.
The broke one out of a 3" barrel went through one jug and bounced off the outside of the second one and fell down between the two jugs.
CCI Mini-Mag solids did much better with 2 1/2+ jugs of water.
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bigdaa
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6 inch barrel.
I've tried them, though not as exhaustively as you. They punched paper well at pistol distances and beyond that, they threw up plenty of earth at 50 yards.
You know, I even have a fast twist Green Mountain barrel specially made for the fatty 60's. Just as soon as I can work out the ejection issue, I'll let ya know.
I've tried them, though not as exhaustively as you. They punched paper well at pistol distances and beyond that, they threw up plenty of earth at 50 yards.
You know, I even have a fast twist Green Mountain barrel specially made for the fatty 60's. Just as soon as I can work out the ejection issue, I'll let ya know.
MedWheeler
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"Clutch" was the first one (post 16) to describe my current setup. While I have a handgun on my person pretty much at all times (while off the job), at home, there is also the same rig leaning in a corner in my room. It's a Tapco-stocked 10/22 with 25 rounds of CCI MiniMag solids in the Ruger BX-25 magazine. The magazine is removed each morning when I leave home for work, and re-inserted when I get home (the chamber is kept empty.)
bigdaa
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Back to the OM's original intent, I would want to have my old Glenfield Marlin Mod 60 of the 70's vintage with me.
In the 22 realm of yardage and with iron sights, I could not be beat it seemed.
Plus the 17+1 rounds......................I'd stuff it with High Vel and call it a day.
In the 22 realm of yardage and with iron sights, I could not be beat it seemed.
Plus the 17+1 rounds......................I'd stuff it with High Vel and call it a day.
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