@@Hater19398this guy making the video thought it might not go through an Apple. Then he assumed the peanut butter would stop it … so this guy just not in those words.
.22 is sometimes a bitch to get hit with. They tend to ricochet off bones etc . Plenty of dead people from them. I had a . 22 rifle. Cut off barrel to 2" just a half inch past the end of a long rifle. At about 10 feet it would top a big hole going out the back of a 1/2" plyboard
The 22 caliber rounds have been under estimated for years. They are more dangerous then what people think. I carry a 9mm but if all I could afford was a 22lr I would definitely carry one. Great video. God Bless from Oklahoma.
Wonder what most people would prefer. Something like a Glock 43 with 6 rounds of 9mm, a revolver with 5 or 6 rounds of 38 special or a 22LR pistol that may hold 15 or 20 rounds, if in a stressful self defense situation you knew you may only get 2 or 3 hits with the 9mm or 38 special and maybe(?) only one center mass compared to a low recoil, low muzzle rise, easy follow up 22LR pistol that may get 8 to 10 (or more ?) hits. Obviously does not apply to all you John Wick clones out there.
@@alanaldpal950 I carry a glock 43 with a 9 round mag, but I just ordered PSA's variant that holds 15. If I were to carry 6 I would carry a 357 revolver, I would never consider 38 special for 22 for self defense in a world where the assailant is likely to be hopped up on adrenaline boosting drugs.
Iraq Combat Veteran Armorer here. .22lr especially in an AR platform is extremely effective and a great survival platform. Let's not forget IDF snipers use internally suppressed Ruger 1022's.
@@tomtroy3792Walker county, Jefferson county and Birmingham! 22, 32, 38, 9mm 7.62 x 39. All kinds. 22 by mostly women. One a hunting accident! One a guy in a wheelchair! All had 22s. More popular than most people think.
If a brand-new potential gun owner was severely strapped for cash and needed a home defense gun, a Ruger 10/22 could work. Not optimal, but plenty of capacity to be effective. Re-apply as needed. The ammo is cheap enough to allow for a lot of training. The shooter could easily build their accuracy, gun safety, and confidence. Later, as they can afford it, they can branch out into other types of weapons. Many of us grew up using a 22LR rifle first. I still use a 22LR rifle to wake up my mind for deer season. Sight alignment, breath control, squeezing the trigger, and follow through. After fundamentals training, then I use my hunting rifle, again, intentionally walking myself through those fundamentals. My scope gets verification, my shooting is much better, and I conserve rifle rounds getting it all done.
I have. Back in 1992 I knew a guy who's girlfriend broke up with him, and to "prove" his love for her, he had one of his friends shoot him in the stomach with a 22. I talked to him after he got out of the hospital and he said he'd never do that again. 🤣Naturally I ceased contact with him shortly after that 'cause i don't make a habit of hanging out with stupid people.
@@coldwarkid6611yeah the myth is that they liked it because it “bounces around in the skull and scrambles the brains” but in reality its because its cheap, not a lot of mess to clean up, less loud/easier to suppress, and plenty off power!
@@Gold-d9x Would have to be through the eye/brain shot. Skull is too thick and the heart deep in the chest. I'm very curious about how this shot opportunity occurred.
An autopsy on a grizzly killed by a famous guide revealed that one of the .44 mag bullets was deflected by the skull, so the very close-range straight-on shot bounced off the skull and failed to penetrate or do serious damage.
When I was a kid in the early 90s not far from where I lived there was a lot of violence and the type of guns these people used to use to kill each other was 22lr and 32cal. I'm gonna say if I had to choose between no gun and a 22lr I'm gonna Def choose the 22 for sure. Like I said it will and has killed a lot of things throughout its existence.
A lot of people got killed from what they call the Saturday night special which was the 32 , police use to carry the S-W long for their regular side arm in the 1920' s, so don't listen to these gun fantastis@@cameronking3551
A 22 is somewhat like a serial shotgun, if used correctly in an SD encounter. With the lack of recoil you are able to put more rounds on target in the same amout of time as 9mm. It would be interesting to compare the amount of energy put into a target in the same amount of time of a 22lr vs 9mm. Using 3 different shooters and 2 pistols of the same weight, action, and barrel length (maybe even a similar model). Shoot a 5 second string from high ready. Depending on the velocities, you could possibly impart more energy on the target with a 22lr due to more shots within the firing window. Just a thought.
Hospital cop here, guy came to E.R. Tried to take a 22. Pistol away from another guy it went off entering the guys wrist, traveled up his arm and exited through his shoulder. Took the fight out of him.
I think the title of the video actually asks the correct question: "How Dangerous is a 22LR?" It seems like everyone today is so much into the self-defense/tactical/EDC mentality that they forget there are so many other applications for a gun! Each and every caliber and gun has their own niche. The 22LR is far more powerful and effective than most give it credit for, but that usually also means they're trying to fit it into an application for which it isn't really suitable. Still, there's a reason Mossad prefers them for assassination!
Well spoken and thought out. And I'll add, I'll never understand why some people can't realize what "recoil sensitive" means, or why some people feel a need to shame them.
When I was a kid in the 50's we were dirt poor, we lived on a farm with no power or running water, when food was scarce dad would head out with his .22LR Remington Tartetmaster Jr and find us food Often it would be an out of season deer, he always took head shots to minimize meat damage, the .22LR from that barrel would penetrate between the eyes and the quiet of the little .22 did it's job without notifying the neighbors that our food was being processed. It kept us going during the hard times. I still have that rifle hanging in my dining room over the table. I repaired the stock where Dad had used it to club a pheasant that he had shot but not killed and re-blued it once when I was doing a bluing batch with a fellow gunsmith years ago.
Thje Minimag made a smaller dent because it was higher on the curve of the helmet.... shot at the same level as the Stinger you might have been surprised... :-) A .22 eill make a hell of a dent in 1/8" mild steel plate too... The little round is quite nasty and not to be treated lightly... From a rifle it's a lot more so....
I have seen a .22 LR go through both doors of a 70s era sedan. There used to be a rumor that a .22 could be shot into the head and it would bounce around inside the cranium. I don't know if I believe that but I do know that more people are killed by .22 than any other caliber in non-war zones.
The 223 round is basically a 22 with a huge punch. Otherwise known as the M16 round. The ar platform is a very effective rifle regardless of what people say.
