How far will a 22LR kill?"

[barfife]

Interesting video on "How far will a 22LR kill?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUM1r_444CY&feature=player_embedded

[Matt In Oklahoma]

I've used it to take alot of stuff and have seen several deaths from it as well. I've often said that IF I could only have one gun the 22 would be it

[WiseOwl]

Good video man!

When I took my hunters safety course they hammered on the fact that a .22 will kill everyone.

Then I saw a chart that a .22 round will go 2 miles!

Some of my buddies laugh at me (constantly might I add) that I consider my 10/22 Carbine my "MBR". Hey, couldn't afford the AR or the AK at this time and this video proves my point to them. And I got 25 round mags to back up the point, and stingers. 440 yards is way out of my range now but hey, thats what my .308 is for :)

[thedreamers]

Not bad for shooting a lead tip. Jacketed is the way to go on that. I bet if he used jacketed he probably could have gone another 100yrds and still made it through. Scary that something so small can have the ability to still kill at that distance. Glad we have two of them. Not as fancy as the new ones but they get the job done and are great to shoot.

[trkarl]

Give this a read

http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=504301&fpart=1

[scoob]

i have a marlin bolt action 22 win mag, very very accurate lil rifle. it would drive nails at ranges farther than i can see lol, scope and all , ! hahaha

[Daelith]

Thank you for sharing this video. I love my 22s. Both of them.

[WILL]

I have no doubt a .22 can kill a person. I wouldn't want to get shot by one. I would use a .22 to defend myself if it was all I had. It sure beats throwing rocks. That said, I've seen deer shot in the head with a .22 and walk away. I've seen rabbits hit with .22s and run off into the woods. The affect a .22 has on game is entirely different than larger calibers IMHO. It's much less likely to cause a quick kill/incapacitation on larger animals, which is exactly what you need in combat. Remember, bullets are traveling both ways. Every second longer it takes you to incapacitate your opponent is one second more he has to incapacitate you. If he dies eventually, but shoots you in the interim, you lost the fight.

[TheGatherer]

Shot placement is the answer to .22lr... deer no problem, rabbits headshot no problem, 5 rds in center mass same as #4 shot, .22lr will stop someone.... just keep pullin' the trigger... but my .45acp... well it works for me...

[Patriot Prepper]

I love the .22 LR and own many. It was my first rifle and handgun given to me at age 7. Still use them and practice with them at close up and up to 300 yards.

The ability of the .22 LR to kill someone is seldom doubted. But is that the real question? The question should be how effective is it as a terminal round.

I have a cousin who was shot and killed by a .22LR - a gang banger gangsta scum shot him in the stomach. My cousin died of internal bleeding. A good team of surgeons could have probably saved him. I also have a friend who was shot in the belly with a .22LR and it barley phased him. He did require emergency hospital treatment. But recovered quickly. There are many factors in a gun shot wound.

Yes a .22 LR can be lethal. But is it a good defensive round? No. The .22 LR lacks the terminal ballistics to effectively stop a person unless extremely close up, and perfect shot placement. To think otherwise goes against the grain of statistics and logic.

There are numerous studies that show the single shot stopping power of various rounds. The .22LR does not fair very well, especially compared to real defensive rounds. For that reason, experts pretty much universally agree that the minimum defensive round should be a 9mm - and a few will accept the .380 as a defensive round.

It is difficult to believe that anyone would consider the .22 LR as a defensive round especially in a gun fight.

In a gun fight the other guy shoots back. Would you really want to face someone holding a .45 if you had a .22 LR? Granted you might shoot them and they may die a hour or a day later, but the chances are, even if you shoot them first they will return fire.

As a body guard, and a combat pistol instructor, I do not even count on the .45 to be a one shot man stopper. Although there are stats that show that over 90% of the time it has one shot stopping power (compared to about 10-20% for a .22LR). When training someone in combat shooting, I teach the triple tap. The triple tap is two quick shots to center mass then one shot to the head. That is a good man stopper technique.

Keep in mind, that unless you hit the Central Nervous System, the person will not always go down immediately. Even a shot in the heart will give some individuals up to 10 or 15 seconds before they go into unconsciousness and die. In that time they could do a lot of damage to you.

Large caliber rifle rounds are another matter. There are other factors involved like hydrostatic shock and cavitation. In many instances a center mass shot can often be effective stopper. Game over.

As a prepper bugging out or defending a retreat, versus a survivalist lost in the woods waiting for rescue, I need a defensive weapon that will effectively do the job. The .22 LR is not it.

I see the lethality of the .22LR issue pop up all the time on various forums. Hopefully this will lay it to rest.