I've always felt.. if 22lr is the best caliber for a person if that person can hit their target with it , that's the one they should use for self defense.

Here's the bottom line to me for all this hubbub about .22LR for SD/EDC/CCW … The .22LR to employ for CCW needs to be a revolver, and a snubby at that - NOT a semi-auto. The .22LR snubby revolver - not a gun for range fun, but lots of "serious fun" for SD/EDC/CCW. No? Clearly not for everyone? Maybe so, maybe not, please read on .... "If you can put holes into the vitals you're aiming at, caliber doesn't matter ... and if you can't, caliber doesn't matter." (Rhett @ Demonstrated Concepts LLC via KZfaq) - Rhett has spent considerable time and effort on the matter of .22LR for SD/EDC/CCW. What matters most, IMHO - Reliability, Accuracy, Speed, Recoil Management, Noise management. Premium .22LR cartridges are a Must for reliability and ballistics. A firearm's report matters when there's no hearing protection - worse yet indoors and/or in confined spaces, such as a vehicle. Revolver reload speed can matter, too. For the recoil sensitive, there’s literally no recoil of concern with a .22LR snubby revolver loaded with premium .22LR cartridges. Snubby revolvers are typically lighter, smaller and easier a carry than most semi-autos. Revolvers are always carried in “Condition 2”, no safety switches needed. If a round FTFs, keep pulling the trigger, no slide to rack or mag to drop for an FTF or FTE. Snubby revolver sights are another issue that can be enhanced by adding a grip laser by Hogue or Crimson Trace. Yes, a D/A only .22LR revolver will have a hefty trigger pull of near or about 15lbs. Won't take too long of dry fire practice to master that trigger pull, and that's it's realistic "safety". The cylinder blast from a .22LR revolver is of zero consequence if your weak hand happens to cover the cylinder forcing cone area during firing, and firing positions can be far more radical than with a centerfire. Unlike the snubby ejectors for all centerfire cartridges and .22mags, a .22LR snubby ejector will 100% dislodge all cases from the cylinder with the tap of a thumb or palm = surer and faster reloads (of at least 8 rounds and not 5 or 6). Premium .22LR cartridges are lots cheaper than cheap centerfire cartridges, and thus more incentive to practice more. Live fire practice at short distances may allow for at-home shooting, offering more opportunities for practice. An eight shot .22LR snubby revolver loaded with proper premium cartridges - Federal Punch, CCI Velocitor, and others - is a CCW weapon not to be ignored - or dissed. These dayze, a .22LR revolver is quite the antidote for the typical SD scenario, but to each their own, and I own or have owned a gaggle of centerfire handguns - 1911 .45acp autos, wheel guns in .357mag/.38spl, and many autos in 9mm. They're all good aggressor deterrents, but the Ruger LCR22 allows me more accuracy and speed, among more than a few other good attributes. YMMV. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jbBjjbOe3cm2ZZc.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y9OVpdqam5mclpc.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n9Ona5SAm9G-gIE.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qpiUkrif3tjPcpc.html

I agree with you and like many people have said "a .22 is better than a sharp stick". I purchased two Taurus TX-22 's for two older family members (one is 80 & one is 91). Both are comfortable and accurate using it. With 16 rounds in standard magazine and 20 rounds with the extended magazine I don't think many people would want to take them on. Plus it has the look of full size 9mm. Great video 👏. Honest and informative 👍. Stay safe and well 🙏🛐🗽🦅🇺🇸🤛

I got separated from my wife in 1991 in got my carry permit I started to go out to dance clubs and I wanted something for the long walk in the dark parking lot back to the car at the end of the night .. I owned a 38 j frame but did not want the woman I was dancing with to feel the gun and freak out.. so I purchased a American arms PX22 (originally made by Iver Johnson} it was like a clone of the Wather TPH .22.. I got the gun shop owner down to $180 brand new ! The American arms PX22.. turned out to be extremely accurate and extremely reliable I carried it with .22 Remington yellow jackets Hp.. it was also extremely safe to carry as it had a hammer block safety and an internal safety and would not fire unless the trigger was pulled so I had confidence carrying with a round in the chamber. . carried in an inexpensive Uncle Mike's iwb holster it's sank below my waistband. And no one knew I had a gun on me including the women I was dancing with..

I edc a glock 30 but rotate in a lcp .22 when I’m wearing workout shorts or sweatpants. I definitely make a point of cleaning the .22 regularly and practice clearing misfires.

On any given day there is no telling what caliber I will carry. I have a Smith and Wesson model 63 22 lr that I will carry just as much as my 380's, 9mms or 357 magnums. All of them will get it done. Just depends on what I want to carry that day. With all of them it is about shot placement. Even with the 357.

Got an 8 shot J frame that lives in my front pocket in a Sticky. It's just so easy. Keep a full size 9 in a console safe in the truck if things get weird. But that 22 is always with me and I shoot it all the time.