Right . . . It is the muzzle velocity which makes the .223/.556 round so deadly. In Army Basic Training we learned that an M-16 would enter with a .556 hole and exit leaving a 7" hole. That's enough to kill a man for sure, and that is exactly what the M-16/AR-15 was designed to do. So why own them for "sport"?
The MiniMmag round skidded off the helmet. A round hitting at less than 30 degrees to a surface virtually guarantees a ricochet. Try another spot on the helmet that is more perpendicular to the approaching projectile. I think you'll get a much bigger dent at the very least, and perhaps some stress cracks in the metal. I recommend caution when using Stingers and Velocitors--or other "hyper'velocity"ammo when used in zinc allay guns. They will have snapped the front toggle link of a 60s Erma toggle pistol into three pieces before you empty a mag. (Um...don't ask.) They have the potential to excessively slam the actions of other .22 pistols, leading to breakage/failure in guns that weren't built to handle such an energetic round.
I knew an old West Virginian, moved to NE Ohio and ended up being my neighbor, born early in the 20th century, that had some sort of deer problem on his rural place. The year was just before 1980 and pumpkin balls were the deer hunting ammo of the day. So I asked him if that was what he was gonna use, since I knew he didn't have a centerfire rifle at the time. He answered like I was wet-behind-the-ears, which I was, that he would use his .22 rifle. He told me, "you just shoot them behind ear, they can't get any deader." Seeing my near disbelief he told me that if he started that day shooting deer with a centerfire rifle it'd be impossible for him to kill as many deer as he already had with a .22. Knowing him, I don't doubt the honesty of his statement at all.
That's a Mk III helmet issued in 1944. Fun fact, not every one got them, but, specifically for D Day, the 3rd UK Inf Div got them... as well as the 3rd Canadian Inf Div. So when gear historians say, "oh yeah, the Mk III was issued to the 3rd Div for D Day" you can say, "which one?" The Brit army were still wearing them into the 70s. Canada had switched to the US M1 helmet in the 50s.
tbf with a real car door there's other things that can get in the way. extra layers of sheet metal, wire clusters, speakers, window motors, and then the interior plastic trim
Certainly the exterior skin of a modern car door would be thinner. Of course there are other structures inside the door. Old car doors might have been about that thick in the 30's or 40's.
Locally a kid died from a 17hmr shot.. the paramedics and ER doctor couldn't find a open wound just what they thought was a superficial scratch/ scrape, no bleeding. Kid died later in the day, bled internally.
.22LR's from a short-barreled Pistol.. Especially the light and fast like the Stinger loose so much of the intended velocity coming out of a 3-4" pipe than let's say a 10/22 rifle it is not comparable anymore. A something full weight 40gr with also ass behind it like a Velocitor out of a rifle would penetrate certain materials immensely better than a 32gr Stinger going 1150fps from a pistol. A quick calculation in my head tells it would pack about 2+ times more the ft.lbs.
That is kinda how we think...we don't rely on our mark iv or lcp ll for anything, but if ever needed we are leaning on velocitors, as the combination of size and speed ought to give decent penetration...of course folks preferring the punch, or stingers probably going to be okay, too...a fast 10 rounds, even if just half of them hit, will change most minds...
22LR comes in different loads, and pistol ammo burns fast and short, so a 4in barrel is better with pistol loads than a long rifle barrel! 22LR is ideal for pistols. If you buy a long gun, you might as well get a larger calibre, the price will be the same!
Excellent video. Solid practice and training round, and you proved that in a pinch, it is effective enough, especially against an unarmored target... and produce.
Dangerous enough that I don't ever want to get shot by one. To paraphrase the firearms professional "Snoop" from the wire: "I’ve seen a tiny-ass 22 round-nose drop a man plenty of days. Those things get up in there like a pinball, rip your ass up!"
I am told 22LR the mob hitmans pistol of choice. I was on a murder jury where a gang member was killed by the robbery victim using a 22LR. The victim was found NG and the gang was not happy about this. Welcome to Dallas TX.
You need reliability too. I use 40 grn Minimags in semi auto pistols and rifles. I use Velocitors or Aguila Interceptor solids in revolvers or levers. Try Federal Punch instead of the Stingers which is one of the worst rounds for hand guns.
Great video. Thank you. If you're talking about the dangerousness of a .22LR, I think doing a side by side impact/penetration analysis between a .22LR fired out of a pistol length barrel against a standard .22LR rifle length barrel would be fascinating. When I've done testing out in the country, I was surprised to see how much more penetration I got out of the rifle length barrel.
He evidently hasn't had a life or death situation before and he doesn't know crap about the reality of a 22caliber in a real life shooting !!!😮😮 Now he's a real pendeho!!!!.
Thank goodness it was creamy, I'd hate to waste some good crunchy peanut butter like that. I have better ways to destroy it, like in a sandwich with grape jam.
The Ruger 22/45 is the most accurate pistol I have. I believe what makes it so accurate is the barrel is fixed and does not change its alignment ever so minutely with every shot the way a pistol with a slide does, barrel alignment is unchanged from shot to shot. The Ruger Mark IV is this same pistol finally perfected. The take-down method required for these guns, dating all the way from the Mark 1 back in the 1950's until the 22/45, is among the worst and most difficult ever designed, and is justifiably hated by most of the people who own one. But the Mark IV simplifies tear-down and fixes that completely. If you want to mount optics this is one pistol that will actually be improved by them. Tried a red dot but I just hated the look of it and had to remove it, but the pistol is plenty accurate with iron sights.
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There is a lot you can do to the Ruger triggers in the 22/45. There are so many ways to make it better. And it can be done without any extra parts to purchase as the cheapest method (just tear down and polish contact surfaces by hand(don't mess with the sear angles though). Machining can be rough inside some of them. But if you have money to throw away loads of aftermarket trigger kits can be purchased. I'm old school so it was always the no extra parts option. Could still get it down to a 3.5lb trigger. However to do so required a bit of modding. I don't know how different the MKIV is than the MKIII but should be similar. Great little pistols.
i have one, bought a little compensator for it, not that it really needs it but it negates almost all of the recoil that it ever had. it is a great pistol and ive never had a single issue with it
Helmets are really mad for flying shrapnel,not really for direct bullet impacts. However it will help to minimize the bullets impact to your head ..🇺🇲🇺🇲
The barrel length is the biggest thing. The 2245 light has a 4 and a 1/2 inch barrel. Ish, but you can upgrade it to a 12 inch barrel and it has an immense more amount power.
If a 22LR can make it trough an apple?? That's like when a guy I know said that a 16G is like a airgun, but the 12G is a real shot gun. 22LR is a very underestimated and deadly round.
