How Deadly Is A 22 Pistol? 22 Pistol vs Human

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A lot of assassins have used 22 pistol’s throughout history (or similar calibers). How effective are they actually? We’ve heard lots of myths and we’re here to cut through it with science.
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@emanekaf145 10 ай бұрын

Bullet immunity is very important to practice. See, their issue was not starting with metal BBs.

@GlupShooto 10 ай бұрын

Remember 1 pump only for true beginners

@williamjeffersonclinton69 10 ай бұрын

BBs, yes 1 pump until you are immune. Then work up to 10 pumps. Then go to pellets. Repeat. This how we did it in the Mojave. I am now immune to 20mm

@cheeki5280 10 ай бұрын

@@williamjeffersonclinton69*laughs in Boomer artillery barrage*

@leegreene3059 10 ай бұрын

Wait, I'm confused to frozen paintball come before or after bb's? Where do the pellets come into play?

@oneshotonekill2528 10 ай бұрын

Got a BB behind my eye still, almost died.

@TROOPERfarcry 10 ай бұрын

Saw a Tweet, "A thousand dollars is a lot to owe, but not a lot to have." I'm reminded of that, because if I was armed with a 22LR pistol for self-defense, I would feel under-armed. But if someone was pointing one at me, I would feel in danger of my life.

@riverraven7359 10 ай бұрын

Good take.

@Lucas12v 10 ай бұрын

Well put

@Sanguivore 10 ай бұрын

Damn, that’s a powerful way to put it in perspective.

@infogunvault6920 10 ай бұрын

It depends on the ammo and the barrel length in my opinion. Different people (including WDM Bell) have demonstrated that the .22 handgun can penetrate into a cow's skull, and kill it. But if the angle or placement is wrong, it can easily deflect off the cow's skull and be mostly harmless.

@jbdoingjbstuff 10 ай бұрын

@@infogunvault6920 so you just summed up what the OP said.

@N8theGurAte 5 ай бұрын

My best friend was murdered beside me with a .22 I couldn’t find the bullet hole to apply pressure, no blood I checked as fast as I could and called it in. They told me after in the autopsy the small caliber round entered through his lower abdomen hitting a rib and ricocheting off his rib through his lug and into his lower heart. These guns sometimes have a slight look of an air-soft pistols so they are often not quite as effective in scaring the person on the other end.

@graysonjones6033 Ай бұрын

Damn sorry dude

@FredHouse-yb4gy Ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss

@deepblue8143 29 күн бұрын

I'm really sorry. I lost my best friend 2 years ago and it broke me. Stay strong.

@ryann8348 5 ай бұрын

I'm glad you did the multi-shot tests, because I think the almost total lack of muzzle climb is a big feature of the 22. One shot's not going to do as much damage as other calibers, but you can just keep dumping without losing your aim

@devilishirv 5 ай бұрын

.22 with 100 rd drum😂😂

@carsonhunt4642 4 ай бұрын

Except when ur 22lr jams 😂

@ryann8348 4 ай бұрын

@@carsonhunt4642 Yeah, I'm not going to act like 22lr is a perfect round

@ajtoofly7315 4 ай бұрын

@@devilishirvthat would be so fun😭😭😭😭

@meshuggahbingus8260 3 ай бұрын

@@carsonhunt4642 I mean, .22lr doesn't jam as much now as it used to because a lot of the ammunition is better. Just don't buy remington ammo and you should be fine lmao

@jozjonlin3170 9 ай бұрын

I spent 30 years between combat medicine and pre-hospital emergency medicine. I've seen every entry wound shown in this video and many that weren't. The most interesting case, at the time, was an unconscous male where we found the .22 pistol next to his body and trying as hard as we could, we couldn't find a bullet entry or exit anywhere. As he was deteriorating, had to intubate him, where we inserted the breathing tube into his lungs. It was at that point that we discovered with the light on our instrument a small slightly more pink area in the back of his mouth in the soft palate. It turns out that he jammed the barrel as far back in his mouth as he could, aimed upward as best he could, and pulled the trigger. Game over. 100% of the energy of that bullet was absorbed by his skull and his brains. When I was a child, my grandfather told a story of when he was in Germany in WWII. His unit was moving forward and they heard a shot ring out and the guy in front of my grandfather dropped like a rock. When they rolled him over, he had an entry wound in the middle of his forehead. Game over for that guy. The medic made his way forward, took a look and said there was nothing they could do. They were stuck there for a bit due to incoming fire and after a little while, the guy shot in the forehead started moaning and sat up. My grandfather thought he was going to have a heart attack because it looked like the guy was rising from the dead. Their medic did a closer examination and it was revealed that the bullet hit him in the middle of the forehead at what must have been a slight angle. The bullet then traveled the entire circumference of his head between the skull and the skin and then exited out the same hole it created upon entry. I remember my grandfather telling this story and as a kid, I thought it was just a war story embellishment. Then, I grew up, joined the Navy and became a Hospital Corpsman who spent all my time as a combat medic with the Marine Corps. One of my more advanced ballistic classes I received was given by an ER physician who told a virtually identical story of one of his patients. It was at that point I realized the story my grandfather told wasn't some war-time embellished combat story. Now, having seen more bullet wounds than I can count over the decades, I can tell you that bullets can enter one area and come out in a completely different part of the body or even, crazily enough, out the entry wound.

@davidhayes3257 9 ай бұрын

Amazing yet still hard to believe! Thank you for your service

@NoahStephens 9 ай бұрын

I value your experience. Bullets are terrifying. Video games and movies make you forget how terrible it truly is to be shot

@Ognug 9 ай бұрын

Awesome sir❤

@sgtnick04 9 ай бұрын

The WW2 story makes some sense to me, seems possible but rare. I know you can guide a bullet down a pipe, even a PVC pipe. I can see how at the right velocity and angle the bullet could maybe have just enough force to penetrate the skin but not the skull at the angle, and the soft skin and the hard skull next to each other could make a pipe like effect, and if everything is right it could go around and out, maybe.