Just being prepared and willing to fight back, earns my respect!👍🤗

TX 22 16RD, RUN AND DON'T LOOK BACK LOL

as a diabled person myself, with retired parents, I understand the whole EZ/.22/lite rack segment. I always hear "At Least 9mm, if not .45", I currently carry 9mm, because all current .380s are too small to be comfortable in my large hands, and for me personally rimfire isn't reliable enough to be EDC. BUT, if you have a .22 pistol and ammo that runs reliably, enough to mag dump the .22 in similar time, with sinilar accuracy of 2 to 3 9mm shots, I'm ok with you carrying a .22 EDC

My favorite part of the people giving me grief over being under armed with my lcp 22 in my pocket standing there listening to someone tell me about the far superior ballistics of their 9mm, 40, or 45 in their truck, or their nightstand at home a couple hours drive away. That’s mostly my buddies just giving me grief as they have seen me shoot a 500 magnum, but it doesn’t fit in my pocket as well.

Audio is great .

I own several firearms.....My pistols are a 45 LC single action revolver....obviously too big to be a carry gun....LOL. I also have a 45 ACP 1911 commander. It is a bit large and heavy as well but is a little more "carry-able" as long as it is in an OWB holster. Both are a blast to shoot....would stop a freight train...and one or the other are always on my hip when out in the woods hunting or fishing. My normal EDC is a Beretta 85BB. It is a 380 and very easy to keep on target. .....I practice often at the range and shoot it quite well..... However, just FMJ ball ammo is about 85 cents a round!!!.......My range days with it runs me a "C" note!!!!!....When I carry it it is loaded with Winchester Silvertips....The best EDC loads IMHO....but frankly, it's still a little too big and obvious for some circumstances. I carry it in an El Paso Saddlery hand tooled leather cross draw holster....It is beautiful and almost looks like a piece of fine jewelry. on my belt. I recently found and bought a little Beretta Bobcat in 22 LR...A very small and discrete pocket pistol for the times when I can't carry it's bigger brother. I heard and saw on KZfaq that it is very picky about ammo.....That was an understatement!! The only rounds that would cycle without issues were the CCI Mini Mags......and the Winchester Silvertips.....I practice with the CCI...and carry the Silvertips. After watching how the Silvertips fragment in several videos. I am convinced that they would stop most any aggressor in there footsteps with two or three shots to the body or face......much more so with all 8 shots!!! If you don't believe me go look at some of the ballistic gel videos!!!!! They are some NASTY rounds!! Lots of people say that a semi-auto 22 LR is undependable....As long as you use high velocity, quality ammo, keep it well oiled and clean and practice clearing the very seldom misfire....It is spot on dependable and the best pocket rocket - get off me gun made. I don't ever want to need it....but I'd trust my life with it if I did.

I have carried a ruger lcp 2 22 for 3 years now. Initially it wasn’t reliable, but being it was accurate and so non intrusive to carry it was worth making reliable, the spring kit from galloway precision tuned mine up so it runs flawlessly, but there has been alot of mixed results from what i read. The taurus tx-22 platform has proven to be absolute units across the board if you can handle the larger size.

a .22 LR bullet is capable of inflicting very serious injuries (e.g. the four people wounded during the Reagan assassination attempt) or death e.g. the Kauhajoki school shooting (11 killed and 1 wounded), the Jokela school shooting (8 killed and 1 wounded), or the 1979 Cleveland Elementary School shooting (2 killed and 8 wounded) as well as the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. Numerous other shooting incidents have demonstrated that .22 LR bullets can easily kill or seriously injure humans

Former president of Cold steel knives Lynn Thompson he was doing a demonstration of the Beretta model 20 bobcat pocket pistol in 25 ACP he stated that a friend of his in South Africa has used a Browning 25 three times now for self-defense against a silence and has emerged the victor small caliber pistols do work if they don't stop then shoot them in the correct area

a 22 aint no slouch for sure! that shoulder holster looks cool for 6" m66! have a good one

When you shoot .22 for the groin and the gut they bleed out before they get to the ER.

....and a 22 RL will do just fine...

The American 1920's explains how lower caliber weapons were effectively used in street confrontations; 32 ACP, 25ACP and 22.LR. I agree with what you said, a 22LR can take out medium game like Large Coyote and Large Hogs.

I feel like carrying 22s sometimes, and ain't skeeerd. Now I carry a little more in bear country, they are getting overpopulated over here right now.

I'm not lugging around a .357 magnum revolver when I'm walking on the beach or a trail in light clothing. That's why a .22 is best for that situation.

I have 3 different calibers for edc and I have no problem carrying any of them. 1 is a .22lr. I go more by what I'm wearing

Great video. My EDC goes from a 22 all the way to a 9mm with a 380 in between and a 38 sp. on the side. If I can't shoot it with confidence, I don't carry it.

Practice hitting a target in the face, groin area and the area just on the lower throat. See if these shots wont get a reaction. Enough said.

