Hunting accident when I was 13 , shot in the right side bullet barley missed my liver , exploratory surgery , Dr, took some of my shirt out of me , felt like I got hit by a hammer and burned terrible, .22 short went through me and kept going glad it wasn’t a hollow point , I seriously wouldn’t underestimate a .22
Have a buddy who was an er doc in Boston. He said the same thing. People get shot by them and think “it’s just a .22, I’ll be fine. Then end up in the hospital half an hour later in real bad shape.
Friend of mine was an ER surgeon. Direct quote. "It's just a nasty little round. A good chunk of the time the wound is more or less minor, but make no mistake, they've still been shot and have to get to the ER ASAP. He said the problem is that if the round hits a major bone, it will splinter out in these nasty little fragments. Which, tend to slice through major arteries, which typically run adjacent to the major bones. He said that several times he was chatting with ER patients and they were laughing re: "just a 22 round", and then they fell dead on the spot.
@@Hater19398this guy making the video thought it might not go through an Apple. Then he assumed the peanut butter would stop it … so this guy just not in those words.
Retired now, but worked over 800 deaths as a big city criminalist. .22's are used in many shootings because the caliber is so universally common. And it's deadly. The fatality rate is probably on par with a 9mm, but the victim may take a little longer to bleed out internally or externally and expire. One guaranteed fatal shot with a .22 is an upper torso hit with a "hyper-velocity" round... I once counted 56 fragments on an x-ray. These things fragment into sand and your Aorta will look like a garden hose hit with bird shot. Catch one of these in the head or mid-sternum and you are dead even if you had paramedics and five trauma surgeons standing by. The only downside to using a .22 is that the internal rimfire priming is slightly less reliable than the independent centerfire priming of heavier calibers. Slightly. If you've ever had a misfire with factory-loaded ammo in a fully functional firearm, it was probably a .22. And even then a second firing pin strike will almost always cause a dud round to go bang while a second primer hit on a centerfire always does nothing.
.22 is sometimes a bitch to get hit with. They tend to ricochet off bones etc . Plenty of dead people from them. I had a . 22 rifle. Cut off barrel to 2" just a half inch past the end of a long rifle. At about 10 feet it would top a big hole going out the back of a 1/2" plyboard
My brother carried a Mkii for many years, I asked him what the hell he would do with that thing scoffing at him, and he said “empty the f*kin magazine into someone’s face” well, can’t argue with that
The 22 caliber rounds have been under estimated for years. They are more dangerous then what people think. I carry a 9mm but if all I could afford was a 22lr I would definitely carry one. Great video. God Bless from Oklahoma.
Wonder what most people would prefer. Something like a Glock 43 with 6 rounds of 9mm, a revolver with 5 or 6 rounds of 38 special or a 22LR pistol that may hold 15 or 20 rounds, if in a stressful self defense situation you knew you may only get 2 or 3 hits with the 9mm or 38 special and maybe(?) only one center mass compared to a low recoil, low muzzle rise, easy follow up 22LR pistol that may get 8 to 10 (or more ?) hits. Obviously does not apply to all you John Wick clones out there.
@@alanaldpal950 I carry a glock 43 with a 9 round mag, but I just ordered PSA's variant that holds 15. If I were to carry 6 I would carry a 357 revolver, I would never consider 38 special for 22 for self defense in a world where the assailant is likely to be hopped up on adrenaline boosting drugs.
I manage a gun store in NC. I have to say that. 22lr is our number one selling caliber. Women, older folks, amd new shooters prefer them. I'd rather they have. 22 versus nothing
I have. Back in 1992 I knew a guy who's girlfriend broke up with him, and to "prove" his love for her, he had one of his friends shoot him in the stomach with a 22. I talked to him after he got out of the hospital and he said he'd never do that again. 🤣Naturally I ceased contact with him shortly after that 'cause i don't make a habit of hanging out with stupid people.
Iraq Combat Veteran Armorer here. .22lr especially in an AR platform is extremely effective and a great survival platform. Let's not forget IDF snipers use internally suppressed Ruger 1022's.
@@coldwarkid6611yeah the myth is that they liked it because it “bounces around in the skull and scrambles the brains” but in reality its because its cheap, not a lot of mess to clean up, less loud/easier to suppress, and plenty off power!
@@tomtroy3792Walker county, Jefferson county and Birmingham! 22, 32, 38, 9mm 7.62 x 39. All kinds. 22 by mostly women. One a hunting accident! One a guy in a wheelchair! All had 22s. More popular than most people think.
@@tomtroy3792 Are you kidding us? Do you not know the high homicide rates of Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, DC, Louisiana, Alabama, etc? Any parametric who has worked in such places (assuming he lives in USA) for more than three decades is bound to see people coming in with gunshot wounds.
When I was a kid in the early 90s not far from where I lived there was a lot of violence and the type of guns these people used to use to kill each other was 22lr and 32cal. I'm gonna say if I had to choose between no gun and a 22lr I'm gonna Def choose the 22 for sure. Like I said it will and has killed a lot of things throughout its existence.
A lot of people got killed from what they call the Saturday night special which was the 32 , police use to carry the S-W long for their regular side arm in the 1920' s, so don't listen to these gun fantastis@@cameronking3551
How can you use no gun vs LR22 as a deciding factor. What about a steak knife or a canister of lemon juice pepper spray vs .22? Bet that’s a tough call for anyone in a crisis situation.
I had a friend who kept a .22 short 5 shot revolver for protection. He accidently knocked it off his desk one night when was closing out the register and it went off, shooting him in the leg. After that told those who had laughed at him for carrying such a small revolver to let him shoot them once in the leg before they laughed.
It was kind of fun watching you having fun, but you never actually got to the question "How Dangerous is a 22LR???", much less actually tried to answer it.
Man !! I am glad I am not the only one who thought , exactly this . But hey , he did show what one can do on a lot of shit .... that taught us nothing :D
You are correct. The 22lr was shown as dangerous to apples, mangos, 16 gauge steel, and to clay, but not so dangerous to a steel helmet [BTW there is a WWII Army training video that demonstrated that a 45ACP round from a 1911 would dent, but not penetrate a German stahlhelm]. I am unsure what the point of these tests was.
Depends on the charge. A 22 round can have an exit velocity from 300 feet/s to 3000 feet/s. The biggest issue with the 22 is the reliance on velocity to do damage, and for longer ranges, because speed drops off in air while the mass doesn't.
The topic is 22 long rifle, not 22 mangum or 22 short. Aguila Colibri has ME of 420 FPS with a 20 grain bullet, no power only primer, 6 ft-lb ME. CCI Copper-22 claims MV of 1,850 FPS with a 21 grain bullet and 160 ft-lb of ME. Aguila Interceptor gives 192 ft-lb with a 40 grain bullet at 1470 FPS. CCI Stinger - 191 ft-lb, 32 grain at 1,640 FPS. Those are the most extreme I could find. If you know of slower, faster, or more powerful 22LR ammo I would like to know. "Dangerous" is generally "most energy expended in the target" In that respect, the biggest issue with 22LR is that none of them have much power.
