tubeshooter
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For a while I carried a S&W 650 as a back up. (3” J frame).
Sounds like a neat little gun!
For a while I carried a S&W 650 as a back up. (3” J frame).
It will kill.
I know it's far from ideal but would a 22 mag revolver with a 6.5 inch barrel be worth getting for self defense
I know it's far from ideal but would a 22 mag revolver with a 6.5 inch barrel be worth getting for self defense
My old Daisy 880 bb gun will kill. Killing isn't the issue. Stopping is the issue, specifically how quickly the person is stopped. Lots of people are killed with .22, but a lot of them live a long time before dying, right?
If you are going to go with something as big as a 6.5" barrel revolver, I would think that you could be concealing a much more substantial caliber. Is there is a reason you want or need to downside the ammo to a .22 mag?
I raised hogs for years. When I took them to slaughter, a single .22 LR shot was used to put them down. Shot placement is everything.I don't want to whiz on the parade, but I've used 22WMR from a 6" barrel to put down trapped animals,
and I was not impressed. I hate to see anything suffer, and a quick kill required 3+ shots, many times.
I raised hogs for years. When I took them to slaughter, a single .22 LR shot was used to put them down. Shot placement is everything.
I don't want to whiz on the parade, but I've used 22WMR from a 6" barrel to put down trapped animals,
and I was not impressed. I hate to see anything suffer, and a quick kill required 3+ shots, many times.
Tell that to a varmint thrashing around in a trap.
Well if anything this thread has inspired me to go ahead and pick up the NAA Black Widow convertible I saw at the LGS.
I have had a couple of .22 magnums, and I really like them. I would love to have a larger gun chambered in it, but I really dig my little mini revolvers for ultralight carry.
I've been looking for a pocketable .22 hiking gun. The 2" barrel should squeeze out a bit more oomph than my Wasp in .22 mag and maybe the .22lr wont want to tumble as much. Plus I can toss the .22lr cylinder in my vest pocket. Stick a little pill bottle of .22lr in one pocket and a pill bottle of .22 mag in the other and be set for plinking or power. I figure that if I bought a CA or LCR in .22 magnum, i would be just as inaccurate with it as the NAA. Plus I have gotten pretty good out to 7 yards with my Wasp.
I know it's not the DRT man-stopper, but I have come to realize that I simply will not dress around a gun in my day to day. A little pocket barker is better than nothing. Plus the room it takes up on my person is so minimal, I can carry it along with a bigger gun should I find myself wearing a larger piece without even thinking about it. Case in point, I'm heading to the mountains early next month. I dont expect to run into anything a compact 9mm stoked with hard cast can't handle, but the BW or Wasp will be riding along in my vest pocket as back up. My thought is that if we run across someone on the trail that makes my hair prick up, a hand in my pocket resting on the BW will be less threatening and faster to get into action than reaching back behind my hip for my FN. Just nod and smile and walk on.
Put the holster grip on it. Aids in shooting and carries like a multitool in the pocket.
I would probably aim for their eyeball or even an ear. That would likely stop them long enough for me to run. It would probably just piss off a mad dog or a wild hog but a person....good-for-nothing people would no doubt lie down and cry if you shot 'em with anything.My old Daisy 880 bb gun will kill. Killing isn't the issue. Stopping is the issue, specifically how quickly the person is stopped. Lots of people are killed with .22, but a lot of them live a long time before dying, right?
If you are going to go with something as big as a 6.5" barrel revolver, I would think that you could be concealing a much more substantial caliber. Is there is a reason you want or need to downside the ammo to a .22 mag?
The very first gun I bought myself and my very favorite gun to shoot, still, is my S&W M&P .22LR. It led me to my Shield. Never shot a .22 mag handgun. Not sure I've held one or seen one. I assume the caliber is more aggressive than the LR?