How interesting about the shotguns. A 16 gauge and a 12 gauge will project the shot at near the same velocity, the 12 will typically have a bit more shot in the column, but you are not going to notice a while lot of difference.
"Enough." That would be my answer. I would also suggest that given the reputation of .22LR (and .22 in general), some people are more likely to not treat it with the respect any firearm needs (you know what I mean, the people who are all "its only a .22"). Sure such people shouldn't be around any guns, but that sentiment won't stop them. I wonder what the injury & accident rates for shooters are when adjusted for things like number owned, rounds fired, etc. compared to other calibers like say .38, 9mm and .45. It might not be really powerful, but that is only in relative terms.
Helmets are not made to stop bullets. That’s a bonus if it does. Helmets are there to protect your head from falling debris en you bumping your head into stuff
CCi minimags have always been my favorite round. My mom has this same ruger and her won’t cycle and will stove pipe the lead cheaper rounds. Also a lot louder than expected
25 yrs ago I had a Ruger Mark1 with the bull barrel. The one that looks like the barrel is a suppressor/silencer. Man, I would love to get that back.😔 It was so heavy that recoil was virtually non-existent that I didn't even have to hold my bottom two fingers on the grip... Just pop,pop,pop...
I had one stolen several years ago. My favorite handgun. Soo.. I had my gun dealer find another one for me about 2 years ago. I paid $100 for my first one in about 1989. It cost me $350 to replace it in 2022. I have a handicap in my hand and the MK-1 is a gun that I can handle safely and accurately
The CCI Stinger is the hottest 22LR cartridge avaliable. 40grain bullet at @1,500 fps muzzle velocity. For some perspective, the same size bullet fired from a 22WMR is doing the same thing....100 yds downrange.
Had a bit of a chuckle with the "this thing is brutally uncomfortable" when the helmet appeared to be very small and the webbing wasn't adjusted, the outer band shouldn't be tight on your head and you tighten the string on the inside so the leather suspension fits your head, properly adjusted your head doesn't make contact with any metal or hard bits it should be about as comfortable as a baseball cap. For what it's worth a correct period helmet should be pretty comfortable actually even the cheapest Soviet helmets with their leather suspension pads are totally fine. People even in WW1 had very good helmet designs after all we have been wearing helmets for thousands of years, it's one thing we knew how to do well. I think most people get helmets that are way undersized (they did get issued in multiple sizes and often the cheapest surplus are the most undesirable very small size), or lack the interior adjustable suspension so people then go onto misjudge what a properly issued period helmet was like, this happens allot when folks get the cheapest $20 helmet at a surplus store or website as a curiosity. BTW not a criticism at all, I'm just a surplus military gear nerd and I totally get most people don't care about this stuff much.
That's a nice suppressor; sure that many would be interesting in knowing the specifics of it; a physically larger suppressor with more internal volume should deal with the noise component better, provided that the exit hole is not absurdly large for the caliber. An interesting experiment would be to choose 3 or 4 typical ammo types, and shoot them suppressed thru say a Beretta 21A Bobcat, a Taurus TX22, your 22/45 lite, and something like your Volquartsen ; as each would be slightly longer, and seeing what each shoots like for both first round pop and subsequent shots; for ammo, I'd suggest CCI .22LR Standard Velocity, CCI Mini Mags, CCI 22 Suppressor 45 grain, and the ammo that I'd choose LAST to use in a suppressor would be that CCI Stinger ammo. If that can you are using is a .22LR can, I'm probably not the only one that would be interested in knowing the make/model ; otherwise personally I'd be using the Silencerco Switchback.. While the noise components won't translate very well over a video, it would give you a good understanding of how barrel length, ammo selection and silencer selection comes into play with .22 LR.. In many respects, this is the sort of thing that helps one with their knowledge of .22LR and how it functions with a suppressor- just trying it with different barrel lengths. Your modeling clay would likely be a good consistent medium for a target..
One quick thing about ceramic tiles especially the one you're using. They are basically ceramic coated clay tiles. There are solid ceramic tiles which would do it totally different here
I am very interested with the way you record audio on this video. The audience can actually feels how loud it is shooting a gun (for people in countries where shooting gun is very-very-very restricted for civilian). Other people video usually cannot demonstrate the loudness of the bang. Great video.
I don't understand why a lot of people don't think a .22 is good for self defense. That old helmet was impressive. It seems like it's pretty heavy. Being I know nothing about Military's helmets, I was pretty impressed.
It's a MK4 British helmet, made in the late 40s' or in the 50s', a slightly modified version of the MK3 used during the D-Day and the following campaigns. A very effective helmet for its time
The only reason this is even a question is that somewhere along the way, someone decided the baseline judgment for the usefulness of a gun is whether or not it could stop a violent druggy hopped up on multiple stimulants and wearing a winter coat.
The 22/45 lite is really an exellent self defense weapon especially for those that have issues with recoil. They allow for multiple follow up shots because of the light recoil. And the Ruger Lite can make a nice CCW because of it's weight and the ability to carry a lot of reserve ammo because it's weight. And just food for thought it's the perfect 'hit' weapon with the new small suppressors.
Interesting perspectives on the .22. It's not scientific (e.g. the "wound cavity" surely depends on the density of what it's going through, and clay isn't at all similar) but it still helps to form a mental picture of what a .22 is and isn't capable of (using that ammo in that pistol). The pistol is mighty interesting too. Too bad it's necessary to use Stingers to work well. That ups the price significantly for ammo. As for "stopping power," three scenarios: 1. I hear, from pros, that probably 90% of the time, just displaying the firearms is enough to get a perp to flee. 2. If not #1, maybe the first shot, which lets the perp know you'll use it, will do it. Especially it hits the target. 3. If not #2 and he's determined to come at you no matter what, seems the top priority is hitting the target, and this combination of pistol and ammo seems well suited to that. So, the better comparison of "stopping power" might be something like 5 rounds of .22 vs 2 rounds of 9mm.
I made a wrong prediction in this video as well. I had assumed that because the stinger is an hp and would mash out and the mini mag was a solid that the min mag would penetrate the helmut but the stinger came closer. That said let's remember that the 22 short, which is clearly less than a 22lr, was originally intended as a self defense round in pocket revolvers in it's inception in the late 1800's. The 22lr a few years later was a huge step up. So one could deduct from that the the 22 short and the 22lr were originally meant for self defense not small game or just plinking. There's a reason both the 22 short and 22lr are still around well after 100 years. They worked back then, and they still work now.
