Originally Posted by MontanaMarine
S&W 317, loaded with CCI Velocitor.


I picked up a 317 as a practice aid for my 431, but it didn�t shoot to point of aim with most loads I had, and the action was horrendous, not anywhere close to my 431; ended up selling it.

If I were packing a .22lr for self defense, I think my choice in ammo would be the CCI SGB (Small Game Bullet) which is a swaged flat point; looks like a mini-LBT bullet. I�ve drilled LARGE holes in the heads of squirrels with that bullet. Like most flat points, the wound is larger than the caliber; pretty impressive actually.

Still, the .22lr doesn�t give me a warm & fuzzy for self defense, but it beats being unarmed.