Was talking to someone who was thinking about getting a Beretta .25 Auto the other day. I tried to talk him out of it, saying that the .25 is by far the most...disrespected pistol cartridge of all time, and that he would be better off with a .22 or .22 Magnum if he wanted to go super small. Personally the smallest I go is .380 during warm weather and 9mm during cold weather.
Anyway, we got to talking and apparently, there have been (correct me if you feel I am wrong) a LOT of people killed by the .25 Auto and a WHOLE lot of people killed by the .22, in fact there have been more people killed by the .22 than any other round. Now of course all of those fatalities were not "good" (the word "good" being used with extreme caution) as probably well over half were murders ...and NO, this is not an anti-gun thread.
My question is, how does the most "deadly" round in the world and it's slightly bigger brother get such a horrible, horrible reputation?
Ragardless of the answers, I am never buying a .25 so don't worry
We may as well leave out the "any gun is better than no gun" reply as that goes without saying.
edit: this quote from Wiki: "Both rounds certainly pose an effective psychological threat against attackers not armed with a firearm."
Now THAT quote was obviously not written by anyone in-the-know. Yea, the effect is purely psychological IF: you are immune to severe pain, the bullet misses a rib, hits your throat, your face, your groin, an artery in your arm or leg, your eye, goes into your mouth, your ear....
Anyway, we got to talking and apparently, there have been (correct me if you feel I am wrong) a LOT of people killed by the .25 Auto and a WHOLE lot of people killed by the .22, in fact there have been more people killed by the .22 than any other round. Now of course all of those fatalities were not "good" (the word "good" being used with extreme caution) as probably well over half were murders ...and NO, this is not an anti-gun thread.
My question is, how does the most "deadly" round in the world and it's slightly bigger brother get such a horrible, horrible reputation?
Ragardless of the answers, I am never buying a .25 so don't worry
We may as well leave out the "any gun is better than no gun" reply as that goes without saying.
edit: this quote from Wiki: "Both rounds certainly pose an effective psychological threat against attackers not armed with a firearm."
Now THAT quote was obviously not written by anyone in-the-know. Yea, the effect is purely psychological IF: you are immune to severe pain, the bullet misses a rib, hits your throat, your face, your groin, an artery in your arm or leg, your eye, goes into your mouth, your ear....
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