Wow ! What a Great Demonstration and the Effectiveness of this Weapon... I actually have one myself and love the slide and the action... Furthermore, the props you used to demonstrate damage this bullet has and encounter something or someone goes without saying... I'm actually going to get mine out and take it down range real soon and have some fun with it... Again, Thank you for taking the time to put on this GREAT Video... Robin Lee Sr...
The Single Round Kill Ratio for a .22 LR is higher than a 9mm, a .44 magnum and on par with a .357 Magnum. But it is a bit of a "Shoot now, kill later" type of round; little stopping power. But the reason it is so deadly is really obvious if you think about it.
I remember a friend at work who was very into guns. I mean, this guy had probably 300+ guns. So he literally could've picked from virtually any firearm he owned as his HD weapon. His actual HD weapon? He said it was a Ruger Mark II. Surprised, I asked him why that one when he had a plethora of other, much more effective guns he could choose from. He said, "Because I can put all ten rounds inside a dime before you could say, 'boo!' "
I don't know why people underestimate 22lr so much! They think 22lr is like an airsoft, but in reality it is very deadly
Ask Ronald Reagan, Brady, or Robert Kennedy.
AGREED
Who said that?
He thought it may not go through and Apple. Wow.
@@Hater19398this guy making the video thought it might not go through an Apple. Then he assumed the peanut butter would stop it … so this guy just not in those words.
In EMT training, they said .22 is insidious. The patient has a small entry wound, presents as stable and not especially wounded... Then suddenly dies.
As an ER Nurse, a lot of the .22 victims I saw, they may have made it to the ER, but a lot of them, didn't go home.
Just out of curiosity is that because the bullet is not strong enough to exit and it bounces around and hits the vital organs?
@@82ndparatrooperbigger bullets do the same thing sometimes, they don't always exit
.22 is sometimes a bitch to get hit with. They tend to ricochet off bones etc . Plenty of dead people from them.
I had a . 22 rifle. Cut off barrel to 2" just a half inch past the end of a long rifle. At about 10 feet it would top a big hole going out the back of a 1/2" plyboard
@@82ndparatrooper Lead won't bounce around, that's just a fudd myth
I went to school with a guy that got shot 10 times with a 22 and lived through it. But he was never normal again
The 22 caliber rounds have been under estimated for years. They are more dangerous then what people think. I carry a 9mm but if all I could afford was a 22lr I would definitely carry one. Great video. God Bless from Oklahoma.
Keltec 17.200 to 300 bucks heritage rough rider single action revolver 150 to 230 bucks
@NoneyaBusiness-ou7wm I had the rough rider I was carrying for awhile until I got me a kahr cw9
The G44 is pretty nice and very lightweight
Wonder what most people would prefer. Something like a Glock 43 with 6 rounds of 9mm, a revolver with 5 or 6 rounds of 38 special or a 22LR pistol that may hold 15 or 20 rounds, if in a stressful self defense situation you knew you may only get 2 or 3 hits with the 9mm or 38 special and maybe(?) only one center mass compared to a low recoil, low muzzle rise, easy follow up 22LR pistol that may get 8 to 10 (or more ?) hits. Obviously does not apply to all you John Wick clones out there.
@@alanaldpal950 I carry a glock 43 with a 9 round mag, but I just ordered PSA's variant that holds 15. If I were to carry 6 I would carry a 357 revolver, I would never consider 38 special for 22 for self defense in a world where the assailant is likely to be hopped up on adrenaline boosting drugs.
Iraq Combat Veteran Armorer here. .22lr especially in an AR platform is extremely effective and a great survival platform. Let's not forget IDF snipers use internally suppressed Ruger 1022's.
Iragveteran8888, did a how far can 22lr kill. They shot it out to I believe 650ish yds and it was still able to penetrate a 2x4.
@@rholdcroft99 Grand Thumb did a vid on that.
havent seen his. will have to look it up.@@arrobrewer2730
Is IDF's 10/22 effective against Yassin-105? Just curious 🧐
@@FC-ue1yc The "Yassin-105" is just an old soviet tandem design but produced in Iran.
Im not sure why some people think it's some wonder-weapon
34 years a paramedic and I have seen a lot of people shot with a 22 and many died.
Where in the hell did you work at that so many people were getting shot by 22s? Where did you live? I'm staying away from there like it was the plague
@@tomtroy3792Walker county, Jefferson county and Birmingham! 22, 32, 38, 9mm 7.62 x 39. All kinds. 22 by mostly women. One a hunting accident! One a guy in a wheelchair! All had 22s. More popular than most people think.
@@tomtroy3792 Good place to stay away!
If a brand-new potential gun owner was severely strapped for cash and needed a home defense gun, a Ruger 10/22 could work. Not optimal, but plenty of capacity to be effective. Re-apply as needed. The ammo is cheap enough to allow for a lot of training. The shooter could easily build their accuracy, gun safety, and confidence. Later, as they can afford it, they can branch out into other types of weapons. Many of us grew up using a 22LR rifle first. I still use a 22LR rifle to wake up my mind for deer season. Sight alignment, breath control, squeezing the trigger, and follow through. After fundamentals training, then I use my hunting rifle, again, intentionally walking myself through those fundamentals. My scope gets verification, my shooting is much better, and I conserve rifle rounds getting it all done.
A pistol is better for home defense than a rifle is. The rifle is more cumbersome to maneuver in tight quarters.
Banana mags and shave the 10/22 sear down so it's practically an SMG 😂
@@skittles074 . . . . Banana mags are not legal in my state. Nice try with the advice though. Unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all gun.
@@u.s.inteconadvisorygrouplt2668 I take that state is California?
@@skittles074 . . . . Right.
I’ve never met anyone who said go ahead and shoot me with that .22.
I have. Back in 1992 I knew a guy who's girlfriend broke up with him, and to "prove" his love for her, he had one of his friends shoot him in the stomach with a 22. I talked to him after he got out of the hospital and he said he'd never do that again. 🤣Naturally I ceased contact with him shortly after that 'cause i don't make a habit of hanging out with stupid people.
@@paulis7319good thinking, Darwin Award friends are bad for your health.
alone this question, how dangerous is a 22LR, c'mon, as a gun channel how can he even ask that? 22LR is deadly, like every other caliber!
Yes you are correct sir
If Biden wins again, I’ll probably be saying it. So there
Lots of people die at the hands of a .22 every year. Not to be taken lightly.
