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My instinctive reaction, like yours, was “that’s crazy talk! Get the straight jacket!”, but he makes some good arguments in support of his statement.
For self-defense: .22 beats .45
Of course, as my favorite firearms instructor once said, “the best weapon for self-defense is the one you actually carry with you”, so even the mini-pepper-spray on your keychain beats a .45 sitting in your nightstand if you’re out and about.
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yeah, the best gun in the world is the one you have on your person. no one wants to get shot with any of it, so these “my caliber is better than YOUR caliber” arguments are largely academic. that said, Elmer Keith once made the observation, “a .44 lets a lot of air in and a lot of blood out”.
I have both, just in case another internet source successfully makes the case that the opposite is true. This happens 2-3 times a day.
I would argue that the best self defense caliber is 12 gauge with an 18″ barrel AND A SHOULDER STOCK (not those goofy pistol grips), and depending on your living arrangement, loaded with either #6 shot, #4 buck or #00 buck, or some combination thereof.
Molotov? As if I’m gonna take firearms advice from a stinking commie.
I just purchased my very first personal protection device. I haven’t had a chance to go shoot it yet but the local range has zombie that look like some other zombies who will remain nameless. I’m anxious to go and see if I can emasculate the zombie as well as some women emasculate their husbands. Not that I know or have seen anyone in a leadership position like that (keep your mind out of the gutter here tee hee tee hee).
Peace through superior fire power.
My Ruger Mk I auto can dump 10 rds of .22 LR goodness wherever I point it. Grab your privates and howl at the moon about how absolutely badass you are, I suspect I’ll be hearing your death rattle when I go winchester on your wannabe predatory, now deceased @$$. And I *WILL* pi$$ on you before the popo arrive. Just because I can.
Either that, or 7 rounds of .380 from my PA-63. You didn’t *really* think I was going to stop at one shot, did you? Well, did you?
I was skeered for my life and I’m not saying nuttin else til my lawyer shows up.
My 45 doesn’t sit in my nightstand when I’m out and about. It sits in its holster on my hip.
I will agree that hitting someone with a 22 is probably easier than hitting them with a 45, but as he pointed out, a heavy jacket can severely slow a 22 round. He also neglected to address the criminal who is most likely to do you harm, the one hopped up on drugs. He also made the point that training makes all the difference, but then if you are trained, the first point about hitting them isn’t quite as strong.
I think I’ll continue to carry my 45 and continue to carry my Walther PPK in 380 as my BUG for those situations where a 45 is a bit obtrusive (the symphony, for example).
A .22lr is fun at the range or plinking in the back yard if you have the room for it but for personal protection I’ll stick with my 10mm hollow points.
As I tell my students, a 22 beats a sharp stick and harsh language