Seriously considering the SR22 for CCW

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Well said, Frank. I for one, found what you posted to be very, very informative. Thanks for all the great links, I'll definitely be spending some time reading over those.

Oh, and I appreciate your tact. Simple straight forward facts with none of the "you're dumb cause you don't agree with me" BS.
 
Everything is pretty much covered, looks like. I should add this: the drawing of a gun can entirely change the need to use one when your opponent/enemy/attacker realizes it. That being said, if I were to be so inclined to assault someone to the point where they would want to shoot me, and they pull a .22 pistol on me, it might not change my mind. I personally don't respect .22 for self defense, and someone else might feel the same way and take their chances that your gun doesn't have enough stopping power. Not that I'd want to be shot by one, but depending on my hypothetical motive, I might just take the chance that a couple 22's won't kill me or even severely injure me.

It's something to consider at least. I'd never stick with anything lesser then .32
 
+1000 to Frank. That's spot on.

My wife was of the opinion that .22cal was the cat's meow and wanted to carry one. It wasn't until she saw the difference of what .22LR can do to actual tissue (a sacrificial ham shank) versus a series of other pistols (.380, .38 special, .357mag, .45ACP) that she decided that it might not be a great idea. Sure, the perp might eventually bleed out, but not before he injures/kills her. She now carries a .380.
 
In the ER... I saw a 3 year old hit by a 40SW and made it. I saw a 18 year take a .22lr in the head and died.

That said... I carry a .40 and wouldn't carry a .22lr unless I had too. Shot placement is the key, but a bigger round/more energy is more forgiving on slight misses.
 
I would say that CCI Velocitors are a good choice if you do use the SR22...

Stingers have less mass, and not a lot of velocity advantage out of the shorter barrel.

HERE is a video testing different 22lr loads into test gel, from barrel of different lengths. Including a barrel length the same as the SR22.

Watch that and it may help you decide.
 
Aguila Supermaximums High Velocity are the best for self defense. I carry 25 rounds of the suckers in my 10/22 when I'm out and about on the ranch.
 
Aguila Supermaximums High Velocity are the best for self defense. I carry 25 rounds of the suckers in my 10/22 when I'm out and about on the ranch.
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And I have to ask. How many times have these rounds saved your bacon so that you can make a statement like that?

Aren't you 14 years old? And you have how much gunfighting experience?

Not trying to rag on you but when you post a statement like that you better be ready to back it up.
 
Aguila Supermaximums High Velocity are the best for self defense.
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Don't know about the similar Ruger, but Aguila Supermax simply does not run my Walther P22. It ejects the spent case, but doesn't pick up another round from the magazine. I think the very light bullet doesn't create enough recoil energy to fully cycle the slide.
 
well even though it's only a 30gr bullet, the aquila that mosin marauder suggested does have about the highest energy in FTLBs that I've seen in a 22lr, about 205FTLBs others suggested like velocitors(which I didn't realize were back in production) only produce 185-ish ftlbs. also humbling is the mini-mags I was suggesting which only produce about 130ftlbs.

so given that information, yes I think mosin made a pretty good suggestion for 22lr defense ammo. perhaps he should have modified with "in my opinion" but otherwise I think his post has a lot of credence.
 
It messes up snakes. :P I've killed 3 copperheads with them. But no I dont have any credible evidence other than that. But Youtube does. Never said It saved my bacon/or that that I had gun fighting experience. I just like sharing my opinion though. :)
 
When it comes to CCW a few factors boil it down for you to pick the weapon for you, there is NO perfect weapon for all of us..

here are a few I think should be factored into a decision...

Price- what you want to or can afford to spend... and what can you afford to practice with at least a few times per year minimum...

Size-what do you want and what are you able to carry? A 7oz .22 all the way up to a 5lb ar pistol+, it has to make sense to you, weight, concealability, maneuverability, ect...

Ability-what can you manipulate and operate efficiently and effectively, if you can shoot one handedly behind your back and robin hood a 454 casull then this may not apply to you...

Capacity-what are you comfortable with for a number and what does your local law inhibit? A 2 shot derringer is super easy to conceal but hard to shoot and only holds 2, vs a FN 57 holds a 20 but is much larger and my wife can't wrap her hand around the grip...


So the bestt thing to do is start at the top, what can you afford, then go to the dimensional size you are comfortable carrying and concealing, feel them loaded, figure out the weight, and size that works for you, then go to the range and see what you can do, practice as much as you can and your ability will get better, you may start being comfortable with a 22 but quickly move up to a 9mm with a few weeks of practice...

That will tell you the caliber and gun that works for you, join a range and poke around, most guys have no issues letting you shoot a few rounds through their gun, I have done this many times, I let a women shoot my 9mm 1911 last weekend because she is thinking about carrying a larger weapon {she carries a older .25 revolver, and hated how the 9mmm barked}...

It seems the what should I carry posts are abundant here, there is no single right answer that any one on this forum can give, I know that I like carrying my p3at, its not easy to shoot BUT the ct laser is dead on at 20ft, I am confident the 380 underwoods I have it loaded with have enough "stopping" power to neutralise human threats, but the biggest reason I carry that gun is its size, I have it on a pocket clip no holster, super light, super small, and it holds 6, when I practice with it, I can pop a moving target 6 in a row 9 times out of 10 and on the 1 out of them 10 I get a miss its 1 shot out of the 6...

SO if the 22 is what you are comfortable with carry it, on the other hand though if you are a super shot with a 9mm of the same size, it would probably be a better option... I think the smaller calibers should be an option for the women, small men, elderly that can not efficiently fire a larger unit...
 
When folks are speaking of lethality of .22s are they separating 22 rifle shootings from it's much weaker, handicap sister, or just lumping them together.
 
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