Isn't there lore that hitmen liked the 22?
@@coldwarkid6611yeah the myth is that they liked it because it “bounces around in the skull and scrambles the brains” but in reality its because its cheap, not a lot of mess to clean up, less loud/easier to suppress, and plenty off power!
Yep, it's actually the #1 round used in murders.
Got a 22 mag revolver, it's my backup, nasty 4 sure!
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Even more umff on a 22mag, different platform tho
The largest grizzly bear on record was killed by a woman with a 22 Long -- not even a 22LR, a straight up single-shot 22 Long.
did she shoot it in the eye or the heart?
@@joshgehman232the ass 😂lol
Kidding the eye they say close range brain 🧠 shot thru the eye
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Would have to be through the eye/brain shot. Skull is too thick and the heart deep in the chest. I'm very curious about how this shot opportunity occurred.
An autopsy on a grizzly killed by a famous guide revealed that one of the .44 mag bullets was deflected by the skull, so the very close-range straight-on shot bounced off the skull and failed to penetrate or do serious damage.
My EDC is a Ruger 1 daddy bought in '65. I never leave home without it.
When I was a kid in the early 90s not far from where I lived there was a lot of violence and the type of guns these people used to use to kill each other was 22lr and 32cal. I'm gonna say if I had to choose between no gun and a 22lr I'm gonna Def choose the 22 for sure. Like I said it will and has killed a lot of things throughout its existence.
Ring of fire guns.A kid at my middle school in 1998 had a black lorcin 380.Thats just one example of many I clearly remember.
A lot of people got killed from what they call the Saturday night special which was the 32 , police use to carry the S-W long for their regular side arm in the 1920' s, so don't listen to these gun fantastis@@cameronking3551
After 50 years in Watts and Compton, I've seen plenty of guys taken out of the fight with a .22 or .25
A 22 is somewhat like a serial shotgun, if used correctly in an SD encounter. With the lack of recoil you are able to put more rounds on target in the same amout of time as 9mm. It would be interesting to compare the amount of energy put into a target in the same amount of time of a 22lr vs 9mm. Using 3 different shooters and 2 pistols of the same weight, action, and barrel length (maybe even a similar model). Shoot a 5 second string from high ready. Depending on the velocities, you could possibly impart more energy on the target with a 22lr due to more shots within the firing window. Just a thought.
Agree completely.
Yes, I could see that as the most common result.
Hospital cop here, guy came to E.R. Tried to take a 22. Pistol away from another guy it went off entering the guys wrist, traveled up his arm and exited through his shoulder. Took the fight out of him.
Don't waste your breath u can't tell these TH-cam Cowboys anything, according to them that was just 'an internet myth' ..
22lr is the was the most common calibre for murder in the 90s and 2000s
Ty420 how many did you bag?
@@mikewallace8087😂😂
Hey, before the '90's this was the Mafia's go-to hit piece.
@@terry_willis what is the current hit piece?
@@terry_willis They used revolvers to not leave casings, and the .22 prevented a big cleanup...
You can buy the Volquartsen trigger kit for the 22/45 like yours and make it shoot like the other Volquartsen pistol you borrowed. You would love it.
NOW THAT is USEFUL INFORMATION! THANKS!
I think the title of the video actually asks the correct question: "How Dangerous is a 22LR?"
It seems like everyone today is so much into the self-defense/tactical/EDC mentality that they forget there are so many other applications for a gun!
Each and every caliber and gun has their own niche. The 22LR is far more powerful and effective than most give it credit for, but that usually also means they're trying to fit it into an application for which it isn't really suitable.
Still, there's a reason Mossad prefers them for assassination!
Well spoken and thought out. And I'll add, I'll never understand why some people can't realize what "recoil sensitive" means, or why some people feel a need to shame them.
When I was a kid in the 50's we were dirt poor, we lived on a farm with no power or running water, when food was scarce dad would head out with his .22LR Remington Tartetmaster Jr and find us food Often it would be an out of season deer, he always took head shots to minimize meat damage, the .22LR from that barrel would penetrate between the eyes and the quiet of the little .22 did it's job without notifying the neighbors that our food was being processed. It kept us going during the hard times. I still have that rifle hanging in my dining room over the table. I repaired the stock where Dad had used it to club a pheasant that he had shot but not killed and re-blued it once when I was doing a bluing batch with a fellow gunsmith years ago.
.22 is very deadly.
its so quiet too that just adds to it
It wouldn't be the ultimate survival round if it wasn't dangerous
Thje Minimag made a smaller dent because it was higher on the curve of the helmet.... shot at the same level as the Stinger you might have been surprised... :-)
A .22 eill make a hell of a dent in 1/8" mild steel plate too... The little round is quite nasty and not to be treated lightly... From a rifle it's a lot more so....
They did use fully silenced .22lr in WW2 when it was needed for up close and personal termination.
Is there a scource for this?
Special Forces in Vietnam also used suppressed Ruger .22 LRs for snuffing Viet Cong sentries.
@@christianorr1059Correct/SOG
@@christianorr1059 You ever see the Hushpuppy?
@marksanderson1332 . . . . Assassination Mark, it's called assassination, not termination.
I have seen a .22 LR go through both doors of a 70s era sedan. There used to be a rumor that a .22 could be shot into the head and it would bounce around inside the cranium. I don't know if I believe that but I do know that more people are killed by .22 than any other caliber in non-war zones.
There are a lot of people who own plots of land on Boot Hill whose birth certificate expiration date was brought about with the ubiquitous .22lr.
What all these bloggers need to do is talk to their friendly neighbourhood coroner .
I'm sure they can set us all straight about this.
@mtkoslowski . . . . Yes, but only by the 'ubiquitous .22lr', not the others.
@@u.s.inteconadvisorygrouplt2668
Could you make yourself clear?
The 223 round is basically a 22 with a huge punch. Otherwise known as the M16 round. The ar platform is a very effective rifle regardless of what people say.
Right . . . It is the muzzle velocity which makes the .223/.556 round so deadly. In Army Basic Training we learned that an M-16 would enter with a .556 hole and exit leaving a 7" hole. That's enough to kill a man for sure, and that is exactly what the M-16/AR-15 was designed to do. So why own them for "sport"?
@@u.s.inteconadvisorygrouplt2668 ,I have a 450 upper for hunting deer. Packs a punch and they drop.
@@u.s.inteconadvisorygrouplt2668 Ever been hog hunting in Texas or anywhere else. That is why I own one....plus magazine size.
