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Old 06-01-2017, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by nuubee View Post
I have a beat-up first edition of Bill Jordan's book on gunfiighting, "No Second Place Winner" boxed up somewhere where I can't easily retrieve it, so I'm going to have to paraphrase. He advocated for a then non-existant gun for concealed carry; a snub-nose revolver chambered for .22 WMR. I was surprised when I first read that, but the man was knowledgeable in ways I never will be. I started out with a Glock model 27, which is being converted to a model 26. Being 61, the thought of a .22-caliber-something sounds appealing. As a previous poster wrote, growing old is not for sissies...
I'm a huge fan of Bill Jordan and his book but I don't think .22 WMR has really lived up to his expectations, at least not in a snubby. Out of a 6" barrel, or a rifle sure, but in a 2" barrel the performance is hardly better than .22 LR. If I wanted a step up in power from .22 but little recoil I'd look into .32 S&W Long.

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