@MrBollocks10 9 ай бұрын

That's brilliant.😮 Out the same hole?😂😂🫣

@gullyactual1898 10 ай бұрын

“I had a lot of internet access as a child, it wasn’t good for me” I felt this so much. Thanks Documenting Reality.

@hillbillysamurai 10 ай бұрын

Oh God. Flashbacks to forensic science class...

@mannys9130 10 ай бұрын

Ebaum'sWorld was a riot as a middle schooler. 😸

@bacon1564 10 ай бұрын

To be fair, it has made me very conscious around stuff like heavy equipment or machinery in general. Not trying to be the Indian guy in the pics that got ran over by an excavator looking like hamburger with his eyes popping out of his head.

@poguemahone5476 10 ай бұрын

In the early 2000s you couldn't go a day on the web without stumbling on a beheading video, hardcore porn or scooter rider smeared by a truck

@NoGufff 10 ай бұрын

Cartel shenanigans are very educational.

@engmed4400 4 ай бұрын

Having worked in Emergency Medicine for awhile, one case comes to mind. We had a guy brought in with multiple gunshot wounds. He was entirely conscious, and answering all our questions. While we were examining him and looking for injuries, I found a small caliber entry wound that looked like it had been made by a .22. This round hit his left upper arm, passed through his tricep, exited his arm, and entered his side. During the course of examining him, we found that he'd been hit twice from the left. Of the two rounds, one came to rest in his chest, while the other took a more "creative" route. We finally found that one on CT scan. It hit one of his ribs, deflected, and traveled almost the entire length of his torso before coming to rest just shy of his bladder. Not a single round posed any direct life threats, but dude was most definitely incapacitated. One of the things he told us was that it hurt way too much for him to move. Safe to say, he was very lucky. From what we were told, he was running when he was hit. If the shooter had been any closer, and/or if he'd been stationary, things would have been different.

@PremRajput15901 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the paragraph mate but I’m sure that he would have survived even after 9 mm at the same spot so I think its the organs that matters that have shot not the ammo

@mattiaskeinnn3317 3 ай бұрын

@@PremRajput15901 people wont believe the animals ive hunted successfully with a 22 caliber rifle 30-40-50 grain, even smaller is definately capable killing with a well placed shot. Best believe that :)

@touchdgrassonce 2 ай бұрын

@@mattiaskeinnn3317 A 50's Grizzly record that stood for years was held by an Indigenous-Canadian woman named Bella Twin who used a .22. She was using a Cooey Ace 1 single shot .22 that had duct-tape holding it together.

@scottashe984 2 ай бұрын

A few inches the other way and he'd haven't been shot at all.

@engmed4400 2 ай бұрын

@@scottashe984 yeah, it was, and wasn't, his lucky night.

@omikronairsoft6037 23 күн бұрын

I’m watching this because my mom carries a 22 and wanted to know if it will actually stop a threat fast enough. Thank you this is very helpful. God bless you man!

@AB-jp2eb 3 күн бұрын

That’s one question of mine. The round is definitely lethal but will it stop an attacker who also has his own weapon fast enough? That’s an important question. If the attacker has a 9 or 45, he may not be put down by a 22 quick enough for him to not shoot you back …

@omikronairsoft6037 3 күн бұрын

Yeah

@clueless4085 10 ай бұрын

Mike has been slowly becoming more unhinged over the years and I am _so_ here for it.

@iZephiroth 10 ай бұрын

Anyone that stumbles upon this video that isn’t into guns at all will 100% think it’s wrong and say he’s a psychopath. 😂

@xavierh.5102 10 ай бұрын

@@iZephiroth he usually tries to draw some connection to self defense but I guess that's hard to do when you're testing a back of the neck shot, I love it lmao.

@BandAid350z 10 ай бұрын

I’d go with unleashed. I think he’s always been that way.

@sanchezroman8995 10 ай бұрын

.22 LR BERETTA PISTOL 🔫 is the Favorite Assassin's weapon of the MOSSAD, THE ISRAELI HIT TEAM 😮

@foxmulderfbiufo1770 10 ай бұрын

" and we are reaping all the benefits! "

@fudgerounds91 10 ай бұрын

One thing that always comes to mind when discussing .22 for self defense, is that the .22 on your body is a lot better than the .44 in your nightstand. If you carry a .22 and can adequately utilize it, you're far from disarmed. While something like a .380 or a 9mm would be more reliable for self defense, if you can properly utilize your .22, your .22 can be rather effective.

@Golgi-Gyges 10 ай бұрын

Not many likes for your comment. But you are totally correct.

@davidca96 10 ай бұрын

I agree 100%

@kennygp2004 10 ай бұрын

And if you use CCi Segmented hollow points, they will get the job done. 15+1 in a Ruger SR22 with 2 other 15 round mags in your pockets. Not a bad summer carry option.

@lolcats987654321 10 ай бұрын

Until meat becomes impervious to metal

@adamhollander9487 10 ай бұрын

.380 auto is a good compromise, I think. By all means, if you're going stupid places at stupid times (like the 7/11 at 2 AM), grab your bigger gun, but that's annoying to have to carry all the time. This little 22 is great, but I'd be concerned about chest penetration through that sternum, seeing how that's where your self defense target is gonna be.

@scothoneycutt9156 3 ай бұрын

That eerie music makes this more serious and really drives home how lethal this lil gun can be

@maxfern5701 25 күн бұрын

At 12:18 it's the same melody as the theme of 28 days later

@tomasbarta3020 22 күн бұрын

@@maxfern5701 I think it's not the same but thanks for that hint.

