Are you a Lover or a Hater ?
Moi? - I really like them .. but there again , - I also love the 9 mm, 10 mm, .38" S&W, 327 Fed.Mag., .32 acp, .38" S&W Special, and the Black Powder percussion Round Balls in .44" - .36" and .31" soft lead .. True - I don't much like the big powerful magnum rounds.
BUT there's a big butt about making wise choices eh .. It all depends on The Variables
What are you allowed to have? - What is the expected target? - How good are you? - How much can you afford? - How is your hearing? - How is your Hand-Eye co-ordination? - How often do you train?
Good Stuff
People have been discussing the .22 LONG RIFLE since it was introduced back in 1887.. and I imagine, unless they get "Ray Guns" - they will still argue about it's effectiveness in the distant future 2287.
There are good reasons why so many two-two rounds are made every year
2.5 BILLION. - The 5.6x15mmR is a little beauty eh. They can't make enough of them.
The usual discussion in U S is about suitability when used as "Carry for Self Defense" - A "taboo" or tapu topic currently, in approved New Zealand society. - Sure a .22" won't knock any animal off it's feet .. but Low recoil and easy to control & shoot in a decent gun ..
We have no wild elephants in Texas and millions of .22's... I wonder...
- Yes there are stories about elephants ... NO.
- However I have personally seen a fullsized cattle beast drop from a .22" L.R in the back of it's Australian skull - when on it's way to the freezer ..
The two main arguments against using the .22" L.R rimfire cartridge are well known.
1/- It is UNDERPOWERED .. for what purpose ?
2/- It is UNRELIABLE .. failure to feed and/or failure to fire.
As a RIMMED cartridge - it is not properly shaped for best functioning in an "auto".
Hmm - for most thin skinned game .. a properly placed small caliber bullet will penetrate and kill instantly. A "GREAT WAR" British Military Treatise on Ammunition dated 1915 referring to shrapnel round ball-bullets (page 173) determines that 60 foot/pounds energy is effective to disable. - The typical .22" L.R. rimfire has 120 ft/lbs - while a .22 Short may also exceed 60 ft/lbs. Link to British military Ref..
- Would anyone with an IQ above 40 choose to use a .22" L.R. on DANGEROUS PREDATORS? - NO
Most SEMI-AUTO firearms will demonstrate preferances for ammunition BRANDS and cartridge BULLET SHAPE, WEIGHT, - POWER & VELOCITY. - Sensible folk buy and try before deciding what to use.
The truly wise two-two shooter may opt for a manual BOLT or LEVER ACTION rifle or a REVOLVER handgun.
Good Quality ammunition reliably fires consistantly whereas bulk loose-packed budget bargains reliably FAIL TO FIRE a small percentage of trigger pulls.
The .22" L.R Rimfire Cartridge requires a heavier firing pin strike to ignite than most Center Fire cartridge PRIMERS. This requires generally a HEAVIER TRIGGER PULL.
- If you lighten that trigger pull you may lighten the FIRING PIN hit and suffer failures ..
If you buy cheap ammo and use it untried in a cheap gun - don't bet your life on it.
Nuff said?
Marty K.
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