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Robert F. Kennedy was killed by an assassin using a .22. I say, use what's comfortable for you. Yes, a more powerful gun would be more effective.
Ruger 22 handgun protection question
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Hey Anne
I hope that all is well in All Benny! I lived there a few years ago for a short time (Lee County). I know several people that conceal carry Walther P22s. Some are even guys, one has his own gun business! I could not believe it either.
How many times have you heard of anyone that intentionally runs towards someone shooting at them. My guess is that they run for cover. That being said, I also know someone that was killed with a .22 revolver. THEY KILL.
They may not have the knockdown of a .40cal, .357magnum, etc., but they kill. I have carried my P22 a couple of times in the summer, my dad carried his .22 revolver until he got a M60.
Point being, carry what you are comfortable with. Carry what you can shoot accurately. It may just save your life, and it beats the heck out of nothing at all.
Mike
I hope that all is well in All Benny! I lived there a few years ago for a short time (Lee County). I know several people that conceal carry Walther P22s. Some are even guys, one has his own gun business! I could not believe it either.
How many times have you heard of anyone that intentionally runs towards someone shooting at them. My guess is that they run for cover. That being said, I also know someone that was killed with a .22 revolver. THEY KILL.
They may not have the knockdown of a .40cal, .357magnum, etc., but they kill. I have carried my P22 a couple of times in the summer, my dad carried his .22 revolver until he got a M60.
Point being, carry what you are comfortable with. Carry what you can shoot accurately. It may just save your life, and it beats the heck out of nothing at all.
Mike
Husband is right.
A .22 is effective but depends upon accuracy. For home defense you are not at the range on a sunny day and unstressed, taking steady aim and slowly squeezing the trigger. You’re in a bad, unexpected situation and scared.
A large caliber revolver has muscle and is simple to operate.
Yes, a .22 is easy to fire and the ammo is cheap. How cheap is your life?
A .22 is effective but depends upon accuracy. For home defense you are not at the range on a sunny day and unstressed, taking steady aim and slowly squeezing the trigger. You’re in a bad, unexpected situation and scared.
A large caliber revolver has muscle and is simple to operate.
Yes, a .22 is easy to fire and the ammo is cheap. How cheap is your life?
stone beats scissors, and 0.22 beats throwing stones
Hi,
While the 0.22 is certainly not the best defensive caliber, if you shoot it well and you are prepared to train with it it beats having no gun at all.
I am not of the opinion that a shotgun is easier to shoot, so I will not even mention it.
My advise is:
1. get formal training, then practice drills as you will do if you need to defend yourself. a common practice in certain military drills that are designed to engage hostiles where is to "shoot until your target is down", so if it takes 12 rounds to get him down and you shoot them all as fast as you are able (while keeping them on COM or head), it will serve its purpose. I know of a very good shooter (qualified instructor with SIg Sauer Academy and PH) who was "caught out" in his driveway without his "bigger caliber" gun, and used a 5 shot NAA revolver that he had with him. He was accosted by 5 hijackers,He decided to fight; the result was that he survived (unharmed), two would be hijackers died, one wounded, to ran away. ( his name is Joe Da Silva, owner of PARROW ARMS, you can google him and his company if you need verification).
2. try other guns and calibers in your own time,
it is likely that you will find somethign else, more powerful that you'll be comfortable with.
3. Select your ammo carefully, you can find very good HP high velocity ammo, just make wure that it cycles and feeds reliably. and keep a spare mag handy with the gun.
Brgds,
Danny
Hi,
While the 0.22 is certainly not the best defensive caliber, if you shoot it well and you are prepared to train with it it beats having no gun at all.
I am not of the opinion that a shotgun is easier to shoot, so I will not even mention it.
My advise is:
1. get formal training, then practice drills as you will do if you need to defend yourself. a common practice in certain military drills that are designed to engage hostiles where is to "shoot until your target is down", so if it takes 12 rounds to get him down and you shoot them all as fast as you are able (while keeping them on COM or head), it will serve its purpose. I know of a very good shooter (qualified instructor with SIg Sauer Academy and PH) who was "caught out" in his driveway without his "bigger caliber" gun, and used a 5 shot NAA revolver that he had with him. He was accosted by 5 hijackers,He decided to fight; the result was that he survived (unharmed), two would be hijackers died, one wounded, to ran away. ( his name is Joe Da Silva, owner of PARROW ARMS, you can google him and his company if you need verification).
2. try other guns and calibers in your own time,
it is likely that you will find somethign else, more powerful that you'll be comfortable with.
3. Select your ammo carefully, you can find very good HP high velocity ammo, just make wure that it cycles and feeds reliably. and keep a spare mag handy with the gun.
Brgds,
Danny
Ah, yes.
You've been reading too many comic books, Roy Rogers reruns, or admiring Horatio Caine on CSI: Miami.
In most states, you are the "king of your castle". You don't have to justify using force in your own home, especially if you're in fear for your or your loved ones lives or safety. And you determine if you are in fear for your life or safety. You don't have to abandon your home to an intruder.
You don't have to explain anything to the police. That's why satan invented lawyers. Lawyer up immediately.
In the heat of battle (literally), your only thought should be survival. Always shoot for center mass. You will never be able to shoot to wound. At three AM, in the fog of being awakened from a sound sleep, you won't have the luxury of bullseye shooting someone's kneecap. At in-home distances, you won't have the time to do anything except shoot for the center of the target. (At seven yards, or less, you have less than two seconds to react and shoot.)
Alarm systems are notoriously unreliable. You could be dead before you got a call back from them.
You've been reading too many comic books, Roy Rogers reruns, or admiring Horatio Caine on CSI: Miami.
In most states, you are the "king of your castle". You don't have to justify using force in your own home, especially if you're in fear for your or your loved ones lives or safety. And you determine if you are in fear for your life or safety. You don't have to abandon your home to an intruder.
You don't have to explain anything to the police. That's why satan invented lawyers. Lawyer up immediately.
In the heat of battle (literally), your only thought should be survival. Always shoot for center mass. You will never be able to shoot to wound. At three AM, in the fog of being awakened from a sound sleep, you won't have the luxury of bullseye shooting someone's kneecap. At in-home distances, you won't have the time to do anything except shoot for the center of the target. (At seven yards, or less, you have less than two seconds to react and shoot.)
Alarm systems are notoriously unreliable. You could be dead before you got a call back from them.
The Tourist
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pendennis said:
That's not the reason I bought my ADT--a service that is prompt and professional.
My alarm system runs all of the time, in "home" and "away" modes. Every entry and window is monitored, and when it goes off not only is the service notified, but it announces to me which door or window has been tripped.
It helps me in aiming in the right direction.
Of course, we could test it in the real world and you could startle me at 0200...
Growing up My father and grand parents all had pretty much 1 type of weapon for self-defense. It was the .22 lr sem-auto rifle. They lived in detroit and the burbs nearby. My grand father (in detroit) chased out a burgler in his garage with a .22 lr marlin semi-auto rifle. He purchased this weapon around the time of the detroit riots. I find it interesting but am guessing ecomomics were heavily involved in the purchase decision.
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By the way, I have as a backup gun and sometimes I'll carry it on its own, A NAA mini-revolver. I understand its great limitations as a 5 shot .22 but I also understand it's purpose as a very small easily carried weapon. Not an optimal caliber but I refuse to not carry if I cant always carry somthing larger. A .22 is better than harsh words. We've heard that before.