carry gun???

[Fishaholic]

due to all the violence that is happening in WA state i have decided to buy a pistol, i found a 22 mag for a good price and was wondering if it would be a good carry pistol. i cant afford a new pistol or i would buy a springfield 1911 GI mode. but the real question is would a well placed 22 mag round drop a attacker??

and no i don't want a 9mm there worthless to me my cousin was in Iraq and told me he had to shoot several people several times to drop them

i have a mossberg 500 for home defence and need to expand my armory


thanks
ddjj1991.

[brokenvet]

Maybe it would drop the attacker, question is how much time do you have before he gets you. 

Save your money and get the 1911.

[JimmyHoffa]

22mag will work if you can shoot it accurately, pretty much any gun will work.  Generally the bigger-faster bullets do a quicker job.

[CAMPMEAT]

22 will work fine for protection. The ammo has changed dramaticly in the past few years. A 22 mag would be better until you save up enough moola !

[FC]

and no i don't want a 9mm there worthless to me my cousin was in Iraq and told me he had to shoot several people several times to drop them

Lots of people had to be shot multiple times with the 5.56 too!

No offense but you might not have considered the fact that military rounds are fmj (full metal jacket) and do not expand, defensive rounds are jhp (jacketed hollow point), intended to expand and the difference between them is huge. A 9mm would have it all over a 22 mag, not to say a 22 mag wouldn't be better than nothing but a 9mm with actual defensive rounds in it is a fairly well proven man stopper. With a 22 mag you pretty much need to shoot an attacker in the head to stop them. 

[PlateauNDN]

1911   or glock 21 either way .45 will stop them in their tracks.

[CP]

A must read for anyone who carries:

http://www.chuckhawks.com/ammo_by_anonymous.htm

22 WMR

Much better than the .22 LR and perhaps better than most calibers smaller than .35. 40 grain JHP loads are the traditional choice, with Winchester's 40 grain JHP load scoring highest in 4" and longer barrels. The recently introduced Speer 40 grain GDHP-SB load was tailored for use in mini revolvers with 2" and shorter barrels.

[CAMPMEAT]

due to all the violence that is happening in WA state i have decided to buy a pistol, i found a 22 mag for a good price and was wondering if it would be a good carry pistol. i cant afford a new pistol or i would buy a springfield 1911 GI mode. but the real question is would a well placed 22 mag round drop a attacker??

and no i don't want a 9mm there worthless to me my cousin was in Iraq and told me he had to shoot several people several times to drop them

i have a mossberg 500 for home defence and need to expand my armory


thanks
ddjj1991.

I'd rethink the 9mm. Don't believe what your cuz says. S&W Sigmas are about $299, good gun and ammo is very popular and available. Hornady is good stuff.

[Button Nubbs]

Don't want a 9mm but your asking about a .22?

[TheHunt]

45 or 40 cal will do the job.

[KFhunter]

I wouldn't talk anyone out of a 22mag pistol - dang good little pistol to pratice and plink with and yes it'll put down an attack if it came to that.
No it isn't a .45 or a .40 or even a 9mm - but it'll put the hurtin on a dude and could kill him with a hit to the vitals.
 
But at least you could afford to shoot it, and build your skills with.  So hell no I wouldn't ever tell anyone not to get a plinker.
 
 
 

[Biggerhammer]

Sure, run the .22 mag until you bank enough cash to swing your next handguns purchase. I'm a sucker for a good 1911 and I have more .45's in my safe than all my other handguns combined. I've had a Kel-Tec PMR 30 on order for almost 2 years. Had to wait for them to work out some design/ magazine issues. Should be a fun .22 mag, 30 rounds in the magazine and one in the pipe. Topped off with some CCI Maxi-Mag +V's, you wouldn't want to be out in front of it.

Kel-Tec PMR 30.

[C-Money]

Anything is better than nothing. I like the Sig P238, comfortable and reliable.

[Fishaholic]

Don't want a 9mm but your asking about a .22?

The .22 caliber is said to have killed more people than any other single caliber ever invented

think about it the 22 will poke threw someone and not have over penetration problems and it will bounce around in side of the body cavity

i have read that some police use the 22, and the Italian Military might use it to

think how many deer have been shot and killed with the 22? if it drops deer why not a person??

[FC]

I know that I have heard that "22's killed more people than any other" story  but I wonder how true it is being as no weapon designed for war was implemented as a 22 rimfire of ANY variety.

Carry what you like, the 22 has certainly been effective in killing quite a few critters and people.

A 22 will drop a moose if the shot placement is exact, do you think you could make that shot while the moose was charging you?

Do you think you could make the kind of precision shot you are talking about against a person shooting at you?