@maxfern5701 22 күн бұрын

@@tomasbarta3020 It's the same note progression.

@tamimazizadah 4 ай бұрын

Great video! I absolutely love the .22LR. As someone who has arthritic hands, I have no problem maintaining my grip on a 22 pistol , and the pretty much non-existent recoil means extremely high accuracy! Not to mention how cheap the rounds are, making visits to the range totally guilt-free! All my rifles and pistols are exclusively 22LR

@ColtonCaldwell-ie4pm Ай бұрын

Do you know what pistol he's using in this video?

@CheesesSupra Ай бұрын

@@ColtonCaldwell-ie4pm Volquartsen, mentioned at just shy of three minutes

@TheBinklemNetwork Ай бұрын

Would you say 22s are easier to rack? My girlfriend struggles with my 9mm and we're looking at the Ruger security 380 because of the literack system in it But I like the idea of the plinking pistol being 22 and if it's easy to rack I don't necessarily need two get two plinkers

@Kesssuli Ай бұрын

@@TheBinklemNetwork Least that ruger mark IV like in video is very easy to rack. Also when it comes to reliability ruger will run nicely with most of ammo. Most models comes with factory threads for supressor which makes it almost must to have gun. Can recommend for range gun.

@carguy3028 Ай бұрын

I would be curious to see the performance out of a rifle, with the higher velocity you can get better performance and at self defense distances a 22 rifle while not my first choice is definitely viable.

@stepbruv8780 10 ай бұрын

In a alternate universe there is a GarandThumb who got a medical degree and became the best surgeon known to man

@williamflowers9435 10 ай бұрын

And then suffered a crippling accident, destroying the dexterity of his hands, leading to him becoming a sorcerer

@hunterbradley5550 10 ай бұрын

@@williamflowers9435and sorcery didn't work out so he ran a Travis Haley cloning facility, overseeing project Facilitative Conclusions

@Ya_Mf_Boi 10 ай бұрын

evil garandthumb be like *flawlessly perfoms surgery and saves a life*

@williamflowers9435 10 ай бұрын

Where does Charlie fit into this alternate universe?

@hunterbradley5550 10 ай бұрын

@@williamflowers9435Mike found him in California

@gruntopolouski5919 9 ай бұрын

Forty years ago, an accidental discharge with a .22 LR killed a personal friend. He was walking down a country road with two friends, with his .22 rifle slung over his shoulder, muzzle up. The sling slipped off his shoulder, and when the buttstock hit the ground, the rifle discharged, which sent a round into his skull. Instantly dead. RIP Dean. Edit: thanks for the condolences and upvotes… those weren’t my reason for posting - though they are appreciated. For the record, I brought it up b/c of the video… 1 personal story demonstrating that a .22 cal. CAN kill a person. Most definitely.

@otakubio3776 9 ай бұрын

May he rest in peace

@SILOPshuvambanerjee 9 ай бұрын

Om Shanti

@vladyvhv9579 9 ай бұрын

Terribly sorry for your loss. I hope that people read these comments and keep things like that in mind, to help improve awareness of gun safety.

@honkman5542 9 ай бұрын

Forty years man, damn. Hope you’re well, he would appreciate you still thinking of him

@marathuzula9024 9 ай бұрын

That's a darwin award winner if I've ever heard of one.

@kenwillis8487 4 ай бұрын

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@crazytestpilot9434 5 ай бұрын

The .22 pistol is so easy to shoot accurately even when shooting multiple rounds quickly. This is what makes it so deadly.

@staygold1017x 3 ай бұрын

They also jam and misfire A TON more than a center fire cartridge. 😂

@iMernerner 3 ай бұрын

@@staygold1017x well modern ammos have better quality. and use Revolver if that is problem to ya. 8 to 10 shots are enough isn't it.

@brandenmarcum430 3 ай бұрын

@@iMernernermodern ammo is WHY it jams

@xxsidmontana5534 2 ай бұрын

@@brandenmarcum430true but guns like a s&w41 rarely jam, i think .22s are definitely worth it depending on the gun

@brandenmarcum430 2 ай бұрын

@@xxsidmontana5534 when it comes to .22 rounds, it’s rarely the firearm that jams. .22lr rounds are just poorly designed. You have to get the real expensive ones for then to actually be put together properly like any other caliber. That being said, for the price, .22 rounds are still good and fun, but the right firearm does help.

@garrettmohr8439 10 ай бұрын

I had a “discussion” with someone online who honest to God believed a .22 would not penetrate human skin beyond point blank

@GarandThumb 10 ай бұрын

lmao

@sterlingarcher857 10 ай бұрын

It wasn't Nomad, in his Crysis nanosuit was it?

@airgunfun4248 10 ай бұрын

I saw a dash cam vid of a cop trying to arrest a guy. The suspect was shot 4 or 5 times by the cop with .357 sig If my memory serves. Then the suspect raised his little 22lr and pointed it at the cop. The cop bladed instinctively when he saw the gun pointed at him. Very unfortunate reflex. When he turned he exposed his left side gap in armor. The round went under his arm into his heart. The cop was standing by the suspects rear passenger quarter panel and barley made it around to the drivers side front fender before he fell. He pleaded into his mic for about 5 seconds then fell silent and still. The late officer was a big guy too. The suspect remained standing pointing his weapon in case the cop came back for another 20-30 seconds. We all know it's about shot placement. The question is how likely is it that a heart shot can be achieved. Of course training = skill.

@Herbie11 10 ай бұрын

I actually had a "discussion" with a college professor (Pasadena City College, Ca 1987) that said a car window would stop a point blank shotgun blast. She stood her ground even after half the class laughed out loud.