If you're worried about 22lr rebound you should google 'Edgerton bullet splash formation'. Edgerton is the inventor of high speed photography and in 1938 he took a picture of a 22 impacting and liguifying against a steel block. Thats when I learned lead doesn't hold together like a FMJ. I have an angled backstop with sand for the 22. Best I've found in it is big splatter.
If a brand-new potential gun owner was severely strapped for cash and needed a home defense gun, a Ruger 10/22 could work. Not optimal, but plenty of capacity to be effective. Re-apply as needed. The ammo is cheap enough to allow for a lot of training. The shooter could easily build their accuracy, gun safety, and confidence. Later, as they can afford it, they can branch out into other types of weapons. Many of us grew up using a 22LR rifle first. I still use a 22LR rifle to wake up my mind for deer season. Sight alignment, breath control, squeezing the trigger, and follow through. After fundamentals training, then I use my hunting rifle, again, intentionally walking myself through those fundamentals. My scope gets verification, my shooting is much better, and I conserve rifle rounds getting it all done.
I own a Ruger Mark 4 target pistol and it’s fantastic!! That being said yes the .22 LR is very effective & lethal. My issue with the .22 LR is it’s a rimfire which is known to have unexpected misfires in comparison to the center fire ammo. For this reason I personally would not carry a .22 LR as my EDC pistol. To the folks that choose to do so I have absolutely no issues at all in your decision. Great video & im a subscriber
I've shot tens of thousands of rounds of 22LR and I've maybe had a dozen misfires... That all fired after a second primer strike. I've fired less centerfire and had about the same percentage of misfires... None of those fired after a second primer strike. 🤷🏼♂️ Edit: I generally don't store 22LR in bulk because I do recognize that the primers are a bit more fragile.
A 22 is somewhat like a serial shotgun, if used correctly in an SD encounter. With the lack of recoil you are able to put more rounds on target in the same amout of time as 9mm. It would be interesting to compare the amount of energy put into a target in the same amount of time of a 22lr vs 9mm. Using 3 different shooters and 2 pistols of the same weight, action, and barrel length (maybe even a similar model). Shoot a 5 second string from high ready. Depending on the velocities, you could possibly impart more energy on the target with a 22lr due to more shots within the firing window. Just a thought.
I have seen a .22 LR go through both doors of a 70s era sedan. There used to be a rumor that a .22 could be shot into the head and it would bounce around inside the cranium. I don't know if I believe that but I do know that more people are killed by .22 than any other caliber in non-war zones.
I bought a 22/45 lite MK 4 from a gun store that was closing down. Got the gun and 2 extra mags from a display rack for less than 290 brand new. Love the gun.
Hospital cop here, guy came to E.R. Tried to take a 22. Pistol away from another guy it went off entering the guys wrist, traveled up his arm and exited through his shoulder. Took the fight out of him.
@@Gold-d9x Would have to be through the eye/brain shot. Skull is too thick and the heart deep in the chest. I'm very curious about how this shot opportunity occurred.
An autopsy on a grizzly killed by a famous guide revealed that one of the .44 mag bullets was deflected by the skull, so the very close-range straight-on shot bounced off the skull and failed to penetrate or do serious damage.
Helmets traditionally were not expected to stop bullets, but they would often stop shrapnel if the source wasn't too close, chunks of wood from artillery rounds exploding in the trees, and stones and dirt raining down on you from shelling. A Swiss buddy of mine's brother was serving in Iraq; he was shot in the head at close range with an AK. He survived, but the shock of the impact gave him severe headaches and memory problems. I don't know if these have improved. Thank God I never had to do any of this stuff! --Old Guy
Years ago, I fitted steel tips on hollow points stingers and I have shot straight through a car with a 6 inch barrel, that's 4 steel panels into a concrete wall
The 223 round is basically a 22 with a huge punch. Otherwise known as the M16 round. The ar platform is a very effective rifle regardless of what people say.
That's absolutely wrong a 22LR kills because it bounces around inside your body you can get shot in the arm and it can come out through your heart get shot in the stomach hit the spine end up in your leg. It looks like a pinball
It's not just about killing, it's about stopping the fight immediately and being reliable. .22lr is the least reliable and least capable, that's all there is to it. A BB gun can kill too with proper shot placement, but people are not arguing against that. I don't know why .22lr proponents keep assuming people are saying it's not deadly. Same reason why sabers ended up becoming the pinnacle of swords versus rapiers and smallswords. A stab through the heart can surely kill if you have the skill for it and given enough time, but chopping off a head or hand ends the threat immediately.
@@Peaches-i2i Immediately or not, 30% of crime related gun deaths in the US are .22 and .25 Cal. I guess we have a lot of accurate criminals out there.
Thje Minimag made a smaller dent because it was higher on the curve of the helmet.... shot at the same level as the Stinger you might have been surprised... :-) A .22 eill make a hell of a dent in 1/8" mild steel plate too... The little round is quite nasty and not to be treated lightly... From a rifle it's a lot more so....
tbf with a real car door there's other things that can get in the way. extra layers of sheet metal, wire clusters, speakers, window motors, and then the interior plastic trim
Certainly the exterior skin of a modern car door would be thinner. Of course there are other structures inside the door. Old car doors might have been about that thick in the 30's or 40's.
I knew an old West Virginian, moved to NE Ohio and ended up being my neighbor, born early in the 20th century, that had some sort of deer problem on his rural place. The year was just before 1980 and pumpkin balls were the deer hunting ammo of the day. So I asked him if that was what he was gonna use, since I knew he didn't have a centerfire rifle at the time. He answered like I was wet-behind-the-ears, which I was, that he would use his .22 rifle. He told me, "you just shoot them behind ear, they can't get any deader." Seeing my near disbelief he told me that if he started that day shooting deer with a centerfire rifle it'd be impossible for him to kill as many deer as he already had with a .22. Knowing him, I don't doubt the honesty of his statement at all.
The MiniMmag round skidded off the helmet. A round hitting at less than 30 degrees to a surface virtually guarantees a ricochet. Try another spot on the helmet that is more perpendicular to the approaching projectile. I think you'll get a much bigger dent at the very least, and perhaps some stress cracks in the metal. I recommend caution when using Stingers and Velocitors--or other "hyper'velocity"ammo when used in zinc allay guns. They will have snapped the front toggle link of a 60s Erma toggle pistol into three pieces before you empty a mag. (Um...don't ask.) They have the potential to excessively slam the actions of other .22 pistols, leading to breakage/failure in guns that weren't built to handle such an energetic round.
i have one, bought a little compensator for it, not that it really needs it but it negates almost all of the recoil that it ever had. it is a great pistol and ive never had a single issue with it
I had a 22 magnum pistol with about a 6 inch barrel. I never fired it as it was left in my father's stuff. I knew it would be quite a gun but since ammo was scare then, I sold it to a Cabelas store which by the way, gives me 70% of the value they think they can sell it for.
Locally a kid died from a 17hmr shot.. the paramedics and ER doctor couldn't find a open wound just what they thought was a superficial scratch/ scrape, no bleeding. Kid died later in the day, bled internally.