@@u.s.inteconadvisorygrouplt2668 we own them because we can.
Brilliant video!
I use the humble 22lr for most of my wet work here on the farm.
Great stuff.
"wet work"... That's gangsta,spoken like a true marksman.. 👍🏿
@@karlinmckinnon2878 cia talk
The MiniMmag round skidded off the helmet. A round hitting at less than 30 degrees to a surface virtually guarantees a ricochet. Try another spot on the helmet that is more perpendicular to the approaching projectile. I think you'll get a much bigger dent at the very least, and perhaps some stress cracks in the metal. I recommend caution when using Stingers and Velocitors--or other "hyper'velocity"ammo when used in zinc allay guns. They will have snapped the front toggle link of a 60s Erma toggle pistol into three pieces before you empty a mag. (Um...don't ask.) They have the potential to excessively slam the actions of other .22 pistols, leading to breakage/failure in guns that weren't built to handle such an energetic round.
I knew an old West Virginian, moved to NE Ohio and ended up being my neighbor, born early in the 20th century, that had some sort of deer problem on his rural place. The year was just before 1980 and pumpkin balls were the deer hunting ammo of the day. So I asked him if that was what he was gonna use, since I knew he didn't have a centerfire rifle at the time. He answered like I was wet-behind-the-ears, which I was, that he would use his .22 rifle. He told me, "you just shoot them behind ear, they can't get any deader." Seeing my near disbelief he told me that if he started that day shooting deer with a centerfire rifle it'd be impossible for him to kill as many deer as he already had with a .22. Knowing him, I don't doubt the honesty of his statement at all.
That's a Mk III helmet issued in 1944. Fun fact, not every one got them, but, specifically for D Day, the 3rd UK Inf Div got them... as well as the 3rd Canadian Inf Div. So when gear historians say, "oh yeah, the Mk III was issued to the 3rd Div for D Day" you can say, "which one?" The Brit army were still wearing them into the 70s. Canada had switched to the US M1 helmet in the 50s.
What would that helmet could have fetched if it were sold unblemished to a collector at auction?
Not that much, the helmet was issued in large numbers across the globe.
Was the helmet surplus from WW-1
@@Crow-cb6yx See my previous comment. The Mk III was introduced in 1944 and remained in service in the UK until the late 70s.
Sweet helmet
That sheet metal is much tougher than a car door.
tbf with a real car door there's other things that can get in the way. extra layers of sheet metal, wire clusters, speakers, window motors, and then the interior plastic trim
Certainly the exterior skin of a modern car door would be thinner. Of course there are other structures inside the door. Old car doors might have been about that thick in the 30's or 40's.
I have the gold one with the same cut out pattern. Love it!
I love how you repeatedly underestimated the damage the 22lr could do. It's why it has the most deaths.
Locally a kid died from a 17hmr shot.. the paramedics and ER doctor couldn't find a open wound just what they thought was a superficial scratch/ scrape, no bleeding. Kid died later in the day, bled internally.
.22LR's from a short-barreled Pistol.. Especially the light and fast like the Stinger loose so much of the intended velocity coming out of a 3-4" pipe than let's say a 10/22 rifle it is not comparable anymore. A something full weight 40gr with also ass behind it like a Velocitor out of a rifle would penetrate certain materials immensely better than a 32gr Stinger going 1150fps from a pistol. A quick calculation in my head tells it would pack about 2+ times more the ft.lbs.
That is kinda how we think...we don't rely on our mark iv or lcp ll for anything, but if ever needed we are leaning on velocitors, as the combination of size and speed ought to give decent penetration...of course folks preferring the punch, or stingers probably going to be okay, too...a fast 10 rounds, even if just half of them hit, will change most minds...
@@JohnPublic-dk7zd exactly how I think about it too my brother.
22LR comes in different loads, and pistol ammo burns fast and short, so a 4in barrel is better with pistol loads than a long rifle barrel! 22LR is ideal for pistols. If you buy a long gun, you might as well get a larger calibre, the price will be the same!
Guess my peanut butter armor project is a fruitless endeavor.
Hello paper and ceramic tile armor..
@@leighz1962I’ve come to talk to you again..
Back to the drawing board.
More testing is needed, he didn't try crunchy-style peanut butter.
Make it pb&j and you’ll have your fruit.
Excellent video. Solid practice and training round, and you proved that in a pinch, it is effective enough, especially against an unarmored target... and produce.
O07 James Bond in older movies used Walther 22 Pistol German Made, Excellent Quality.
Watch: "007 Dr. No"
World record largest grizzly was taken with a .22lr
Never heard that. Thanks.
If you train to shoot for the teeth with every shot, the 22LR is just as deadly as 9mm...
Its the 10rd mags that's it's down fall
Dangerous enough that I don't ever want to get shot by one. To paraphrase the firearms professional "Snoop" from the wire: "I’ve seen a tiny-ass 22 round-nose drop a man plenty of days. Those things get up in there like a pinball, rip your ass up!"
I am told 22LR the mob hitmans pistol of choice. I was on a murder jury where a gang member was killed by the robbery victim using a 22LR. The victim was found NG and the gang was not happy about this. Welcome to Dallas TX.
Like Bill Burr was saying “get yourself a .22 for home defense so you don’t blow your ears out”
You need reliability too. I use 40 grn Minimags in semi auto pistols and rifles. I use Velocitors or Aguila Interceptor solids in revolvers or levers. Try Federal Punch instead of the Stingers which is one of the worst rounds for hand guns.
Great video. Thank you. If you're talking about the dangerousness of a .22LR, I think doing a side by side impact/penetration analysis between a .22LR fired out of a pistol length barrel against a standard .22LR rifle length barrel would be fascinating. When I've done testing out in the country, I was surprised to see how much more penetration I got out of the rifle length barrel.
This guy knows what he's talking about.
This guy is shocked that .22s can go through apples and peanut butter? What is wrong with him?
He evidently hasn't had a life or death situation before and he doesn't know crap about the reality of a 22caliber in a real life shooting !!!😮😮
Now he's a real pendeho!!!!.
Thank goodness it was creamy, I'd hate to waste some good crunchy peanut butter like that. I have better ways to destroy it, like in a sandwich with grape jam.
Lol
I give him a break he might be a little dweebie but I still think he's all right
The Ruger 22/45 is the most accurate pistol I have. I believe what makes it so accurate is the barrel is fixed and does not change its alignment ever so minutely with every shot the way a pistol with a slide does, barrel alignment is unchanged from shot to shot.
