As an aside,the 22lr is a legal chambering for the harvest of Caribou,from a boat,within the State of Alaska.
The "what if game" is a never ending series of hypothetical scenarios,that can be skewed in any direction.
What cain't be skewed,is the fact that the more I practice,the "luckier" I get and the chambering proper,largely means dick.
A guy can make his own luck and in more than one State............................