ORIGINAL: JagMagMan
I'd contrast deer hunting with .22 centerfires to concealed carry for self defense! Would you buy a .22 for self defense? Probably not! If a thug attacked you and all you had was a .22, would it work? Probably, but given a choice, I sure wouldn't want to bet my life on it!
So, I would not buy a .22 for deer hunting, when for the same price I could buy a real deer caliber!
I dont feel undergunned carrying my .22 for self defense.
I know first hand what they can do. My friend was shot low in the stomach from a .22lr, dropped him in his tracks, he said it was like litghtening struck him, and last year my friends nephew shot a 300lb guy with a .22 hornet in the stomach in self defense during a shootout. dropped that big guy right where he stood. I heard they had to remove about 10 ft of his intestines.
any amount of lead in the body is not good.