Forest
The AR guy
- Jul 13, 2011
- 985
I'm comming into this a bit late but my $.02 on the subject.
Personally I think the .22LR is the worst possible firearm you can select for the task. Sure it MAY work, but if the criminal get's angry or is on drugs it may not work quick enough.
HOWEVER, a .22 in the hand beats a sharp work hurled at the intruder ANY DAY OF THE WEEK and twice on Sunday.
I recently was helping a friend of a friend select a firearm. They had a recent break in (which his wife walked in on) and decided they needed somethign more than words.
I brought them out to the AGC and had them try a variety of firearms from .22 up to .223. The gentleman handled everything without a problem, but his (frail looking) wife had problems with everything but the P22. Even the .22 rifle seemed 'too heavy'.
With that in mind I had to suggest they go with a .22 - sure it's less than optimal, but it beats what they had. The husband was also planning on going 9mm after he was comfortable with the .22.
Better to make do with less than have nothing.
But as I told them if you're going to use a .22 you need to make sure you have a reliable .22 AND you need ammo that is reliable feeding and ignition while still making the FBI 12" of minium penetration.
For that select the CCI MiniMag CPRN (copper plated round nose) or the Federal 'Tactical' CPRN. Don't use bargain basement 'value packs' or HP rounds with .22.
Personally I think the .22LR is the worst possible firearm you can select for the task. Sure it MAY work, but if the criminal get's angry or is on drugs it may not work quick enough.
HOWEVER, a .22 in the hand beats a sharp work hurled at the intruder ANY DAY OF THE WEEK and twice on Sunday.
I recently was helping a friend of a friend select a firearm. They had a recent break in (which his wife walked in on) and decided they needed somethign more than words.
I brought them out to the AGC and had them try a variety of firearms from .22 up to .223. The gentleman handled everything without a problem, but his (frail looking) wife had problems with everything but the P22. Even the .22 rifle seemed 'too heavy'.
With that in mind I had to suggest they go with a .22 - sure it's less than optimal, but it beats what they had. The husband was also planning on going 9mm after he was comfortable with the .22.
Better to make do with less than have nothing.
But as I told them if you're going to use a .22 you need to make sure you have a reliable .22 AND you need ammo that is reliable feeding and ignition while still making the FBI 12" of minium penetration.
For that select the CCI MiniMag CPRN (copper plated round nose) or the Federal 'Tactical' CPRN. Don't use bargain basement 'value packs' or HP rounds with .22.