More people killed by .22lr than any other round ????

CH4 · #51 08-26-2018, 03:43 AM

I’ve been perpetuating that myth as the truth since I was a kid.

rich5674 · #52 08-26-2018, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Old Arkansawyer

It has been said, "the mob used the 22 for back of the head and in the ear shots for years." They were cheap, could be semi silenced, and when the deed was done just throw it in the river and if needed again buy another cheap one.

Someone from my old neighborhood got it that way. 10 to the back of the head. Reference the book “The Murder Machine”
See movies like “The Godfather” and Casino to see how it’s done.
President Reagan was almost done in by a 22 that already ricocheted off a windshield and flattened out before slipping between his ribs

PALADIN85020 · #53 08-26-2018, 12:54 PM

(Article on the Navy SEAL Mark II "dark" pistol)

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Originally Posted by crazyphil

I, for one, found it very interesting. Wondering if, when, &
where it will be published?

It's been submitted to Dillon's Blue Press magazine/catalog. I have no control over when it may be published - the BP editor makes that decision. Subscriptions are free by calling 1-800-223-4570 and asking.

John

JayFramer · #54 08-26-2018, 04:50 PM

I honestly don't believe it myself.

Probably 8mm Mauser or 7.62x39mm Soviet, but not .22.

jim lock · #55 08-27-2018, 03:33 PM

Think I heard in some hollywood movie where the guy said " 22cal. is the assasins #1 choice.

star1 · #56 08-29-2018, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by BE Mike

I doubt there is factual evidence to support that claim or such a claim about any caliber. Even if it were true, what point would it make? If there has been a documented claim of a .22LR round killing a grizzly bear, would it mean that everyone should carry that caliber in bear country for protection or sport hunting?

One of the largest grizzly bears taken was taken with a 22 singleshot rimfire rifle by a Cree woman
Bella Twin, the .22 Used to Take the 1953 World Record Grizzly, and More

shouldazagged · #57 08-29-2018, 06:41 PM

I don't care about figures. I don't want to go below .38 special +P, though I briefly owned a Ket-Tec P32 for backup.

wnderr · #58 08-29-2018, 09:22 PM

I was a US Army Medic in Vietnam, and can state that many people were shot with a lowly .22, some even killed! US Soldiers, ARVN Soldiers, and Indigenous Personnel.

I have seen the lead after it was removed!

BE Mike · #59 08-30-2018, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by wnderr

I was a US Army Medic in Vietnam, and can state that many people were shot with a lowly .22, some even killed! US Soldiers, ARVN Soldiers, and Indigenous Personnel.

I have seen the lead after it was removed!

Very interesting. Can you expound upon the circumstances and places that these .22 rimfire shootings occurred? What unit were you in and where were you stationed?

BAM-BAM · #60 08-30-2018, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by wnderr

I was a US Army Medic in Vietnam, and can state that many people were shot with a lowly .22, some even killed! US Soldiers, ARVN Soldiers, and Indigenous Personnel.

I have seen the lead after it was removed!

Are you speaking of the .223???????????????

Dvan34 · #61 09-02-2018, 05:57 PM

Surprised it hasn't been mentioned that President Reagan was shot with a .22. I wonder if conceaiability was the reason for using it?

HorizontalMike · #62 09-02-2018, 06:15 PM

Well all I know is that,...

I have killed more rabbets with a 22LR than I ever have with a shotgun. Hunting in the 1950-1960s sure was an entirely different mindset than it is now. FWIW, "...huntin' rabbets..." with a 22LR was a skill, and nothing less. If you didn't get them on the first head shot, then nothing...

WHY? It was easier than H___ to clean a rabbet that had a clean head shot w/22LR than to pick lead shot out at the dinner table...

Yeah, been there done that... And THAT was when we didn't go all paranoid about lead poisoning our children(me at the time), etc....!

Coaltminer · #63 09-05-2018, 05:43 AM

I believe this is probably true, simply because it's so widely
used, and , also because they tend to go all over the place when entering the body, same as a 25, creating a pinball effect inside, doing a lot more damage than a thru and thru round

Muss Muggins · #64 09-09-2018, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Coaltminer

. . . and , also because they tend to go all over the place when entering the body, same as a 25, creating a pinball effect inside, doing a lot more damage than a thru and thru round

I believe this to be an urban legend on par with the original post . . .

EMP3 · #65 09-09-2018, 02:08 PM

I'd go with more people dying from infection than gunshot of all calibers combined.

hostler · #66 09-09-2018, 02:11 PM

Actually more people die of medical "accidents" in the hospitals than die of anything else, including 22lr and even auto accidents.