Ghost_Soldier
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I haven't read all the thread so if this has already been covered, sorry.
Not to pick nits but it was in Georgia, just a few miles from me. The hits from the .38 were in the jaw, both lungs, stomach and liver but I haven't' heard what .38 loads were used. She apparently missed with one of the six. Not bad shooting for an adrenaline surging mom who had only practiced on targets. The shots put him on the floor and he was begging her to stop shooting him. This allowed her and her two twin 9 year old daughters to escape (even though the .38 was empty). I have heard the 911 tape from her husband's call and he was coaching her through the shooting. The intruder made it back to his car but only drove a couple hundred feet before hitting a tree, got out of the car and collapsed in a driveway. Paramedics took him to the hospital and I know he did survive a night or two. I don't know if he's still alive or not. BTW, she hit him five times and there were four exit wounds
The point is, no weapon is going to be perfect. Most centerfire weapons are very loud in a closed space, some have heavy recoil (shotguns and big bore rifles), some are too bulky to use indoors well (hunting rifles), handguns can be difficult to use and hit the target without practice. Semi-autos can jam (fail to feed, stovepipe, etc) plus some dismiss anything below a .40 (such as a 9mm) as ineffective. I don't. Rimfire weapons, as someone noted can fail to feed or fail to fire and do lack the kinetic energy of a larger centerfire round. So basically anything less than a phased plasma rifle is a compromise. In various spots in my house I have a 9mm, a .357, a Colt .45ACP and a 12 ga.(no I'm not paranoid, there have been home invasions in our area). However, if I were standing at my gun safe when someone broke in and the only weapon loaded was my or my wife's M&P 15-22, I wouldn't be that worried about it. The key is practice with whatever will be your HD weapon because there is no substitute for hands on range time.
Actually I would be a little worried if I had to use my wife's 15-22. What do you tell the police when they ask why you shot an intruder with a pink rifle?
CW
I was just going off of what was reported in the news, which is part of the problem with the media.
Yes a .22lr can kill but it is far from the optimum choice for self protection.
If you guys want to use a .22lr
to protect yourself, go right ahead.
I'm going to continue using a cartridge and ammo that was designed for self protection.
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