The Ruger Mark IV is this same pistol finally perfected. The take-down method required for these guns, dating all the way from the Mark 1 back in the 1950's until the 22/45, is among the worst and most difficult ever designed, and is justifiably hated by most of the people who own one. But the Mark IV simplifies tear-down and fixes that completely.
If you want to mount optics this is one pistol that will actually be improved by them. Tried a red dot but I just hated the look of it and had to remove it, but the pistol is plenty accurate with iron sights.
Hey thanks! The Mark iv lite is a fine gun! My first. Shoots just great. And my trigger is quite nice. Love the 22 lr.
Video Frame Rates. Broadcast Standards: Cinematic movies FHD 24fps; TV shows FHD PAL 25fps / NTSC 30fps. This is still a problem on TH-cam and other media. High frame rates like 50/60fps show imperfections and can cause other playback problems. Shoot whatever high frame rates you like 50/60fps. High fps is for slow motion and editing. But render down in post production. Smoother and preserves the quality after editing. So the finished video is media broadcast standard: 24, 25, 30fps. Easier to watch on more devices, and share on more platforms. Check for yourself and best wishes.
I THINK that's a Mk III "Turtle" helmet used by the British in late WW2
I can afford any gun I want and I carry a 22 LR Mouse Gun as my carry. 8 shots, no recoil, minimal deafening report, light. and small.
Thanks for making a decision for me the Ruger will go into my gun safe this week.🇺🇸🐻
There is a lot you can do to the Ruger triggers in the 22/45. There are so many ways to make it better. And it can be done without any extra parts to purchase as the cheapest method (just tear down and polish contact surfaces by hand(don't mess with the sear angles though). Machining can be rough inside some of them. But if you have money to throw away loads of aftermarket trigger kits can be purchased. I'm old school so it was always the no extra parts option. Could still get it down to a 3.5lb trigger. However to do so required a bit of modding. I don't know how different the MKIV is than the MKIII but should be similar. Great little pistols.
I've told people that 22lr has killed a lot of people but they think I'm crazy
My uncle used a .22 pistol for murder suicide
i have one, bought a little compensator for it, not that it really needs it but it negates almost all of the recoil that it ever had. it is a great pistol and ive never had a single issue with it
"The .22 doesn't leave a mess. It goes in and eats the brain like pac-man."
(Something like that was said by a character in a movie many years ago.)
I have a Ruger Mark II custom shop Competition Target model with 9" slab sides bull barrel with 45 grip. That thing really shoots
Helmets are really mad for flying shrapnel,not really for direct bullet impacts. However it will help to minimize the bullets impact to your head ..🇺🇲🇺🇲
The barrel length is the biggest thing. The 2245 light has a 4 and a 1/2 inch barrel. Ish, but you can upgrade it to a 12 inch barrel and it has an immense more amount power.
If a 22LR can make it trough an apple?? That's like when a guy I know said that a 16G is like a airgun, but the 12G is a real shot gun. 22LR is a very underestimated and deadly round.
How interesting about the shotguns. A 16 gauge and a 12 gauge will project the shot at near the same velocity, the 12 will typically have a bit more shot in the column, but you are not going to notice a while lot of difference.
"Enough." That would be my answer.
I would also suggest that given the reputation of .22LR (and .22 in general), some people are more likely to not treat it with the respect any firearm needs (you know what I mean, the people who are all "its only a .22"). Sure such people shouldn't be around any guns, but that sentiment won't stop them. I wonder what the injury & accident rates for shooters are when adjusted for things like number owned, rounds fired, etc. compared to other calibers like say .38, 9mm and .45.
It might not be really powerful, but that is only in relative terms.
I'm always surprised that GunTubers almost never shoot the Federal Punch 22lr. That is definitely the hottest 22lr ammo out there.
I think Stingers are more powerful but don't perform as consistently.
@@lazybear236Stingers are great and expand. Not for penetrating 👍
It's almost IMPOSSIBLE to find.
@@FrancisSullivan-j7t Depends on the area prob. They are in every gun shop here in TN
Aguila Interceptor 40g solid
Helmets are not made to stop bullets. That’s a bonus if it does. Helmets are there to protect your head from falling debris en you bumping your head into stuff
To anybody who has eaten several mangos should appreciate the damage that was done to the seed. A person doesn't want to be shot by one
Excellent video as usual!
Keep'em coming!
CCi minimags have always been my favorite round. My mom has this same ruger and her won’t cycle and will stove pipe the lead cheaper rounds. Also a lot louder than expected
cci mini mags are the best
25 yrs ago I had a Ruger Mark1 with the bull barrel. The one that looks like the barrel is a suppressor/silencer. Man, I would love to get that back.😔 It was so heavy that recoil was virtually non-existent that I didn't even have to hold my bottom two fingers on the grip... Just pop,pop,pop...
I had one stolen several years ago. My favorite handgun. Soo.. I had my gun dealer find another one for me about 2 years ago. I paid $100 for my first one in about 1989. It cost me $350 to replace it in 2022. I have a handicap in my hand and the MK-1 is a gun that I can handle safely and accurately
The CCI Stinger is the hottest 22LR cartridge avaliable. 40grain bullet at @1,500 fps muzzle velocity. For some perspective, the same size bullet fired from a 22WMR is doing the same thing....100 yds downrange.
Thanks. Very interesting. Amazing how powerful a 22lr is.
Had a bit of a chuckle with the "this thing is brutally uncomfortable" when the helmet appeared to be very small and the webbing wasn't adjusted, the outer band shouldn't be tight on your head and you tighten the string on the inside so the leather suspension fits your head, properly adjusted your head doesn't make contact with any metal or hard bits it should be about as comfortable as a baseball cap. For what it's worth a correct period helmet should be pretty comfortable actually even the cheapest Soviet helmets with their leather suspension pads are totally fine. People even in WW1 had very good helmet designs after all we have been wearing helmets for thousands of years, it's one thing we knew how to do well. I think most people get helmets that are way undersized (they did get issued in multiple sizes and often the cheapest surplus are the most undesirable very small size), or lack the interior adjustable suspension so people then go onto misjudge what a properly issued period helmet was like, this happens allot when folks get the cheapest $20 helmet at a surplus store or website as a curiosity. BTW not a criticism at all, I'm just a surplus military gear nerd and I totally get most people don't care about this stuff much.