I had a Browning Buckmark 22 and it had a very light trigger. When some of my friends would shoot it they would say "I wasn't ready, but I hit what I was shooting at." The light trigger pull was a big help!
Excellent video. Solid practice and training round, and you proved that in a pinch, it is effective enough, especially against an unarmored target... and produce.
CCi minimags have always been my favorite round. My mom has this same ruger and her won’t cycle and will stove pipe the lead cheaper rounds. Also a lot louder than expected
Dude if that helmet is a mark 3 Canadian, its not that common, especially the Canadian ones as only the 3rd Canadian division was issued them, just prior to D-day..
You need reliability too. I use 40 grn Minimags in semi auto pistols and rifles. I use Velocitors or Aguila Interceptor solids in revolvers or levers. Try Federal Punch instead of the Stingers which is one of the worst rounds for hand guns.
And never been out in the sticks. 99% of the country folk know that .22 is not something to underestimate. It's what most of us learn on. And we tend to try to be more accurate than eachother.
.22LR's from a short-barreled Pistol.. Especially the light and fast like the Stinger loose so much of the intended velocity coming out of a 3-4" pipe than let's say a 10/22 rifle it is not comparable anymore. A something full weight 40gr with also ass behind it like a Velocitor out of a rifle would penetrate certain materials immensely better than a 32gr Stinger going 1150fps from a pistol. A quick calculation in my head tells it would pack about 2+ times more the ft.lbs.
That is kinda how we think...we don't rely on our mark iv or lcp ll for anything, but if ever needed we are leaning on velocitors, as the combination of size and speed ought to give decent penetration...of course folks preferring the punch, or stingers probably going to be okay, too...a fast 10 rounds, even if just half of them hit, will change most minds...
22LR comes in different loads, and pistol ammo burns fast and short, so a 4in barrel is better with pistol loads than a long rifle barrel! 22LR is ideal for pistols. If you buy a long gun, you might as well get a larger calibre, the price will be the same!
I have 3 Ruger Mark IVs, and I also have that problem with the bolt not locking back: I often inadvertently put my offhand thumb over the slide lock lever. When I'm consciously not riding the slide lock lever, it locks back every single time. 👍
I think the title of the video actually asks the correct question: "How Dangerous is a 22LR?" It seems like everyone today is so much into the self-defense/tactical/EDC mentality that they forget there are so many other applications for a gun! Each and every caliber and gun has their own niche. The 22LR is far more powerful and effective than most give it credit for, but that usually also means they're trying to fit it into an application for which it isn't really suitable. Still, there's a reason Mossad prefers them for assassination!
Well spoken and thought out. And I'll add, I'll never understand why some people can't realize what "recoil sensitive" means, or why some people feel a need to shame them.
When I was a kid in the 50's we were dirt poor, we lived on a farm with no power or running water, when food was scarce dad would head out with his .22LR Remington Tartetmaster Jr and find us food Often it would be an out of season deer, he always took head shots to minimize meat damage, the .22LR from that barrel would penetrate between the eyes and the quiet of the little .22 did it's job without notifying the neighbors that our food was being processed. It kept us going during the hard times. I still have that rifle hanging in my dining room over the table. I repaired the stock where Dad had used it to club a pheasant that he had shot but not killed and re-blued it once when I was doing a bluing batch with a fellow gunsmith years ago.
I grew up out in the sticks. Still live out there. .22lr is what one learns on after one's big enough to properly hold one and has mastered practicing gun safety and gotten as accurate as possible with bb or pellet guns. Cheap ammo, reliable guns like the Ruger 10/.22. Competative family and friends who also grew up with strict adherence to gun safety. You get to where you can often put multiple bullets through the same hole, or only widen it by a very small margin. And this is just casual hobby shooting.
Great video. Thank you. If you're talking about the dangerousness of a .22LR, I think doing a side by side impact/penetration analysis between a .22LR fired out of a pistol length barrel against a standard .22LR rifle length barrel would be fascinating. When I've done testing out in the country, I was surprised to see how much more penetration I got out of the rifle length barrel.
They both look like the AA-P01 Airsoft pistol by action army..😂 I actually quite like the look of the Ruger too, the tubular shape just seems futuristic but what futuristic used to be imagined as..
As a paramedic I noticed one thing when treating 22LR victims, it depends on how far the rifle barrel end was from the victim. When placed right against the persons head the bullet never made it through the cranial bone to enter the brain. If fired from a distance then it entered but never left the cranial vault, tended to bounce around in there doing lots of damage.
I am told 22LR the mob hitmans pistol of choice. I was on a murder jury where a gang member was killed by the robbery victim using a 22LR. The victim was found NG and the gang was not happy about this. Welcome to Dallas TX.
If the Victim was a the Gang Banger's target to be robbed, why was there even a trial to begin with, as the Victim was Lawfully Self Defending himself ?
25 yrs ago I had a Ruger Mark1 with the bull barrel. The one that looks like the barrel is a suppressor/silencer. Man, I would love to get that back.😔 It was so heavy that recoil was virtually non-existent that I didn't even have to hold my bottom two fingers on the grip... Just pop,pop,pop...
I had one stolen several years ago. My favorite handgun. Soo.. I had my gun dealer find another one for me about 2 years ago. I paid $100 for my first one in about 1989. It cost me $350 to replace it in 2022. I have a handicap in my hand and the MK-1 is a gun that I can handle safely and accurately
That's a Mk III helmet issued in 1944. Fun fact, not every one got them, but, specifically for D Day, the 3rd UK Inf Div got them... as well as the 3rd Canadian Inf Div. So when gear historians say, "oh yeah, the Mk III was issued to the 3rd Div for D Day" you can say, "which one?" The Brit army were still wearing them into the 70s. Canada had switched to the US M1 helmet in the 50s.
That is a British post war helmet issued up until the 80's. I was hit in the head with a .22lr at about 30yds, luckily it hit the top of my head and the round was deflected by my skull. A couple of small fragments are still in my scalp, the biggest problem was the infection it caused.
Cool. 2 things: most 22 carry guns are short barrel pocket pistols, maybe 3" barrel at most, different performance than the pistols used above. 2nd thing is 22 can kill, the problem for self-defense is it tends to kill *later*, rather than immediate disable. Still, most ppl don't want to get shot at all with any caliber, and placement > caliber.
To add to your point, many/most of the deaths reported for .22LR were the result of .22LR RIFLES, not pistols. The .22 advocates never, ever want to own up to this. The increase in velocity from a 22" barreled rifle to a 4" barreled pistol is considerable.
I am very interested with the way you record audio on this video. The audience can actually feels how loud it is shooting a gun (for people in countries where shooting gun is very-very-very restricted for civilian). Other people video usually cannot demonstrate the loudness of the bang. Great video.
Better than a stick or knife and gives you a chance. Taurus TX22 lr is a great one too especially for the price and I'd you disassemble and clean the mags it's super
@@olwill1The pistol almost went through using a .22 so there is a good chance you would see full penetration with a longer barrel. More room for the powder to burn and a higher velocity than using a pistol. I think it would be a neat test
I usually carry a 9mm, but in the hot summers of Tennessee, I opt for an LCP in .22LR. I get half-dollar-sized groups at 7 yards with it. What it lacks in power, it makes up for in shot placement and capacity.
