Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns Who is carrying a 22 for the porpoise of self defense?

Fun thread.
.22s do strange things once they enter the body, bouncing off ribs and doing more damage in the chest cavity than would be expected.

A friend and sometimes hunting buddy of mine got shot behind a bar one night with a pocket 22, in the forearm as his arm was somewhat extended in front of him. The bullet entered near the bone on the underside, about half-way between wrist and elbow, traveled under the skin around just over half the radius of the forearm along some of its length, and exited the top some inches below the elbow. He was really drunk, and it didn't bleed much. 22s do strange things.

. . . or if you ever decide to go live in Mexico and want to own a gun. Here is the one quote that guts the rest: "I can say for me it has been a choice at times and it is never my first choice. . . ."

All the .22 are LCP II--sorry I wasn't more specific.

What's wrong with the safety?
If it's the same trigger as the regular, no reason to use the safety.

Numerous reviews tell of how the safety is inadvertently bumped on while shooting.

Seems it is poorly placed, and easily bumped

It shouldn't even have a manual safety.

That's my thoughts at all. I thought the problem might be that it was too small to easily disengage it. That wouldn't be a problem for me, as I wouldn't use it.

The safety on mine is very stiff. Can’t imagine it getting bumped on or off by accident.

I find the LCP 22 thumb safety too easy to disengage.

It is push forward to disengage and so can easily be done without intending to do so as it is pulled out of a pocket or bag.

And I haven't heard a logical reason yet as to why it does.

I like that term "talisman gun". Some people have taken offense when I referred to their carry gun as a comfort animal. Great info MS, hopefully some will read it and heed it.


mike r

This is really a burning question and we need a dophinitive answer NOW. Be Well, RZ.

I’ve killed a lot of butchering cattle with a 22lr. Ammunition is the key, the 36 grain hollow points that come in the bulk packs are not good. CCI velocitors are the best I’ve used in 22lr. Someone brought and 22 magnum one time and that worked excellent on beef but we blood shot some jowls on some hogs so went back to 22lr on hogs. If I was going to carry for self defense I would try to get me some CCI velocitors or go 22 magnum.
I know in the heat of the moment it changes things but a short range shot to the brain would be lights out if you can make the shot under pressure, that’s why I carry a 9mm.

FWIW, and I cannot swear to it, but I believe the author is legitimately in the personal security business.

I carry a 22lr LCR daily.

I often work in S Tacoma and the area and while it's not been a good neighborhood in the 15 years I've lived out here, it has gone in the schitter the last couple years. We've had multiple shootings, gang related and random, along with a lot of property crime and an exploding homeless scene.

I carry the 22 for several reasons.

I prefer a revolver for the way I carry and the 22 LCR gives me 8 shots, is very light, and I know I can hit things with it. While a 22lr is certainly not ideal, a 40gr RN 22 bullet penetrates very well. I'm confident I can dump 8 in a reasonably small target very quickly.

I've thought about going to a 6 shot 327 Fed LCR.

Hahah. I can't read the subject line without giggling a little.

I certainly respect mackays opinion however a 22 hp into the chest is nothing to sneeze about, it porpoisely will produce another blowhole. My original point was if we run out of 9 and 45 we might consider the 22. I know 3 whom are dead by rifle and 2 pistols... The one determined attaker took a magazine in the chest and did not make it much past the front door. The other shot in chest bullet traveled north. The rifle I knew the kids but never learned autopsy results.

Out of a rifle, .22 Long Rifle hits, at room distances, about like 5.56 at 400 yards, which is nothing to sneeze at.