Posted on 05/09/2016 10:43:00 AM PDT by rktman
While I am sure that most would opt to select .223/5.56 NATO over .22LR for home defense, but I have heard the argument that .22 would be “better” for home defense since its reduced energy would mean that it would penetrate through fewer walls. On the flip side, others argue that the 5.56 would be better as the round would tumble dissipating its energy and thus penetrate less.
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The rain has stooped, go outside and go shooting!!! You must be bored to start a drywall penetration thread!!!!
Hmm, sounds like I need to add this to the corollary section of the 5 rules of a gun fight.
1) Gun beats no gun.
Corollary:
- if your gun is to big, heavy, ugly or whatever to carry and you leave it at home, you have no gun.
- if you run out of bullets or can’t clear your jam, you have no gun
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- if you are afraid to shoot for fear of hitting others, you have no gun
I got a Cimmaron coach gun for my wife.
Not much to remember, just cock the hammers and pull the triggers.
stooped=stopped
autocorrect is my worst enema.
That whole kachunk think doesn't fly with me. That means the gun wasn't ready to fire and you may have given up your surprise advantage. If it comes to guns in my house, I want the first shot, not kachunk.
That is correct. More people have died from 22lr gunshots than any other caliber. (might be more than all others put together, do not remember the stat).
Come at someone holding a 10/22 or a Ruger MK II, and you will quickly be leaking from 10 or more new holes.
A gun is not some kind of magical instant death machine. Not like the movies, at all. It takes disruption of CNS to incapacitate quickly, otherwise, it is due to low blood pressure from blood loss.
The Miami Shootout guys were mortally wounded early in the fight, but kept on fighting.
So the lesson here is, make sure, that is, MAKE SURE you hit the bad guy, because if you don’t, the bullet is going to end up WAY past where you think it will end up. The question I’m left with, I wonder about birdshot as opposed to 00 Buckshot.
“When the d-bag hears KACHUNK, he’ll run away”
After he hears KACHUNK he will hear a shotgun shell hit the floor, keep one in the tube
Compared with the larger caliber hand cannons, and setting drywall penetration concerns and needlessly endangering neighbors with your trash problem, less is more.
The .22LR offers less noise, less flash, less weight and less recoil, all of which adds up to faster repeat shots on target, as fast as you can squeeze that trigger. Less money per round, too, assuming you can find any.
Those advantages become even more significant if you're older or smaller or weaker or are dealing with injury or arthritis or are a bit gun shy or are simply out of practice.
As always and with all things, ymmv.
Some people load shotgun shells with rock salt.
Solid (crystal) Drano, on the other hand.......
I wouldn't use birdshot, but you can use smaller buckshot and/or lighter powder loads (typically labeled "reduced recoil" or "tactical").
The Desert was Beautiful shooting on Saturday.
Wheel Guns Rule!
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