@@cornelionsqween8028 More than likely ammo issues. .22 often has spotty quality control depending on brand. The TX22 if you don't get one that got struck with the curse of unthreaded barrel, is a perfectly fine firearm when maintained and handled correctly. Taurus actually was cooking a bit with the TX22.
Feel more apt to protect myself with a 22 than my 9 now. The lack of recoil is extremely impressive. Proper round. Hollow. Lite. Easy to conceal. Shopping now
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Hunting accident when I was 13 , shot in the right side bullet barley missed my liver , exploratory surgery , Dr, took some of my shirt out of me , felt like I got hit by a hammer and burned terrible, .22 short went through me and kept going glad it wasn’t a hollow point , I seriously wouldn’t underestimate a .22
Good thing it was not a 30-30😮
God bless man. Glad you made it
In EMT training, they said .22 is insidious. The patient has a small entry wound, presents as stable and not especially wounded... Then suddenly dies.
Yikes !!!
Have a buddy who was an er doc in Boston. He said the same thing. People get shot by them and think “it’s just a .22, I’ll be fine. Then end up in the hospital half an hour later in real bad shape.
Friend of mine was an ER surgeon. Direct quote. "It's just a nasty little round. A good chunk of the time the wound is more or less minor, but make no mistake, they've still been shot and have to get to the ER ASAP. He said the problem is that if the round hits a major bone, it will splinter out in these nasty little fragments. Which, tend to slice through major arteries, which typically run adjacent to the major bones. He said that several times he was chatting with ER patients and they were laughing re: "just a 22 round", and then they fell dead on the spot.
I don't know why people underestimate 22lr so much! They think 22lr is like an airsoft, but in reality it is very deadly
Ask Ronald Reagan, Brady, or Robert Kennedy.
AGREED
Who said that?
He thought it may not go through and Apple. Wow.
@@Hater19398this guy making the video thought it might not go through an Apple. Then he assumed the peanut butter would stop it … so this guy just not in those words.
Retired now, but worked over 800 deaths as a big city criminalist. .22's are used in many shootings because the caliber is so universally common. And it's deadly. The fatality rate is probably on par with a 9mm, but the victim may take a little longer to bleed out internally or externally and expire. One guaranteed fatal shot with a .22 is an upper torso hit with a "hyper-velocity" round... I once counted 56 fragments on an x-ray. These things fragment into sand and your Aorta will look like a garden hose hit with bird shot. Catch one of these in the head or mid-sternum and you are dead even if you had paramedics and five trauma surgeons standing by. The only downside to using a .22 is that the internal rimfire priming is slightly less reliable than the independent centerfire priming of heavier calibers. Slightly. If you've ever had a misfire with factory-loaded ammo in a fully functional firearm, it was probably a .22. And even then a second firing pin strike will almost always cause a dud round to go bang while a second primer hit on a centerfire always does nothing.
As an ER Nurse, a lot of the .22 victims I saw, they may have made it to the ER, but a lot of them, didn't go home.
Just out of curiosity is that because the bullet is not strong enough to exit and it bounces around and hits the vital organs?
@@82ndparatrooperbigger bullets do the same thing sometimes, they don't always exit
.22 is sometimes a bitch to get hit with. They tend to ricochet off bones etc . Plenty of dead people from them.
I had a . 22 rifle. Cut off barrel to 2" just a half inch past the end of a long rifle. At about 10 feet it would top a big hole going out the back of a 1/2" plyboard
@@82ndparatrooper Lead won't bounce around, that's just a fudd myth
I went to school with a guy that got shot 10 times with a 22 and lived through it. But he was never normal again
My EDC is a Ruger 1 daddy bought in '65. I never leave home without it.
My brother carried a Mkii for many years, I asked him what the hell he would do with that thing scoffing at him, and he said “empty the f*kin magazine into someone’s face” well, can’t argue with that
The 22 caliber rounds have been under estimated for years. They are more dangerous then what people think. I carry a 9mm but if all I could afford was a 22lr I would definitely carry one. Great video. God Bless from Oklahoma.
Keltec 17.200 to 300 bucks heritage rough rider single action revolver 150 to 230 bucks
@NoneyaBusiness-ou7wm I had the rough rider I was carrying for awhile until I got me a kahr cw9
The G44 is pretty nice and very lightweight
Wonder what most people would prefer. Something like a Glock 43 with 6 rounds of 9mm, a revolver with 5 or 6 rounds of 38 special or a 22LR pistol that may hold 15 or 20 rounds, if in a stressful self defense situation you knew you may only get 2 or 3 hits with the 9mm or 38 special and maybe(?) only one center mass compared to a low recoil, low muzzle rise, easy follow up 22LR pistol that may get 8 to 10 (or more ?) hits. Obviously does not apply to all you John Wick clones out there.
@@alanaldpal950 I carry a glock 43 with a 9 round mag, but I just ordered PSA's variant that holds 15. If I were to carry 6 I would carry a 357 revolver, I would never consider 38 special for 22 for self defense in a world where the assailant is likely to be hopped up on adrenaline boosting drugs.
I manage a gun store in NC. I have to say that. 22lr is our number one selling caliber. Women, older folks, amd new shooters prefer them.
I'd rather they have. 22 versus nothing
Plus you can afford to accumulate lots of ammo and also to practice a lot, as it doesn’t cost all that much.
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@@BOULDERGEEK Which we all aspire to be...
@@TheWombat2012 And in a rifle the sound isn't terrible. Just don't make that mistake with a center-fire 22
@@ksb2112 lol just pissed myself
I’ve never met anyone who said go ahead and shoot me with that .22.
I have. Back in 1992 I knew a guy who's girlfriend broke up with him, and to "prove" his love for her, he had one of his friends shoot him in the stomach with a 22. I talked to him after he got out of the hospital and he said he'd never do that again. 🤣Naturally I ceased contact with him shortly after that 'cause i don't make a habit of hanging out with stupid people.
@@paulis7319good thinking, Darwin Award friends are bad for your health.
alone this question, how dangerous is a 22LR, c'mon, as a gun channel how can he even ask that? 22LR is deadly, like every other caliber!
Yes you are correct sir
If Biden wins again, I’ll probably be saying it. So there
You’re not alone with misconceptions about 22 LR. It’s very good for small game and also effective for larger game with proper shot placement.🧠
Yes. I know that story. But to be clear, she went through a heck of a lot of terror getting there.
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Iraq Combat Veteran Armorer here. .22lr especially in an AR platform is extremely effective and a great survival platform. Let's not forget IDF snipers use internally suppressed Ruger 1022's.
Iragveteran8888, did a how far can 22lr kill. They shot it out to I believe 650ish yds and it was still able to penetrate a 2x4.
@@rholdcroft99 Grand Thumb did a vid on that.
havent seen his. will have to look it up.@@arrobrewer2730
Is IDF's 10/22 effective against Yassin-105? Just curious 🧐
@@FC-ue1yc The "Yassin-105" is just an old soviet tandem design but produced in Iran.
