![]() The rest of the time deer would fall immediately on their side but begin to kick their legs as if running. Some would manage to run a few yards before falling over. He reported that most of the time deer he shot would fall down dead on the spot. A good marksman, he would take headshots, aiming for the base of the brain under the ear. Given the out-of-control deer population he had killed too many deer to count. One in particular spent time working around a farm in a reasonably populated area where it was permissible to kill deer to protect crops. I’ve never had a chance to interview someone who was in a gunfight, but I know plenty of hunters. So yes, there is something to the conventional wisdom that if you’re carrying a gun it should shoot something no smaller than. 380ACP are twice as likely to “fail to incapacitate” as the larger calibers. However, independent of shot placement, calibers below.Put another way: How well you shoot is more important than what you shoot. I.e., largely regardless of caliber: if you hit an assailant in the head they stop 75% of the time. Determined aggressors do need to be “physically stopped” (incapacitated), and in that case shot placement is far more important than caliber.Based on this observation: It’s more important to have a gun – any gun – than to be caught without one. I.e., guns “psychologically stop” many assailants. A lot of the time just shooting at someone is enough to get them to stop, regardless of caliber or whether they are hit.He analyzed nearly 1800 shootings during violent encounters and came up with some surprising results: My favorite study of this subject is An Alternate Look at Handgun Stopping Power by Greg Ellifritz. 380ACP is “barely” enough bullet to qualify as a defensive handgun round, and anything lighter is more likely to enrage an aggressor than to stop him. Effects on HumansĬommon wisdom has it that. Smaller guns and lighter rounds are a compromise: you sacrifice power and penetration in order to get something more portable and shootable. When it comes to defense, of course, we would prefer to avoid confrontation altogether, and failing that would grab a high-powered rifle or shotgun to stop any aggressor. But is it useful for hunting or defense? This is a subject of endless debate. So this is a cheap, fun, and accurate caliber. ![]() Tactical Solutions TSG-22 Glock conversion.Guns I have reviewed in this caliber include: (Note that in moderate weather muzzle velocity has to fall below 1000fps to avoid sonic echoes, which increase in loudness and turn into unmistakable sonic cracks as muzzle velocities cross the speed of sound around 1100fps.) The sound of the lead projectile striking a soft target even a hundred yards away is louder to the shooter. Furthermore, there is an abundance of subsonic loads on the market, which allow for nearly silent shooting: When shooting slower loads out of my rifles with an Outback suppressor the only audible sound from the gun is the click of the sear releasing the hammer and striking the cartridge rim. 22LR produces so little propellant pressure and volume, suppressors for the caliber can be made very small and light. It has negligible recoil and minimal muzzle blast, making it ideal for training youth or new shooters.Īs I have noted elsewhere, it is a great round for shooting with suppressors: Because.In fact it is used for many target sports, including a majority of olympic shooting events. Match-grade loads from a suitable rifle can produce 1-inch groups at 100 yards. Quality loads can be found for under $.05/round. It is very cheap and widely available.22LR ammunition is attractive for several reasons: However there is some evidence that this cartridge is underestimated. Common wisdom holds that it is too weak to use for defense against humans or for hunting any animal larger than a raccoon. 22LR is the smallest firearm cartridge in common use today.
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