That's a nice suppressor; sure that many would be interesting in knowing the specifics of it; a physically larger suppressor with more internal volume should deal with the noise component better, provided that the exit hole is not absurdly large for the caliber. An interesting experiment would be to choose 3 or 4 typical ammo types, and shoot them suppressed thru say a Beretta 21A Bobcat, a Taurus TX22, your 22/45 lite, and something like your Volquartsen ; as each would be slightly longer, and seeing what each shoots like for both first round pop and subsequent shots; for ammo, I'd suggest CCI .22LR Standard Velocity, CCI Mini Mags, CCI 22 Suppressor 45 grain, and the ammo that I'd choose LAST to use in a suppressor would be that CCI Stinger ammo. If that can you are using is a .22LR can, I'm probably not the only one that would be interested in knowing the make/model ; otherwise personally I'd be using the Silencerco Switchback.. While the noise components won't translate very well over a video, it would give you a good understanding of how barrel length, ammo selection and silencer selection comes into play with .22 LR.. In many respects, this is the sort of thing that helps one with their knowledge of .22LR and how it functions with a suppressor- just trying it with different barrel lengths. Your modeling clay would likely be a good consistent medium for a target..
Love the looks of the Ruger.
The peanut butter slowmo looked like my BM this morning but without the snap.
too funny martin!!!!!!!!!!! gotta love those morning poo's!!!!
Dude………you need to see a doctor……..not havin any snap to it worries me!!😂
Thank you for the video. The .22 is a better round than some people think it is. 🙂
One quick thing about ceramic tiles especially the one you're using. They are basically ceramic coated clay tiles. There are solid ceramic tiles which would do it totally different here
Thank you for your videos - informative for all levels ✌️🤠
Thank you for covering one of my favorite firearms since early in my long life!
It was once said "If someone ever shoots me with a .22LR and I find out about it, I'm gonna be pissed."
By someone never shot by a .22
I am very interested with the way you record audio on this video. The audience can actually feels how loud it is shooting a gun (for people in countries where shooting gun is very-very-very restricted for civilian). Other people video usually cannot demonstrate the loudness of the bang. Great video.
I don't understand why a lot of people don't think a .22 is good for self defense.
That old helmet was impressive. It seems like it's pretty heavy. Being I know nothing about Military's helmets, I was pretty impressed.
It's a MK4 British helmet, made in the late 40s' or in the 50s', a slightly modified version of the MK3 used during the D-Day and the following campaigns. A very effective helmet for its time
I read a old article on the 22LR and it said that round was for self-defense for poor people..........not a hunting round
this place looks so familiar to the range Kentucky Ballistics uses for his videos.
The only reason this is even a question is that somewhere along the way, someone decided the baseline judgment for the usefulness of a gun is whether or not it could stop a violent druggy hopped up on multiple stimulants and wearing a winter coat.
I did enjoy the play. I would like to have seen a follow up with a 1022
I have a markiv and It’s great😊 good for backyard fun
It’s crazy how many times I’ve tried posting this.
Truly nonsensical
You really gotta change your settings bro. 💯💯💯
The 22/45 lite is really an exellent self defense weapon especially for those that have issues with recoil. They allow for multiple follow up shots because of the light recoil. And the Ruger Lite can make a nice CCW because of it's weight and the ability to carry a lot of reserve ammo because it's weight. And just food for thought it's the perfect 'hit' weapon with the new small suppressors.
Dangerous enough
I have seen so many crime shows where the bad guy uses a 22 pew pew. They get the job done all of the time.
FYI car doors are made from19g to 22g steel.
I've got a gold Lite. It's nice stuff.
As someone living in Europe with scace access to peanut butter, I was saddened by the sequence at 05:30. But really cool high-speed photography!
1:16 And that reputation is well known in the airsoft community as well
A great bang for your buck is the 2019 Gun of the Year winner the Taurus TX-22.
yep love mine it took 3k rounds before having any issues cleaned and started over
Interesting perspectives on the .22. It's not scientific (e.g. the "wound cavity" surely depends on the density of what it's going through, and clay isn't at all similar) but it still helps to form a mental picture of what a .22 is and isn't capable of (using that ammo in that pistol).
The pistol is mighty interesting too. Too bad it's necessary to use Stingers to work well. That ups the price significantly for ammo.
As for "stopping power," three scenarios:
1. I hear, from pros, that probably 90% of the time, just displaying the firearms is enough to get a perp to flee.
2. If not #1, maybe the first shot, which lets the perp know you'll use it, will do it. Especially it hits the target.
3. If not #2 and he's determined to come at you no matter what, seems the top priority is hitting the target, and this combination of pistol and ammo seems well suited to that. So, the better comparison of "stopping power" might be something like 5 rounds of .22 vs 2 rounds of 9mm.
Ballistic Bob doesn’t seem amused. He needs to lighten up.
I made a wrong prediction in this video as well. I had assumed that because the stinger is an hp and would mash out and the mini mag was a solid that the min mag would penetrate the helmut but the stinger came closer. That said let's remember that the 22 short, which is clearly less than a 22lr, was originally intended as a self defense round in pocket revolvers in it's inception in the late 1800's. The 22lr a few years later was a huge step up. So one could deduct from that the the 22 short and the 22lr were originally meant for self defense not small game or just plinking. There's a reason both the 22 short and 22lr are still around well after 100 years. They worked back then, and they still work now.
Wow ! What a Great Demonstration and the Effectiveness of this Weapon... I actually have one myself and love the slide and the action... Furthermore, the props you used to demonstrate damage this bullet has and encounter something or someone goes without saying... I'm actually going to get mine out and take it down range real soon and have some fun with it... Again, Thank you for taking the time to put on this GREAT Video... Robin Lee Sr...
The Single Round Kill Ratio for a .22 LR is higher than a 9mm, a .44 magnum and on par with a .357 Magnum. But it is a bit of a "Shoot now, kill later" type of round; little stopping power. But the reason it is so deadly is really obvious if you think about it.
Federal Punch would've been more interesting.
It's one of the greatest twenty two semi automatic pistols ever made in the last four hundred million years😊
I remember a friend at work who was very into guns. I mean, this guy had probably 300+ guns. So he literally could've picked from virtually any firearm he owned as his HD weapon.
His actual HD weapon? He said it was a Ruger Mark II. Surprised, I asked him why that one when he had a plethora of other, much more effective guns he could choose from.
He said, "Because I can put all ten rounds inside a dime before you could say, 'boo!' "
Lets also not forget 223 556 is a 22 caliber as well