Im not sure why some people think it's some wonder-weapon
It's good to get this information out there. I remember in boy scouts, a .22 was regarded as just a small step up from a BB gun.
Wow, I hope that erroneous information does not disseminate to the public.
Lots of people die at the hands of a .22 every year. Not to be taken lightly.
Isn't there lore that hitmen liked the 22?
@@coldwarkid6611yeah the myth is that they liked it because it “bounces around in the skull and scrambles the brains” but in reality its because its cheap, not a lot of mess to clean up, less loud/easier to suppress, and plenty off power!
Yep, it's actually the #1 round used in murders.
Got a 22 mag revolver, it's my backup, nasty 4 sure!
@@papasquirrel5559
Even more umff on a 22mag, different platform tho
34 years a paramedic and I have seen a lot of people shot with a 22 and many died.
Where in the hell did you work at that so many people were getting shot by 22s? Where did you live? I'm staying away from there like it was the plague
@@tomtroy3792Walker county, Jefferson county and Birmingham! 22, 32, 38, 9mm 7.62 x 39. All kinds. 22 by mostly women. One a hunting accident! One a guy in a wheelchair! All had 22s. More popular than most people think.
@@tomtroy3792 Good place to stay away!
@@tomtroy3792 Are you kidding us? Do you not know the high homicide rates of Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, DC, Louisiana, Alabama, etc? Any parametric who has worked in such places (assuming he lives in USA) for more than three decades is bound to see people coming in with gunshot wounds.
When I was a kid in the early 90s not far from where I lived there was a lot of violence and the type of guns these people used to use to kill each other was 22lr and 32cal. I'm gonna say if I had to choose between no gun and a 22lr I'm gonna Def choose the 22 for sure. Like I said it will and has killed a lot of things throughout its existence.
Ring of fire guns.A kid at my middle school in 1998 had a black lorcin 380.Thats just one example of many I clearly remember.
A lot of people got killed from what they call the Saturday night special which was the 32 , police use to carry the S-W long for their regular side arm in the 1920' s, so don't listen to these gun fantastis@@cameronking3551
You must be from fresno too.
How can you use no gun vs LR22 as a deciding factor. What about a steak knife or a canister of lemon juice pepper spray vs .22? Bet that’s a tough call for anyone in a crisis situation.
I had a friend who kept a .22 short 5 shot revolver for protection. He accidently knocked it off his desk one night when was closing out the register and it went off, shooting him in the leg. After that told those who had laughed at him for carrying such a small revolver to let him shoot them once in the leg before they laughed.
It was kind of fun watching you having fun, but you never actually got to the question "How Dangerous is a 22LR???", much less actually tried to answer it.
Man !! I am glad I am not the only one who thought , exactly this . But hey , he did show what one can do on a lot of shit .... that taught us nothing :D
This guy fuckin sucks
You are correct. The 22lr was shown as dangerous to apples, mangos, 16 gauge steel, and to clay, but not so dangerous to a steel helmet [BTW there is a WWII Army training video that demonstrated that a 45ACP round from a 1911 would dent, but not penetrate a German stahlhelm]. I am unsure what the point of these tests was.
Depends on the charge. A 22 round can have an exit velocity from 300 feet/s to 3000 feet/s. The biggest issue with the 22 is the reliance on velocity to do damage, and for longer ranges, because speed drops off in air while the mass doesn't.
The topic is 22 long rifle, not 22 mangum or 22 short.
Aguila Colibri has ME of 420 FPS with a 20 grain bullet, no power only primer, 6 ft-lb ME.
CCI Copper-22 claims MV of 1,850 FPS with a 21 grain bullet and 160 ft-lb of ME.
Aguila Interceptor gives 192 ft-lb with a 40 grain bullet at 1470 FPS. CCI Stinger - 191 ft-lb, 32 grain at 1,640 FPS.
Those are the most extreme I could find. If you know of slower, faster, or more powerful 22LR ammo I would like to know.
"Dangerous" is generally "most energy expended in the target" In that respect, the biggest issue with 22LR is that none of them have much power.
If you're worried about 22lr rebound you should google 'Edgerton bullet splash formation'. Edgerton is the inventor of high speed photography and in 1938 he took a picture of a 22 impacting and liguifying against a steel block. Thats when I learned lead doesn't hold together like a FMJ.
I have an angled backstop with sand for the 22. Best I've found in it is big splatter.
If a brand-new potential gun owner was severely strapped for cash and needed a home defense gun, a Ruger 10/22 could work. Not optimal, but plenty of capacity to be effective. Re-apply as needed. The ammo is cheap enough to allow for a lot of training. The shooter could easily build their accuracy, gun safety, and confidence. Later, as they can afford it, they can branch out into other types of weapons. Many of us grew up using a 22LR rifle first. I still use a 22LR rifle to wake up my mind for deer season. Sight alignment, breath control, squeezing the trigger, and follow through. After fundamentals training, then I use my hunting rifle, again, intentionally walking myself through those fundamentals. My scope gets verification, my shooting is much better, and I conserve rifle rounds getting it all done.
A pistol is better for home defense than a rifle is. The rifle is more cumbersome to maneuver in tight quarters.
Banana mags and shave the 10/22 sear down so it's practically an SMG 😂
@u.s.inteconadvisorygrouplt2668 I take that state is California?
@u.s.inteconadvisorygrouplt2668 Well my comment was in jest, that said...Damn!
We've even got bananas in the UK.😳
Very true
I own a Ruger Mark 4 target pistol and it’s fantastic!! That being said yes the .22 LR is very effective & lethal. My issue with the .22 LR is it’s a rimfire which is known to have unexpected misfires in comparison to the center fire ammo. For this reason I personally would not carry a .22 LR as my EDC pistol. To the folks that choose to do so I have absolutely no issues at all in your decision. Great video & im a subscriber
Premium defense ammo like Federal Punch is very good. I have NEVER heard of a primer failure with them.
Cheap target ammo, yes.
I've shot tens of thousands of rounds of 22LR and I've maybe had a dozen misfires... That all fired after a second primer strike. I've fired less centerfire and had about the same percentage of misfires... None of those fired after a second primer strike. 🤷🏼♂️
Edit: I generally don't store 22LR in bulk because I do recognize that the primers are a bit more fragile.
Used to coach target shooting. In over a decade, never once saw a misfire. Ammo used: cheap government issue.
This is why I continue to watch your videos, I love stuff like this! I watch all the big Gun Tubers but seriously, you are my favorite!
Shot placement is King.
A 22 is somewhat like a serial shotgun, if used correctly in an SD encounter. With the lack of recoil you are able to put more rounds on target in the same amout of time as 9mm. It would be interesting to compare the amount of energy put into a target in the same amount of time of a 22lr vs 9mm. Using 3 different shooters and 2 pistols of the same weight, action, and barrel length (maybe even a similar model). Shoot a 5 second string from high ready. Depending on the velocities, you could possibly impart more energy on the target with a 22lr due to more shots within the firing window. Just a thought.
