Lethality of the 22LR

[redneckmedic]

Great read I have shot 100yds before but never thought it would penetrate much.Wonder how the 17hmr would do in this test?

ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT!.....Looking forward to the range report!

 

[redneckmedic]

I have personally seen a training video while I was in ILEA Pre Basic of a trooper killed via a single .22LR that went under his arm pit (unprotected) and into his aorta; while he juiced the perp with six shots of 125gr .357 mag loads - which failed to penetrate the subjects vitals It just goes to show that sometimes freak things do happen... and penetration is very important.

Good words to live by! And good story too!

 

[TGUNTER]

I will try to set it up as close to the same as I can and see what happens. Then I will post it.

 

[hotfarmboy1]

That was a real good read. Great find!!! I have more faith in my heavy barrelled, scoped 10/22 now. Time for some practice. I thought they would be effective. Heck me and a buddy were shooting a galvanized steel plate at 200 yards with open sights and denting it with regular hits. Time to get some more hi cap mags

 

[agentl074]

Good words to live by! And good story too!

 

[KPierce]

Thanks for posting that up. It was a great read and further reinforced the view points I have always had about .22 lr.

 

[Scout]

My dad has an old .22 box. (the long plastic ones) On the label it says "Dangerous within 1 1/4 mile". I did some math and it comes to 2200 yards.

 

[edsinger]

Great Read! thanks

+1

 

[drgnrobo]

dude ,go put in your application to guns & ammo ,good reading & lots of examples of how it was acheived ,kept my short attention span focused as well

 

[jeremy]

tag

I knew there was a reason that I liked a .22LR!

 

[jason conley]

My dad was a major in the state police and he told me .22 was used in more murders than any other caliber.

 

[shooter@5(4)life]

OUT

 

[JByer323]

Interesting.

 

[redneckmedic]

And just think, people used to shoot .22lr in there house!

 

[hotfarmboy1]

.22LR the best/deadliest CCI Stingers They turn the .22LR from pew....pew...pew.... to BANG!!!!

have you tried the velocitors? I've found them to be very effective and accurate. Not quite as fast as the Stingers, but with the heavier bullet they would tend to carry their energy out further.

 

[shooter@5(4)life]

OUT

 

[hotfarmboy1]

No I haven't yet, but I will know! Thanks buddy!

they kick a 40 gr hollow point out at 1435 fps. The hp is almost like a gold dot bullet, not just a hole drilled in it, but has a taper to it. They cost about the same as stingers. Made by CCI as well.

 

[22lr]

That and the fact that 2 thousand rounds of ammo take up less space than a hundred rounds of 8mm make it the reason my 10/22 is my bug out gun. Not to mention is small, very light weight, and very simple operating system. 22lr is the sleeper of the gun world. No one thinks it can do anything, but then all of a sudden, bam, it shows you up and makes you eat humble pie for a few days.

 

[redneckmedic]

There has been some .22lr disagreements lately...so I thought I would rebump

 

[mwilson]

.22

.22s will penetrate both sides of a 69 camaro, RS camaro no less. they are not toys