@herewardthewatchful1014 10 ай бұрын

@airgunfun4248 - A wooden arrow from a primitive bow, A small metal ball bearing from a wrist rocket can also achieve a lucky shot through the armpit, even a sharp stick would do this job...

@FlyboyHelosim 10 ай бұрын

Garand: "We spend about 80% of our time dry-firing." Me: "You might wanna see a doctor about that."

@Dannyboi2462 10 ай бұрын

😂

@billbrasky7540 10 ай бұрын

Sounds like a Cyraxx/Chance Wilkins problem agagaga

@oldfarthacks 10 ай бұрын

So are you using a moly oil for your dry firing, or still on some vegi thing like olive.

@Bravo-Too-Much 10 ай бұрын

Oh my god so original and funny bro! They should get you on the channel with your kind of creativity.

@djknauss1 10 ай бұрын

*dry humping

@user-mo6qs3fk6c 5 ай бұрын

Can you perform some tests of it on a dummy with clothing layers? I’d be curious to see the difference as layers of clothing affect penetration, especially at 5 yards give or take. Love your videos, by the way.

@user-mx6rd5qk9b 4 ай бұрын

I dint think summer clothing will do much. A jacket might help though and a leather jcket probably more so but Im not sure

@ironblud 3 ай бұрын

@@user-mx6rd5qk9bI’ve watched videos where a single layer of denim is enough to prevent a .22 from expanding. However, if I remember correctly they mentioned that the same happened with a 9mm hp

@justadbeer 2 ай бұрын

This 22 vs human video reminds me of when I was a young apprentice in the trades. One of the older guys carried a tiny hammer in his tool pouch which had a head the size of my thumb. I remember making fun of him for carrying this "tiny" hammer and telling him it's useless. When he looked me in the eye and said "If you think it's useless, put your thumb down right here and we'll se how useless it is." Needless to say, he made his point. Although a .22 may not do the damage a 9mm will, I surely don't want to be shot at with one.

@frenchroast1355 10 ай бұрын

Charley was on fire. Even the Dad advice was spot on.

@mistaajones 10 ай бұрын

the ivar the boneless reference killed me

@MR-nl8xr 10 ай бұрын

" Like a Communist " These guys kill me every time I stop by here.

@Yomom-ee4xb 10 ай бұрын

A little hunter Biden

@Joemamabinladen 10 ай бұрын

As quiet as the .22 suppressor is, we all know the most effective suppressor is suppressing fire

@calebmcallister4289 10 ай бұрын

The entire idea of ww1

@larry.k 10 ай бұрын

Suppressing fire followed by close air support......with napalm. Ya, that's the ticket.

@middleagedbaldguy6774 10 ай бұрын

Easy Cyril Figgis.

@Grooove_e 10 ай бұрын

Or bombing the all the villages and towns before you even get troops on the ground --> see Gulf War

@Aushwitz69420 10 ай бұрын

The real suppressor is the friends we made along the way

@kellyevans3254 5 ай бұрын

I’d like to see you test out 17 HMR and 22 WMR, up here in Canada if you want a mag that holds more than 5 rounds you gotta go with a rim fire or a manual action so it would be neat to see the viability of other rim fire cartridges.

@MrSirGiuseppe 27 күн бұрын

There was a test on a 22wmr I watched on a block of jelly and it have a neat cavitation part way through. They said it was identical in power as a .38 special in close range.

@trustenlucius3899 5 ай бұрын

The music during the slow mo…just does it for me 😂😅 Love this channel 👍🏻

@Thoroughly_Wet 10 ай бұрын

A standard 22 pistol report is actually quieter than average amounts of city traffic to begin with, so upping that factor with a suppressor is pretty awesome

@jamesu223 10 ай бұрын

Exactly, there were reports of snipers in Iraq using .22 near busy roads at checkpoints aiming and shooting for the face within 100 yards .

@HellGatefr2 10 ай бұрын

Yes if you're talking about suppressed bolt-action rifles they make basically no sound, except for a slight "click". Suppressed semi-auto 22LR pistols on an other hand are much louder !

@Kesssuli 7 ай бұрын

@@HellGatefr2 Pistols generally even bit louder than rifles because more unburned powder to ignite/burn in supressor than with rifle length barrel. But yes action noise is a thing what is very hard to tame with semi-automatics. Thats why if you want quiet as possible you want to least 16 inch barrel bolt action with good supressor and subsonics loads with quality powder which will burn cleanly before bullet even exit from a barrel. Shorter barrels tend to leave more unburned powder resin to supressor because most of ammo is optimised to rifle length barrels.

@petercottontail9686 10 ай бұрын

"The only person that's going to remember you working late is your kid" Geezzz that hit harder than it was supposed to

@aaronj08ar 10 ай бұрын

Gonna have to get me a kid if I intend on any legacy at all I 'spose.

@Mister_Clean 10 ай бұрын

Fuck... I'm gonna go tell my dad I love him now

@jeremiahr7585 Ай бұрын

Yikes… That’s intense

@marshallmoberg5078 6 ай бұрын

You guys brightened my day so much! Thank you! Keep being the light! 💪 Finally subscribed!

@RogueFiveGaming Ай бұрын

The first video of yours Ive ever seen, and Ive been gun tubing for a while. I laughed my ass off, I loved it you two are awesome. Subscribed. Cant wait to watch more.

@NautilusGuitars 10 ай бұрын

I just have to say that Charlie is something else. Most A-list actors seriously struggle to play this type of character convincingly, yet he just effortlessly embodies this awkward fool archetype. It's genuinely impressive how well he nails everything from the humor to the smallest subtleties of the body language. Idk if he has a background in acting and comedy, but he definitely has more than what it takes. He really adds a lot to the channel and I just want to voice some appreciation for what he does.

