You know, in thinking back, never actually did personally run across anybody who'd managed to die from being shot with a .22.
Dimly recall hearing of one suicide case where the guy'd shot himself in the head & was successful.
The first .22 LR shooting victim I encountered, who'd been shot in the chest, was debating whether or not to have the bullet removed.
Met quite a few who survived various higher calibers, several who didn't.
Including one guy who'd shot himself through the chest on a suicide attempt with a 12-gauge at contact distance.
He was not happy, but was still alive & conscious.
The .22 rimfire's an old debate.
I wouldn't carry one for SD unless it was all I had.
But, didn't mean to derail the thread.
Looking forward to seeing many first-hand stories of successful use of the caliber for SD, and I don't mean merely presenting or pointing.
Denis