Agree completely.
Yes, I could see that as the most common result.
I have seen a .22 LR go through both doors of a 70s era sedan. There used to be a rumor that a .22 could be shot into the head and it would bounce around inside the cranium. I don't know if I believe that but I do know that more people are killed by .22 than any other caliber in non-war zones.
I bought a 22/45 lite MK 4 from a gun store that was closing down. Got the gun and 2 extra mags from a display rack for less than 290 brand new. Love the gun.
YOU BASTARD!!! I bought my mom the purple one and paid 640😂
Best. Would challenge you on a bare knuckle figth over it . And i am way out of shape.
I have one in Ireland 🇮🇪.
Cost is €1200😢
@@danielapel1976 Why, he owns it, you putting up $500 on your side?
@@lonniebeal6032 i want one, , so bad.😁
Hospital cop here, guy came to E.R. Tried to take a 22. Pistol away from another guy it went off entering the guys wrist, traveled up his arm and exited through his shoulder. Took the fight out of him.
Don't waste your breath u can't tell these UA-cam Cowboys anything, according to them that was just 'an internet myth' ..
You can buy the Volquartsen trigger kit for the 22/45 like yours and make it shoot like the other Volquartsen pistol you borrowed. You would love it.
NOW THAT is USEFUL INFORMATION! THANKS!
The largest grizzly bear on record was killed by a woman with a 22 Long -- not even a 22LR, a straight up single-shot 22 Long.
did she shoot it in the eye or the heart?
@@joshgehman232the ass 😂lol
Kidding the eye they say close range brain 🧠 shot thru the eye
@@Gold-d9x
Would have to be through the eye/brain shot. Skull is too thick and the heart deep in the chest. I'm very curious about how this shot opportunity occurred.
An autopsy on a grizzly killed by a famous guide revealed that one of the .44 mag bullets was deflected by the skull, so the very close-range straight-on shot bounced off the skull and failed to penetrate or do serious damage.
I have the gold one with the same cut out pattern. Love it!
Helmets traditionally were not expected to stop bullets, but they would often stop shrapnel if the source wasn't too close, chunks of wood from artillery rounds exploding in the trees, and stones and dirt raining down on you from shelling. A Swiss buddy of mine's brother was serving in Iraq; he was shot in the head at close range with an AK. He survived, but the shock of the impact gave him severe headaches and memory problems. I don't know if these have improved. Thank God I never had to do any of this stuff! --Old Guy
Brilliant video!
I use the humble 22lr for most of my wet work here on the farm.
Great stuff.
"wet work"... That's gangsta,spoken like a true marksman.. 👍🏿
@@karlinmckinnon2878 cia talk
Same
@@karlinmckinnon2878 well if we said the proper world them tube gets made and disappears the comment
Years ago, I fitted steel tips on hollow points stingers and I have shot straight through a car with a 6 inch barrel, that's 4 steel panels into a concrete wall
I thought you wrote you shot straight through a cat until I put my reading glasses on
The 223 round is basically a 22 with a huge punch. Otherwise known as the M16 round. The ar platform is a very effective rifle regardless of what people say.
@u.s.inteconadvisorygrouplt2668 ,I have a 450 upper for hunting deer. Packs a punch and they drop.
@u.s.inteconadvisorygrouplt2668 Ever been hog hunting in Texas or anywhere else. That is why I own one....plus magazine size.
@u.s.inteconadvisorygrouplt2668 we own them because we can.
@u.s.inteconadvisorygrouplt2668 Fudd
It’s similar on base diameter only. It’s not similar in shape or weight, and obviously not in the power, packed in the casing.
Thank you for your videos - informative for all levels ✌️🤠
I don’t understand why it’s so hard to get this point across, killing with the 22lr is and always will be all about shot placement! 😑
That's absolutely wrong a 22LR kills because it bounces around inside your body you can get shot in the arm and it can come out through your heart get shot in the stomach hit the spine end up in your leg. It looks like a pinball
It's not just about killing, it's about stopping the fight immediately and being reliable. .22lr is the least reliable and least capable, that's all there is to it. A BB gun can kill too with proper shot placement, but people are not arguing against that. I don't know why .22lr proponents keep assuming people are saying it's not deadly. Same reason why sabers ended up becoming the pinnacle of swords versus rapiers and smallswords. A stab through the heart can surely kill if you have the skill for it and given enough time, but chopping off a head or hand ends the threat immediately.
@@Peaches-i2i cool story bud! 👍🏽
@@Peaches-i2i Immediately or not, 30% of crime related gun deaths in the US are .22 and .25 Cal. I guess we have a lot of accurate criminals out there.
That’s true of all firearms, not just 22lr. Why is THAT so hard to get across?
I have a Ruger Mark II custom shop Competition Target model with 9" slab sides bull barrel with 45 grip. That thing really shoots
Thje Minimag made a smaller dent because it was higher on the curve of the helmet.... shot at the same level as the Stinger you might have been surprised... :-)
A .22 eill make a hell of a dent in 1/8" mild steel plate too... The little round is quite nasty and not to be treated lightly... From a rifle it's a lot more so....
That sheet metal is much tougher than a car door.
tbf with a real car door there's other things that can get in the way. extra layers of sheet metal, wire clusters, speakers, window motors, and then the interior plastic trim
Certainly the exterior skin of a modern car door would be thinner. Of course there are other structures inside the door. Old car doors might have been about that thick in the 30's or 40's.
They did use fully silenced .22lr in WW2 when it was needed for up close and personal termination.
Is there a scource for this?
Special Forces in Vietnam also used suppressed Ruger .22 LRs for snuffing Viet Cong sentries.
@@christianorr1059Correct/SOG
@@christianorr1059 You ever see the Hushpuppy?
I was. The SF I knew used a suppressed Colt woodsman@u.s.inteconadvisorygrouplt2668
I knew an old West Virginian, moved to NE Ohio and ended up being my neighbor, born early in the 20th century, that had some sort of deer problem on his rural place. The year was just before 1980 and pumpkin balls were the deer hunting ammo of the day. So I asked him if that was what he was gonna use, since I knew he didn't have a centerfire rifle at the time. He answered like I was wet-behind-the-ears, which I was, that he would use his .22 rifle. He told me, "you just shoot them behind ear, they can't get any deader." Seeing my near disbelief he told me that if he started that day shooting deer with a centerfire rifle it'd be impossible for him to kill as many deer as he already had with a .22. Knowing him, I don't doubt the honesty of his statement at all.
There are a lot of people who own plots of land on Boot Hill whose birth certificate expiration date was brought about with the ubiquitous .22lr.
What all these bloggers need to do is talk to their friendly neighbourhood coroner .
I'm sure they can set us all straight about this.
@u.s.inteconadvisorygrouplt2668
Could you make yourself clear?
It wouldn't be the ultimate survival round if it wasn't dangerous
After 50 years in Watts and Compton, I've seen plenty of guys taken out of the fight with a .22 or .25
Great presentation. Succinct, direct, entertaining. Looks like you're having fun.