@NautilusGuitars 10 ай бұрын

For example, at 5:40 when Mike says "We'll give it a shot", and Charlie awkwardly turns on his heel and blankly stares at him. It's just gold. haha

@PolishBigfootCircle11 10 ай бұрын

Just think, this might be his real character.

@somethingfishy1802 10 ай бұрын

It's almost like he's is being genuine... lmao it is his character dude is not an actor. Might lean into it a bit but I don't think he is practicing for hours in front of a mirror for us lol.

@black00chev 10 ай бұрын

Charlie must be protected at all costs!

@bananaman8691 10 ай бұрын

He has military experience I’m pretty sure. They usually act like that lol.

@kerbyjackson88 10 ай бұрын

A friend of mine used to say, "The .22 is only a pansy round until you actually get shot by it". I can say, from my own personal experience, that a .22 round to the head will drop a large mature horse instantly. Years ago, I did some volunteer work at a big cat sanctuary and they fed the cats donated horses that were old, blind, injured, etc. Part of the volunteer work was to dispatch the horses, which was done with a Ruger MK 2. I only did one and this horse was so spooky that you couldn't just walk up on it at point blank range like they usually did. Apparently, this horse was donated to the sanctuary solely because of his temperament. He was spooky, not broken and apparently so aggressive that his owner felt this was the only option. He was so spooky that I had to basically back off from the coral for quite awhile and then finally took the shot from about 12 to 15 feet away when the horse came to a stop and faced me. I kind of had my doubts, but had been assured that a .22 was quite adequate for the job if the shot was well placed. So ... the horse literally folded up on all four legs and dropped instantly. I mean, literally "lights out" like you just hit a switch and had turned him off. It was kind of a weird, surreal life experience that was unpleasant enough that I packed it in later that day, but it just really goes to show that a well placed shot from a .22 pistol can drop and instantly kill an animal much bigger than any man out there and not limited to just point blank range, either. I've had a pretty hardy respect for the lowly .22 ever since. The ammo, by the way, was a 32 grain CCI Stinger. I usually have a 9mm as a daily carry, but really wouldn't hesitate to rely on a .22 if it was all I happened to own or could afford. That's especially true when you consider that their low recoil can really deliver a lot of accurate, well placed shots in a matter of seconds if you're competent with it.

@tonyjones2994 10 ай бұрын

My grandpa raised hogs. We killed them with a .22 rifle.

@1810jeff 10 ай бұрын

@@tonyjones2994 and pigs got thick skulls too

@mrjones422 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for that info. More people should know a 22 can drop a horse. I do recall using a 22 as a kid and doing a lot of damage to a lot of things and knew right away no human is taking a shot from a 22 to the head. Even though plenty of people act as if it is only slightly stronger than a BB gun. It should never be shot at people

@mohammadnashitsiddiqui2168 10 ай бұрын

There's a KZfaqr, who hunts pythons in florida, he uses a 22 on those beasts, straight to the dome

@DanielPalmer-zq1fx 10 ай бұрын

When I was growing up on a farm we used a .22 rifle to butcher hogs point blank behind the ear it would drop them also on that show swamp people they use a .22 on alagters

@davidbrannan987 2 ай бұрын

Okay guys…..right out the gate you had me laughing! Great vid and presentation, the humor is excellent!!! Think I’m going to subscribe!

@Meister_de_Nicts 5 ай бұрын

Love the scrambled eggs reference, in the ER we call them "traveler" rounds. So often I've seen one hit a radius and "travel" alongside it for several inches.

@WarthogEnjoyer3784 10 ай бұрын

“I guess the real suppressor the entire time was a human body” -Garand Thumb

@stanleybochenek1862 10 ай бұрын

Wha

@RealMTBAddict 9 ай бұрын

Made it 69

@Nissomnia 10 ай бұрын

the best SDI take yet, Charlie is such a whacky member of the team, i love that he is always wandering around in the back round, makes me laugh every time.

@pauliewalnuts240 10 ай бұрын

I agree, the combination of experiments being demonstrated while a guy chases imaginary butterflies is extremely amusing to watch.

@vaughnshirk4538 10 ай бұрын

In the past I thought he was just the autistic neighbor kid that came over every time he heard them shooting. He hasn't done much to make me think otherwise.

@drops2cents260 10 ай бұрын

> _the best SDI take yet_ Yep, that was genius - never have seen Flannel Daddy getting *_that_* blindsided. 🙂

@sws5833 5 ай бұрын

As an intermediate pistol shooter of ten odd years I use a good quality bb pistol for yard practice when I cant get to the range, its my training tool for my 22 semi auto and the 22 is the practice tool for my nines and 45, its all about trigger time and muscle memory, stance, breathing ext ext, and its way cheaper, since starting to practice with either air pistol or rim fire, its improved my overall centre fire ability by leaps and bounds, and yes a 22 lr can be lethal with good shot placement

@KwyattCreations 3 ай бұрын

In-Laws are coroners in Las Vegas and had a skull that was shot with .22 (can’t confirm if LR or Mag) basically in tear duct, and skimmed around the outside of the skull like when you used to put Beyblades inside the hamster ball as a kid. They said that wasn’t the one that killed him. It was a shot through the Adams apple that went down to his heart. She also told me it had nothing to do with the other 20+ rounds in his lower torso. (She also did tupacs autopsy and yes, he really only had one testicle)

@killermouse01 10 ай бұрын

I can say from things I've personally witnessed in the ER, .22lr is more than capable. The scary thing is how many people don't understand that and act like it's a glorified BB gun.

@MrFartquad 10 ай бұрын

It kills a lot of people because people that don't own one, but talk a lot of crap seem to spread that it's harmless.

