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Originally Posted by Pazuzu
I'll give my thoughts, which always seem to piss people off in these threads and have them call me names...
I like a well built .22. I find that I can place 5 shots within the space between someone eyeballs from 10 feet with a .22 faster than I could put 2 shots within the space of their head with a 9mm, and worse for a .40. I think that a fast action .22, with a well indexed grip and some practice is so much faster and more accurate than a bigger bore gun, that I would consider it to be the equal when it comes to stopping power. You can cleanly fire one handed if needed (how often can you get both hands and a stance going when woken up in the middle of the night??). Some iridium sights and practice, and you can put holes wherever you want in the dark moments after being awoken...and there is ZERO chance of it ricocheting and taking out your wife, or going through the wall and taking out your kid.
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I have 2 issues with using .22 rimfire for defensive purposes.
1) Penetration is lackluster at best. A heavy leather jacket can literally stop a .22 round from penetrating to a lethal depth.
2) Rimfire ammunition is prone to failures to fire.