The MiniMmag round skidded off the helmet. A round hitting at less than 30 degrees to a surface virtually guarantees a ricochet. Try another spot on the helmet that is more perpendicular to the approaching projectile. I think you'll get a much bigger dent at the very least, and perhaps some stress cracks in the metal. I recommend caution when using Stingers and Velocitors--or other "hyper'velocity"ammo when used in zinc allay guns. They will have snapped the front toggle link of a 60s Erma toggle pistol into three pieces before you empty a mag. (Um...don't ask.) They have the potential to excessively slam the actions of other .22 pistols, leading to breakage/failure in guns that weren't built to handle such an energetic round.
Yup, first time I watched it, if you look closely, you can see the bullet ricochet straight up into the air.
i have one, bought a little compensator for it, not that it really needs it but it negates almost all of the recoil that it ever had. it is a great pistol and ive never had a single issue with it
I'm always surprised that GunTubers almost never shoot the Federal Punch 22lr. That is definitely the hottest 22lr ammo out there.
I think Stingers are more powerful but don't perform as consistently.
@@lazybear236Stingers are great and expand. Not for penetrating 👍
It's almost IMPOSSIBLE to find.
@@FrancisSullivan-j7t Depends on the area prob. They are in every gun shop here in TN
Winchester SuperX hyper velocity
.22 is very deadly.
its so quiet too that just adds to it
Excellent video as usual!
Keep'em coming!
I had a 22 magnum pistol with about a 6 inch barrel. I never fired it as it was left in my father's stuff. I knew it would be quite a gun but since ammo was scare then, I sold it to a Cabelas store which by the way, gives me 70% of the value they think they can sell it for.
I love how you repeatedly underestimated the damage the 22lr could do. It's why it has the most deaths.
Locally a kid died from a 17hmr shot.. the paramedics and ER doctor couldn't find a open wound just what they thought was a superficial scratch/ scrape, no bleeding. Kid died later in the day, bled internally.
Like Bill Burr was saying “get yourself a .22 for home defense so you don’t blow your ears out”
Home defense needs to be small caliber, you don't want the round or any missed rounds going to your neighbor.
I had a Browning Buckmark 22 and it had a very light trigger. When some of my friends would shoot it they would say "I wasn't ready, but I hit what I was shooting at." The light trigger pull was a big help!
Excellent video. Solid practice and training round, and you proved that in a pinch, it is effective enough, especially against an unarmored target... and produce.
CCi minimags have always been my favorite round. My mom has this same ruger and her won’t cycle and will stove pipe the lead cheaper rounds. Also a lot louder than expected
cci mini mags are the best
Dude if that helmet is a mark 3 Canadian, its not that common, especially the Canadian ones as only the 3rd Canadian division was issued them, just prior to D-day..
You need reliability too. I use 40 grn Minimags in semi auto pistols and rifles. I use Velocitors or Aguila Interceptor solids in revolvers or levers. Try Federal Punch instead of the Stingers which is one of the worst rounds for hand guns.
This is the exact 2 pistols I was deciding between. Great video thanks a ton seriously!
People that believe a 22 is useless, have never been shot by a 22.
And never been out in the sticks. 99% of the country folk know that .22 is not something to underestimate. It's what most of us learn on. And we tend to try to be more accurate than eachother.
Thanks for making a decision for me the Ruger will go into my gun safe this week.🇺🇸🐻
.22LR's from a short-barreled Pistol.. Especially the light and fast like the Stinger loose so much of the intended velocity coming out of a 3-4" pipe than let's say a 10/22 rifle it is not comparable anymore. A something full weight 40gr with also ass behind it like a Velocitor out of a rifle would penetrate certain materials immensely better than a 32gr Stinger going 1150fps from a pistol. A quick calculation in my head tells it would pack about 2+ times more the ft.lbs.
That is kinda how we think...we don't rely on our mark iv or lcp ll for anything, but if ever needed we are leaning on velocitors, as the combination of size and speed ought to give decent penetration...of course folks preferring the punch, or stingers probably going to be okay, too...a fast 10 rounds, even if just half of them hit, will change most minds...
@@JohnPublic-dk7zd exactly how I think about it too my brother.
22LR comes in different loads, and pistol ammo burns fast and short, so a 4in barrel is better with pistol loads than a long rifle barrel! 22LR is ideal for pistols. If you buy a long gun, you might as well get a larger calibre, the price will be the same!
@@owenlaprath4135 are you aware of what the "lr" stands for in 22lr?
I have 3 Ruger Mark IVs, and I also have that problem with the bolt not locking back: I often inadvertently put my offhand thumb over the slide lock lever. When I'm consciously not riding the slide lock lever, it locks back every single time. 👍
I think the title of the video actually asks the correct question: "How Dangerous is a 22LR?"
It seems like everyone today is so much into the self-defense/tactical/EDC mentality that they forget there are so many other applications for a gun!
Each and every caliber and gun has their own niche. The 22LR is far more powerful and effective than most give it credit for, but that usually also means they're trying to fit it into an application for which it isn't really suitable.
Still, there's a reason Mossad prefers them for assassination!
Well spoken and thought out. And I'll add, I'll never understand why some people can't realize what "recoil sensitive" means, or why some people feel a need to shame them.
When I was a kid in the 50's we were dirt poor, we lived on a farm with no power or running water, when food was scarce dad would head out with his .22LR Remington Tartetmaster Jr and find us food Often it would be an out of season deer, he always took head shots to minimize meat damage, the .22LR from that barrel would penetrate between the eyes and the quiet of the little .22 did it's job without notifying the neighbors that our food was being processed. It kept us going during the hard times. I still have that rifle hanging in my dining room over the table. I repaired the stock where Dad had used it to club a pheasant that he had shot but not killed and re-blued it once when I was doing a bluing batch with a fellow gunsmith years ago.
I grew up out in the sticks. Still live out there. .22lr is what one learns on after one's big enough to properly hold one and has mastered practicing gun safety and gotten as accurate as possible with bb or pellet guns. Cheap ammo, reliable guns like the Ruger 10/.22. Competative family and friends who also grew up with strict adherence to gun safety. You get to where you can often put multiple bullets through the same hole, or only widen it by a very small margin. And this is just casual hobby shooting.
Hey thanks! The Mark iv lite is a fine gun! My first. Shoots just great. And my trigger is quite nice. Love the 22 lr.
Useful info, really enjoyed, thanks
Great video. Thank you. If you're talking about the dangerousness of a .22LR, I think doing a side by side impact/penetration analysis between a .22LR fired out of a pistol length barrel against a standard .22LR rifle length barrel would be fascinating. When I've done testing out in the country, I was surprised to see how much more penetration I got out of the rifle length barrel.
Thanks. Very interesting. Amazing how powerful a 22lr is.
Love it! Talk what you're going to do, do it without dragging it out, call it a day.....to the point and done. Well done!
They both look like the AA-P01 Airsoft pistol by action army..😂
I actually quite like the look of the Ruger too, the tubular shape just seems futuristic but what futuristic used to be imagined as..