@Elitist8 10 ай бұрын

It kind of is a glorified BB gun. It has the highest survival rate of any handgun rounds.

@joshuablair252 10 ай бұрын

@@Elitist8you can't tell me with that logic you would put a 22 any where near a bb gun, pellet gun in the same category? The damage done by a pellet gun is more similar to a 22? Or is it more similar to other small handgun calibers such as 380 or 9mm?

@joshuablair252 10 ай бұрын

@@Elitist8most people murdered from guns are from a 22.

@BandAid350z 10 ай бұрын

@@Elitist8 Which would you rather stand in front of? .22LR or a BB?

@jordansamson6071 10 ай бұрын

I've ran EMS for about 20 years. I don't go on shootings often, but have seen a couple dozen or so. Each time that a .22 was involved (maybe a 1/4th?), the bullet always ended up far away from the point of entry. I swear that I have seen a shot in the hip end up down in the knee cap, under the skin it looked like a BB. Some of those were one-shot, one-kill too.

@creedstump0662 10 ай бұрын

i’d imagine the guarantee (?) of no exit wound with a .22 would also be scary

@zeppkfw 10 ай бұрын

@@creedstump0662Yeah that means they'd have to do diagnostic tests to actually find where the bullet is and these will take crucial time away from treatment.

@jordansamson6071 9 ай бұрын

@@creedstump0662 I don't think I have seen one. I can say that the explanation of the bullet "bouncing around" in the body is accurate.

@azmanabdula 9 ай бұрын

Ever heard of the American 180? "Death by angry bees" Imagine being the bloke who has to deal with someone who was shot with that and just holding on

@commiesnzombies 9 ай бұрын

a South carolina state trooper wearing a vest took a single .22 cal shot to the arm pit and bled out and died on the highway within 1 minute by some guy he just shot 5 times with a 357 magnum

@soggy_toast_69 5 ай бұрын

noticed Cahrles has lost a bit of weight since I started watching Garand Thumb in 2021..........good shit my guy, proud of you

@alp3274 6 ай бұрын

I love these videos. They answer a lot of the questions that me and my buddies have debated for years lol. Great job guys.

@paulrichardspencer 10 ай бұрын

Actually the best dad advice that this channel has ever given. Well played Charles, well played!

@DraconisMarchVII 10 ай бұрын

Especially given the modern cultural push to destroy the family unit.

@gunner1963 10 ай бұрын

grandthumbs "only your kids will remember you working late" that was awesome too

@grendal113 10 ай бұрын

Sweaty disabled idiots?

@---tx9xx 10 ай бұрын

@@gunner1963 at what timestamp is this

@alexlabs4858 10 ай бұрын

Not sure why but Garand Thumb has that “dad that’s extremely angry you can’t hold the dang flashlight right” look today

@GarandThumb 10 ай бұрын

sunscreen in eyes causing swelling

@trashflood7883 10 ай бұрын

@@GarandThumb I’ll have to remember that excuse next time

@twohorsesinamancostume7606 10 ай бұрын

Well, hold the dang flashlight right

@bungdilly6333 10 ай бұрын

@@GarandThumb riiiiiight

@budget.88 10 ай бұрын

Dont ever forgët the USS Libërty and the men who died on that day

@krispewkrem3 Ай бұрын

Charles has been an absolute blessing, or curse for the the channel. Mike has become more and more unhinged and it’s amazing.

@brumbarz398 2 ай бұрын

As a OR RN I work at a level 1 trauma center. We check on Level 1 and 2 traumas to ascertain if we need to bring them directly from the trauma bay to the OR. I listened to one of the recorded messages on a soon to arrive trauma which stated GSW to the head entrance and exit wound, alert and oriented. ???????????!!!!! Turned out that the patient had been jack lighting deer with a .22 rifle. He had the barrel straight up in their truck when they hit a bump. The rifle discharged, ricocheted off the roof, hit him square on top of the head, the bullet had expended some of its energy and did not pierce the skull but traveled under the skin around his head and exited on the lower portion of his head. Full recovery.

@thekingofthisworld2154 10 ай бұрын

A friend of mine was an ER doc for 10 years in Boston. He said people tend to die of .22 more often than other calibers because of the low stopping power. People get shot and run away, then don’t go to the hospital until they are in bad shape 3 weeks later.

@totallynotsuspiciousemail5696 10 ай бұрын

If I’m protecting myself I’d rather them die on the spot from 357…not 3 weeks later from a 22

@dangerszewski9816 10 ай бұрын

I've heard similar but not three weeks-- that long is a bit absurd-- but hours for sure. Someone tries to walk it off and doesn't realize they nicked a major artery or put a hole in something important that's bleeding severely (typically the liver given its position in the middle of center mass, or the kidneys). Another factor is that because it's low stopping power people tend to fire a lot more rounds, and because the rounds are smaller magazines carry more of them. the low recoil also means that people emptying a magazine will put more rounds into the target, and I don't care if it's a tiny round, no one is having a good day after having 14 to 21 holes poked all the way through their body.

@black_rhino241 10 ай бұрын

@@dangerszewski9816it’s like getting stabbed from 10 feet away with a barbecue fork in less than second repeatedly

@jontaylor8188 10 ай бұрын

Who gets shot and not get it removed yall watching to many 🎬 movies

@stanleybochenek1862 10 ай бұрын

@@jontaylor8188like yeah what the hell

@ryanpenrod1859 10 ай бұрын

There's a lot to be said about the non-intimidation factor for the wielder. A heavy 22lr pistol is like shooting a staple gun, so follow-up shots are significantly easier to keep accurate.

