can a 22 ammo be good for self defense?

Answer 1

sure you start shooting they will run and it can be deadly a .22 rim fire will shoot through a two by four. the 22's main limitation is range it is only accurate to about 75 feet. but self defense is normally much closer than that. My best advice is whatever you choose for self defense , practice with it become confident and accurate with it in a gun fight whoever is quicker and more accurate will win not who brought the bigger gun.

Answer 2

Yes a .22 can work just fine for self defense but I'd make sure to use MagSafe it is a type of ammo that you can get either at your local gun store or online at magsafe.com. But if I was you I'd look in to a .25 it has the same kick as a .22 (non) but a little bit more power.

Just real quick in response to some of the other people on here BIGGER IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER! I personally can not shot very well with the large cal. hand guns (.44 , .45 .40) my hands are just to small. But I do have and carry with me my .25 I can make some great groups with it and hit my target every time. The MagSafe that I was telling you about has basically shrapnel in side and is guaranteed to take down anyone tiring to harm you as long as you get a torso hit. Go with what ever gun feels good in your hands and what ever you can shoot good. If you can't hit your target then what good is it to have a large cal.?

Answer 3

It's better than nothing, but there are major drawbacks. .22 rimfire has little energy transfer into it's target. An assailant would fall to a .22 and eventually succumb, but not after having one last attck on a defender, more than likely. A centerfire round uisng a good ballistic tip tranfers a lot more energy and shock to the central nervous system. Immediate cessation to hostilities is what you want to stop an attack and nothing else.

Answer 4

It is very difficult to shoot someone in a defensive situation. The best defensive weapon is a shotgun at close range. Large caliber handguns are difficult to control without a great deal of practice. There is also no way to anticipate how you are going to react under fire. There are statistics for failure to fire rates among US Military in various wars. Modern military training has gotten this down to a very small percentage.

With that in mind, a .22 has very little recoil and the ammo is cheap, which encourages a lot of practice, both of which contribute to marksmanship. A .22 hollowpoint at close range can do a lot of damage. Any .22 that hits its target will be more effective than a large caliber shot that misses.

Be sure to check you local and state laws on gun ownership and defensive use!

Answer 5

If you think carrying a gun is important, then carrying a light gun like a .22 is better than not carrying at all, right?

Yes, a .22 will work, it will work better than nothing. Practicing with a .22 is cheap too, so keeping proficient won't cost you a bundle.

I've been thinking about getting a little .22 from North American Arms, maybe the Black Widow in a Magnum.

Answer 6

Sure. No one wants to get shot and .22s are lethal as they tend to have just enough energy to penetrate the torso area then bounce around all over the place inside.

Problem is they might not stop a determined or drugged up assailant quick enough to keep the shooter from being injured. Heard of a little gal who shot a drugged-crazed (250 lb.) ex a dozen or so times with a .9mm loaded with quality, 124 grain hollowpoints. One even went in above the attacker's left eye. Dude walked off and died four blocks away. Happy ending (gal and baby survived).

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Answer 7

Depends on how you are using it. In a slingshot, ball bearings might work a little better. You could sprinkle them on the floor and then beat the intruder with a bat when he falls on his butt.

If you are talking about a 22 cal pistol, I wouldn't go below a 22 magnum and would rather have atleast a 380.

Answer 8

If that is all I had, I would use it, but it isn't what I would want to use. Wasn't Reagan shot with a 22 and he didn't even know he was hit. If someone is in my house and I am shooting at them, then probably we are only a room apart. Not my ideal situation to be in.

Answer 9

If I'm a robber in your house and desperately need money bad enough to actually break into someones house and rob them while there in it........then NO a .22 ain't gonna save your butt. If I was that robber risking serious jail time and you shot me with a .22 that would would piss me off. And then I take the little crap gun and beat ya over the head with it. Do yourself a favor.....get a real self-defense handgun. 380 and up.

Answer 10

Are you planning on hitting them with a full brick?

If you're asking is a firearm which fires the .22 , a "good" weapon to use for self defense? the answer would be NO NO and HELL NO...

For a self defense pistol the best choice is - any reliable semi auto which fires the 45acp - a 44sp revolver would be acceptable - nothing less than a 40 caliber pistol!

For a combat rifle - The HK-91 and FN-FAL are the best....Any 30 caliber>reliable semi auto , AND I do mean "combat" reliable not "sport" reliable would be acceptable...Combat reliable= a rifle capable of sustained fire=hundreds or thousands of rounds of sustained fire