Yeah the classic army is a replica of the rugers
I can afford any gun I want and I carry a 22 LR Mouse Gun as my carry. 8 shots, no recoil, minimal deafening report, light. and small.
22lr is the was the most common calibre for murder in the 90s and 2000s
Ty420 how many did you bag?
@@mikewallace8087😂😂
Hey, before the '90's this was the Mafia's go-to hit piece.
@@terry_willis what is the current hit piece?
@@terry_willis They used revolvers to not leave casings, and the .22 prevented a big cleanup...
This has totally changed my mind!!! Very cool round!! Very cool guns!!!
I now have a different opinion about the 22lr
That took some balls to square up to that ricochet potential😳
As a paramedic I noticed one thing when treating 22LR victims, it depends on how far the rifle barrel end was from the victim. When placed right against the persons head the bullet never made it through the cranial bone to enter the brain. If fired from a distance then it entered but never left the cranial vault, tended to bounce around in there doing lots of damage.
Guess my peanut butter armor project is a fruitless endeavor.
Hello paper and ceramic tile armor..
@@leighz1962I’ve come to talk to you again..
Back to the drawing board.
More testing is needed, he didn't try crunchy-style peanut butter.
Make it pb&j and you’ll have your fruit.
Very interesting and entertaining video. I use a Ruger LCR 22 as a pocket back up gun, so good to know.
I am told 22LR the mob hitmans pistol of choice. I was on a murder jury where a gang member was killed by the robbery victim using a 22LR. The victim was found NG and the gang was not happy about this. Welcome to Dallas TX.
If the Victim was a the Gang Banger's target to be robbed, why was there even a trial to begin with, as the Victim was Lawfully Self Defending himself ?
Thank you for covering one of my favorite firearms since early in my long life!
25 yrs ago I had a Ruger Mark1 with the bull barrel. The one that looks like the barrel is a suppressor/silencer. Man, I would love to get that back.😔 It was so heavy that recoil was virtually non-existent that I didn't even have to hold my bottom two fingers on the grip... Just pop,pop,pop...
I had one stolen several years ago. My favorite handgun. Soo.. I had my gun dealer find another one for me about 2 years ago. I paid $100 for my first one in about 1989. It cost me $350 to replace it in 2022. I have a handicap in my hand and the MK-1 is a gun that I can handle safely and accurately
As someone living in Europe with scace access to peanut butter, I was saddened by the sequence at 05:30. But really cool high-speed photography!
Where in Europe can't you get peanut butter? In the Netherlands at least that's not an issue.
@@pecheur1951 It is usually like 65% peanuts, but sometimes I can get good stuff...
@@pecheur1951 Oh, I am in Kyiv...
i ate a jar of Aldi peanut butter once and shat it straight back out in a mind blowingly short space of time 🤣🤣
@@lorddoobsworth144 OMG!!! 🤣
That's a Mk III helmet issued in 1944. Fun fact, not every one got them, but, specifically for D Day, the 3rd UK Inf Div got them... as well as the 3rd Canadian Inf Div. So when gear historians say, "oh yeah, the Mk III was issued to the 3rd Div for D Day" you can say, "which one?" The Brit army were still wearing them into the 70s. Canada had switched to the US M1 helmet in the 50s.
What would that helmet could have fetched if it were sold unblemished to a collector at auction?
Not that much, the helmet was issued in large numbers across the globe.
Was the helmet surplus from WW-1
@@Crow-cb6yx See my previous comment. The Mk III was introduced in 1944 and remained in service in the UK until the late 70s.
Sweet helmet
This guy knows what he's talking about.
That is a British post war helmet issued up until the 80's. I was hit in the head with a .22lr at about 30yds, luckily it hit the top of my head and the round was deflected by my skull. A couple of small fragments are still in my scalp, the biggest problem was the infection it caused.
Question - Does the length of the pistol's barrel make a difference on the kinetic energy of the bullet?
Yes.
Love the looks of the Ruger.
The peanut butter slowmo looked like my BM this morning but without the snap.
too funny martin!!!!!!!!!!! gotta love those morning poo's!!!!
Dude………you need to see a doctor……..not havin any snap to it worries me!!😂
Cool. 2 things: most 22 carry guns are short barrel pocket pistols, maybe 3" barrel at most, different performance than the pistols used above. 2nd thing is 22 can kill, the problem for self-defense is it tends to kill *later*, rather than immediate disable. Still, most ppl don't want to get shot at all with any caliber, and placement > caliber.
To add to your point, many/most of the deaths reported for .22LR were the result of .22LR RIFLES, not pistols. The .22 advocates never, ever want to own up to this. The increase in velocity from a 22" barreled rifle to a 4" barreled pistol is considerable.
On modern military helmets, Shrapnel goes right through I seen in person while I was Baghdad
"The .22 doesn't leave a mess. It goes in and eats the brain like pac-man."
(Something like that was said by a character in a movie many years ago.)
I did enjoy the play. I would like to have seen a follow up with a 1022
O07 James Bond in older movies used Walther 22 Pistol German Made, Excellent Quality.
Watch: "007 Dr. No"
I am very interested with the way you record audio on this video. The audience can actually feels how loud it is shooting a gun (for people in countries where shooting gun is very-very-very restricted for civilian). Other people video usually cannot demonstrate the loudness of the bang. Great video.
Better than a stick or knife and gives you a chance. Taurus TX22 lr is a great one too especially for the price and I'd you disassemble and clean the mags it's super
got one ilove it
would be curious how the helmet does vs the same ammo in a 10/22 or something with a longer barrel to get higher velocity
The helmet is not the point, but the performance of different small caliber ammo.
@@olwill1The pistol almost went through using a .22 so there is a good chance you would see full penetration with a longer barrel. More room for the powder to burn and a higher velocity than using a pistol. I think it would be a neat test
I usually carry a 9mm, but in the hot summers of Tennessee, I opt for an LCP in .22LR. I get half-dollar-sized groups at 7 yards with it. What it lacks in power, it makes up for in shot placement and capacity.
22lr is used to kill aligators. In some places I think thats all you can legally use on them.
First time watcher of your channel enjoyed thank you
A great bang for your buck is the 2019 Gun of the Year winner the Taurus TX-22.
yep love mine it took 3k rounds before having any issues cleaned and started over
hahahaha take a taurus to the range man. those guns misfire or jam more than they shoot. i've never seen any other brand firearm do that.
@@cornelionsqween8028 More than likely ammo issues. .22 often has spotty quality control depending on brand. The TX22 if you don't get one that got struck with the curse of unthreaded barrel, is a perfectly fine firearm when maintained and handled correctly. Taurus actually was cooking a bit with the TX22.
@@queuedjar4578Taurus historically has a lot of issues with quality control, but it sounds like the TX-22 is one of their winners.
Feel more apt to protect myself with a 22 than my 9 now. The lack of recoil is extremely impressive. Proper round. Hollow. Lite. Easy to conceal. Shopping now
One quick thing about ceramic tiles especially the one you're using. They are basically ceramic coated clay tiles. There are solid ceramic tiles which would do it totally different here
You have great aiming. Got that Jiffy jar of PB right in the center. Pretty good…….