@adamhollander9487 10 ай бұрын

Vice versa too though... how many times have we seen a civvie get the drop on some guy in an armed robbery and it's the noise of the shots that make the bad guy take off running? A really loud bang could be the difference between leaving them with enough time to fire back, even with some good shots to the chest, vs. disorienting them and triggering the fight or flight response we all have to really loud sounds.

@budget.88 10 ай бұрын

⌚ Europa thê last battlê

@sapperROSS 10 ай бұрын

That's why I carry a fn5.7

@berengerchristy6256 10 ай бұрын

@@adamhollander9487 I have never seen this. most people would fumble their gun in their hands and then miss most shots, wounding/killing bystanders before getting the bad guy, if they get the bad guy at all. most people don't practice with their weapons and they should. should be a requirement. passing an in person driving test and written test should be a requirement for maintaining a driver's license too. would make our world less lethal but here we are

@shaynewalker3248 10 ай бұрын

@@berengerchristy6256 >Should be a requirement And that leads to more and more "common sense" and "for your safety" regulations

@ncamp2126 6 ай бұрын

After searching for 2 years i finally found the cci sub pistol ammo 835fps. I compared them between the standard 1200fps. Its noticeable different when shooting in a tree line. You dont get the extra echo the standard rd leaves. The 835fps gives enough to cycle the bolt on my mark4, the 730fps does not. Id love to see a comparison between sub 730 835 975 and standard 1200. Nice video

@warchief1015 5 ай бұрын

The one thing I like about this is how stable the pistol is as you fire multiple rounds. but in most defensive scenarios people don't stand still while being shot at, is there any way you can test the stability of the 22 over the 9mm or the 45 at instinctual fire on the move over multiple rounds, say at 25m.

@Pankakes9820 10 ай бұрын

I love that SDI, primary arms, and aac are still sponsoring even with all the shenanigans. Really makes me want to support them. Once I actually have time breathe outside of work, definitely looking at sdi.

@goodluck2522 10 ай бұрын

Yeah learn how to gunsmith online... lol.. that's like learning to run by sitting down

@TomKappeln 10 ай бұрын

@@goodluck2522 : So for what you were in school ? You were in school ?

@goodluck2522 10 ай бұрын

@@TomKappeln you having a stroke?

@boygonewhoopdataZZ 10 ай бұрын

I took a peek at the SDI class and lmao I can learn all that by building a single AR or P80 from scratch by myself

@goodluck2522 10 ай бұрын

@@boygonewhoopdataZZ it's a complete scam

@Ravencof 10 ай бұрын

This is one of the greatest episodes ever. Anyone else feel like after GT left duty that his content just improved far beyond what it already was? Like, greatest to greatestest!

@MichaelVanHeemst 10 ай бұрын

I think this channel has gotten too silly

@user-ef4gf7rr9r 10 ай бұрын

Now he gets to be haggard and openly jaded instead of haggard and quietly jaded. His voice will also probably drop, and he will immediately go gray, lol.

@brandonK197 10 ай бұрын

@@MichaelVanHeemstyour username is crazylegokid, and your profile picture is Hillary poorly photoshopped behind bars. You're the silly one

@williamhilltop 10 ай бұрын

@crazylegokid27 you must be so much fun at parties.

@CarlPapa88 10 ай бұрын

@@MichaelVanHeemstGotta maintain while at the same time draw in the millenials too. Doesn't take long at all to get swiped by.

@justvibingtomusic 3 ай бұрын

My grandfather made and sold ammo from his garage growing up and my favorite gun of his at the age of 13 was his 22 pistol. I loved that thing

@mattmcwilliams7476 3 ай бұрын

With the background music, why do I feel like I'm watching a documentary on The Thing?? Enjoyed the vid!

@crazyirishman2456 10 ай бұрын

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the comedic genius that Charlie offers to the videos.

@ivan.bucher 10 ай бұрын

Charlie is Steve Zahn from Reality Bites

@jeffjag2691 10 ай бұрын

It’s like old school SNL where they’re trying to set everyone else off. 😂

@YourDadsBoyfriend 10 ай бұрын

I'm just happy to see special needs people given a chance in the community...

@Hrydra 10 ай бұрын

no it adds 10 minutes to a video that could be 5

@timbirch4999 10 ай бұрын

Charlie ate my hamster! You can't trust him!

@naxmorvigatore4168 9 ай бұрын

I love how hard Charlie had everyone laughing without any of it being cut out, I loved seeing Garand Thumb laugh harder than he ever has in any video ever

@Jim-wr9iz 9 ай бұрын

I had to go see what Ivar the Boneless was all about.

@moisessaucedo8245 4 ай бұрын

My first video watching these guys. They’re so funny😂 had my dyin just trying to get over the sponsors

@cillianennis9921 3 ай бұрын

Damn the 22LR is the only round that sounds kinda like what games say silencers sound like. Not as laser gun beep like but still very close. Truly the best stealth weapon.

@GunfighterAlpha 10 ай бұрын

Charlie always has me in tears. He's become my favorite part of these videos lol

@medic3648 10 ай бұрын

I feel the same, I get annoyed when he isn’t in the videos.

@backpackryan6228 10 ай бұрын

Charlie's comedic presence in these videos keeps getting better and better. That guy is a treasure.

@HeyitsLEEtheagent 10 ай бұрын

Funny because I found most of his bits annoying.

@tatermna0557 10 ай бұрын

@@HeyitsLEEtheagent everyone has preferences for comedy, however a lot of people enjoy him so I don't believe he's going anywhere for a while

@HeyitsLEEtheagent 10 ай бұрын

@@tatermna0557 and my preference was that I didn't ask.

@jameshutson4484 10 ай бұрын

@@HeyitsLEEtheagent who pissed in your cheerios lmao

@jakubsolarski2594 10 ай бұрын

He's like bubbles of trailer park 😂

@slchance8839 Ай бұрын

I look forward to nearly everything Charles has to say. He cracks me up. I also crack up at the OTHER guy cracking up at Charles.

