.22 is better than nothing, but .45 would have made a shorter story...
“.22 is better than nothing, but .45 would have made a shorter story...”
Not necessarily; a .45 will knock you down and stop you, but typically will not completely penetrate bone and most American belly fat, believe it or not.
While a .45 head or heart shot is lethal, a .22 will go clear through you, unless it hits bone and then it will rattle all through you. A .22 LR will do this from 400 yards or more.
In a gun fight, a .22 is no joke.