NAA 22 Short ballistics?

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In the 1970s I worked at an indoor range. I also carried a NAA .22 short in my pocket-hence I did a lot of testing and shooting with it. We shot a Second Chance vest with. 22 short up through .41 magnum. The short penetrated as well as the .41 and came close to going through the vest.

You people who suggest that the .22 short is not a serious weapon are totally incorrect. Some of the remarks border on insane! A towel! :rolleyes: Almost ANY handgun round can fail to penetrate a human skull.

The short wouldn't have been around for 150 years if it didn't work. It seems to develop energy better from ultra short barrels than the long rifle.
High velocity shorts have about the same muzzle velocity as HV .22lr from most barrels-they just have a lighter bullet.
The gallery loads and reduced power "quiet" short loads may be the reason you uninformed people think the short is a toy. I can asure you it is not.
To think the short won't penetrate muscle is ridiculous!
Isn't it interesting that a neophyte can takehis inexperience and decide that a round that has been working for 150 years doesn't work?
 
My 2 1/2" H&R 930 with 22LR high velocity will not penetrate an old 55gal drum I shoot at. But as some have said a 22short is better that a wet towel, although a good pop with a wet towel kinda hurts, as I remember.;)
 
Guv said:
My 2 1/2" H&R 930 with 22LR high velocity will not penetrate an old 55gal drum I shoot at. But as some have said a 22short is better that a wet towel, although a good pop with a wet towel kinda hurts, as I remember.
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Thank goodness bad guys rarely armor themselves with 55 gal steel drums.
 
22mag does can suffer greatly out of a really short barrel, I recovered a CCI MiniMag HP from an empty soda can once! It was out of a 2 1/2" revolver many years ago, I think today's magnums may have more pistol friendly powders.
 
Let me reiterate:
ALL guns- .22 short and up, are potentially LETHAL.

Because some idiot on the internet tells you a bullet won't penetrate muscle or will just "tick the bad guy off" does not make it so.

Anyone promulgating drivel like this is irresponsible and foolish.:mad:
 
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