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Miroku_of_Nite1 posted...

Perhaps I should've fleshed out my post more. "Getting shot in the head with a .22 usually stops the person. Center mass shots can be very effective as well." I more against the idea that a .22lr is just a scaled up bb gun caliber and that it wont stop someone.

If someone wants to be armed with a .22lr firearm for home defense I would suggest a Ruger 10/22. Extremely light recoil, accurate, cheap to buy, cheap to shoot, and the longer barrel length gives the round a bigger boost allowing for quality expansion on hollow points. Couple this with the ten round magazine it comes with it (not to mention larger aftermarket magazines) could be sufficient for a home defense situation.

I agree .22s are more effective tham what people give them credit for amd in my expierence have good accuracy. But there are people they will just piss off. Hell ive heard stories on criminal documentary shows where someone got shot in the head and it didnt penetrate the skull (dude apparently literally had a thick skull) and seen video footage of people taking a few shots from a police issue gun to put down (still approaching despite being shot) and police usually carry bigger.

Probably more than enough to stop the average person but it aint always gonna be a average person who gives you reason to shoot.

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