I got a CZ 75 P07 in 40 S&W I love carring it and a Taurus protector ploy in 357 mag that I love to carry

I carried a 22lr when my house burned down I lost all my previous firearms I needed a gun so I bought a little Phoenix arms pocket 22 for like a hundred and fifty bucks around Christmas time didn't have much money get ready for about 2 months😊 then got a nine a 22 will work just fine for everyday carry as long as you're not fighting in a war we're going up against a grizzly bear you should be fine

A 22 short between the eyes is a better man stopped than a 44 mag over the shoulder

I carry a glock 27 and a NAA for backup.

I can only agree with your opinion about the .22LR.

An LCR 22LR often goes out the door with me. I shoot it often. I shoot it well. There are examples of 45acp failing to stop a fight and 9mm or 40. These are extreme situations. I will avoid a fight if possible. Use pepper spray if possible. And I'm man enough to run away. But if I ever need to shoot my way out of a situation there may well be a 22 revolver present. Thanks for the video.

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I'm just seeing this. I have and will carry a handgun chambered in .22lr. I also EDC 9mm. Different tools for different jobs.

It's very simple. All handgun rounds are underpowered in comparison to their rifle counterparts. Rifle rounds traveling over 20,000 ft per second are able to create a different type of wound than a handgun round traveling less than 2,000 ft per second. Handgun rounds disable/stop and adversary by punching holes in major blood carrying tissues, organs, and Central nervous tissue,. It does not matter whether or not it expands if you are not hitting vital targets. That means a zone shots and head zone shots. If you shoot someone in the stomach with a 45 or 22 it doesn't really matter because it's going to take them a long time to bleed out, the 45 hollow point might speed that up by 25%, but speeding up a 3 minute sequence of events by 25% doesn't help you much in a combat situation

I carry my SW22 Victory around the farm as a critter getter and backup to my M&P2.0 Compact 9mm. Sometimes it even goes with me in the car. I bought an LCP Max a couple of months ago, and have been using that as my backup recently, but I know I can make longer shots with my Victory.

Pick the best caliber for the job but some people have problems with recoil.. some people have problems with their hearing in larger calibers hurt their ears even with plugs and muffs on.. some people want to carry a tiny pocket pistol but find 380 recoil in a 14 oz gun like an LCP 380 just too much of a snappy recoil.. and I agree I ownTaurus TCP 380.. and I must keep a death grip on it when I'm shooting at the range or it will jump up in slide will get me in the back of my hand... So something like a quality Beretta bobcat 22 just might be the ticket..btw in tiny pocket pistols the 25 ACP and 22 long rifle hyper are about equal in power but 25 ACP Fullmetal jacket hardball does penetrate hard barriers like the skull in sternum much better than 22. Too bad we're at a discontinued they're wonderful 25 bobcat although excellent used examples can be found at most gun shops for reasonable prices

Last year I carried keltec p17 (22lr) 17 rd capacity with three mags very lightweight ( still have it) . This year I'm carrying a Taurus G3C (9mm)

Awesome thanks 22 ruger for me.

My gun only needs to let me and my family get away. If someone has been paid $100K to kill me obviously a 22 won't be enough. But for someone who wants my cash and an easy payday a 22 can be a game changer.

Is the 22 the best choice for a battle weapon or for Law enforcement? Absolutely not and anyone who would claim that is just ridiculous but, we are talking Self defense not the prior and folks seem to confuse the 2. They better learn the difference, before they find out, the hard way, in a civilian self defense scenario.

We carry a 942 in .22wmr more often than anything else...and rarely a NAA in .22lr...we're older folks, don't live in a horrible area, and hit the range almost weekly...we have heavier artillery at the house, and feel we have a chance with 99% of most problems...

1953 world record grizzly…guess

Liked, subscribed, and commented 👍. I carry the Taurus Spectrum 380 because it is light and small. I also carry sometimes my Beretta tomcat because it too is small and light. I'm thinking about getting a Bond Arms 357 derringer 2 shot for boot 👢... 😂

Great video man. I carry my Glock 44 when I’m looking to go light.

Good review buddy! 22lr is just as effective as the person shooting it. Just as most firearms are. Edc 1911 45acp. it's what I shoot most and have grown very comfortable with. I just picked up and Canik 9mm to check out the hype. And wife edc Glock 19 9mm. Won't shoot nothing else cause she is the most effective with it.

22lr is KING! it will easily take down a 600 pound grizzly with a single shot

ruger max 9 edc Spring and Summer, Canik elite 9mm Fall and Winter, Ruger lcp II .22lr deep concealment

Yes, it is.

My sister-in-law can't shoot any Cal. except 22, She carries and does well with her SR 22.

dude I need a holster just got my first 9 its a sccy cpx2

The reason all these people talk smack about the .22Lr is because they have no gun experience bought there first gun in 2020 when everyone was freaking out. I have several hand guns but the one I carry the most is my LCP-2-22 with C/T green laser on it 0-30' I can F someone's day up if need be.

I'd like to win the Old School holster. Thank you.

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I carry a SR 22 or a KelTek p17 from time to time. I like the Taurus G2c a lot because it fits my hand very well.