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Originally Posted by Bonkers
THIS got me to thinking about .22LR/Mag revolvers for SD carry...a .22M carries 7 rounds versus 5 .38 Spl., and number of holes make a lot of difference!
I've seen of GSW's coming through Emergency rooms, I'm quite confident a center mass hit from a .22 will cause the recipient to pause and consider - then drop.
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Only two major problems I see with all that, .22 caliber is rim fired and even though today's factory ammo is better than ever before it's still a risk it won't go bang.
Second issue I see is the smaller the caliber the better you have to be with shot placement.
A .22 will kill you, so will a rock in the right spot. I suppose it's better than a stick, me personally I'm not looking to make the bear angrier at me.
I myself was going to go to a .32 H&R out of a .327 because of the light recoil. Then it hit home for me, I'm not that good of a shot, I might hit the target but a leg or an arm doesn't stop the threat all that well generally speaking.
Then I was back on the .38 kick after I decided no more semi-automatics for me because I don't trust their reliability after having to many range failures with my G39.
The G39 was tough to handle but every time I stared at that .38 it was a far cry from the short stubby .45 G.A.P. round. That no matter where it lands on a person they are going to know it.
What do, what do, then I had an eureka moment and finally discovered my ultimate do everything gun.
We call it BIG Hoss.. (and the beauty is I can even shoot the .45 G.A.P. out of it which means for me I can carry more ammo cause it's shorter than the .45 acp)
Anyway BIG Hoss is in-route. Stay tuned.