@jnesrh420 6 ай бұрын

The hunter joke and then the badass spooky beat during the mag dump part good sht.😄👏👍

@nickclift 10 ай бұрын

So my mother survived a shot to the back of her head from a 22 revolver. She worked at a pharmacy and an ex cop came in, put everyone on their knees and killed 2 of the 4 people with them. With all that said, I look at this video with a different perspective than most. I’m just glad my mom knew to move the moment she did to not get hit straight on. Always love your videos my man. Stay strapped. Sources kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gt6An9GGztidk40.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7eDm8VoxsXYeGQ.html

@killharry 10 ай бұрын

That’s tragic man I’m glad she survived. Is there any news on this incident? I’d like to read more about it

@DeeDee-bm9hr 10 ай бұрын

Source: His ass

@BurnTheNuance 10 ай бұрын

@@DeeDee-bm9hrThere's always one of you.

@cosmicbilly 10 ай бұрын

@@DeeDee-bm9hrlots of people have survived being shot in the head. It happens.

@johndough1703 10 ай бұрын

@@cosmicbilly Met a local who survived a round to the temple, supposedly because they put the barrel directly to his forehead, which slightly slowed down the bullet with back pressure. Not sure if the last part was true, but he had the scar to prove it.

@danpetty3607 10 ай бұрын

The fact that SDI puts up with Charlie’s antics and is still a sponsor proves they are a true patriots.

@andrewbillington5422 10 ай бұрын

Or they know it is true. Not saying.

@darkchild130 10 ай бұрын

Tbh him constantly fucking up the name makes me remember the company better.

@fairlylocal607 10 ай бұрын

@@darkchild130 ^^^^ THIS. Perfect marketing strat actually...

@StupidAnon-gn8ih 10 ай бұрын

The way these ads are structured and produced is actually rhetorically fascinating. It gives the impression of just two buddies talking about a product or service they value, even though it's _definitely_ a deliberate ad read. SDI is going to have a hard time finding more quality advertising than this.

@sinbad269 10 ай бұрын

@@StupidAnon-gn8ih Same with Primary Arms'. Don't know of any other company that'd allow creators to come up with "promotions" for them

@ronaldmcdon 2 ай бұрын

Wow this is is my favorite KZfaq channel now.

@joshuasparks9669 5 ай бұрын

Best SDI ad yet fellas!

@m-r-p7689 10 ай бұрын

The terrifying part isn't the fact that the .22 is effective, it's the thought of the semi / permanent state of vegetation they'll cause due to the lack of wound channel expansion. In essence this is the ice pick in the lobotomy.

@axgreenious9400 10 ай бұрын

It's the "Basic Instinct" of gats? Like the Sharon Stone of firearms?

@GeorgiaPeachHolly 10 ай бұрын

I can think of many people who would do well to have a lobotomy...

@timlambert9771 10 ай бұрын

I got shot piont blank in the chest. The ball round hit my vein going to my lower body. Then passed through my liver, followed my ribs and stopped in my spine. I slowly stopped breathing because my chest was filling up with blood. The doctor had to cut my chest open to pinch my vien so I could make it to surgery. DR Sandafer saved my life. See the thing with a 22 lr. Is it spins fast than it penatrates. When it stops going forward, Its still spinning and becomes a pin ball and grabs tissue.

@morechune6119 10 ай бұрын

@@timlambert9771 Glad you lived to tell the tale but any reason why you got shot point blank with a .22? Or just a “hold my beer” type of thing?

@SandaBoxing 10 ай бұрын

Wait so that's more terrifying than near instant incapacitation leading to certain deletion, very shortly after, with something much more effective like a 9mm hollow point (that will blow most of the brains out)? Make some sense.

@pfootball6363 10 ай бұрын

I used to work for a coroner's office and saw a suicide with a snub nose .38 under the chin like you did and it had a very similar result. The bullet went all the way through the head and broke the skull on the top. It was stopped by the skin on the top of the head. Pretty cool to see this torso behaving similarly.

@hicknopunk 10 ай бұрын

@@CloudsRainSnowIceI'm sure it impacted their tennis game

@birbdad1842 10 ай бұрын

@@CloudsRainSnowIce What are you talking about lol

@getthegoons 10 ай бұрын

@@birbdad1842he's asking if they had incriminating information about the Clinton's.

@birbdad1842 10 ай бұрын

@@getthegoons I'm just baffled that people see conspiracies everywhere nowadays. In random ass youtube comments lol.

@MuslimGentleman1776 10 ай бұрын

@@birbdad1842Epstein didn’t kill himself

@Andrew-Locksley691 Ай бұрын

"There might be certain opportunities presented where you might have to dispatch someone when they're not quite aware of your presence"The matter of fact way in which he says this is absolutely priceless!😅I rewatched that 30 times and was laughing so hard. Thank you for that OH God I love this channel. BOSTONUSA 🇺🇸

@jimjones395 Ай бұрын

By the way...base of the skull just above the atlas vertebrea is the spot to hit. Like an off switch

@ManOfEthnicity 10 ай бұрын

It warms my heart every time someone gets Mike to break character.

@maczack87 10 ай бұрын

Since it’s penetration potential isn’t as great as other rounds it would be a good round to use in scenarios where you have to worry about people behind the target such as apartments, high traffic areas, and condensed living areas.

@gbazo762 10 ай бұрын

Or just use 9mm or 45acp with hollows. Don't have to worry Abt over penetration, and it'll actually be an effective self defense tool

@hopinondeeznuts350 10 ай бұрын

@@gbazo762how about you personally take a .22 round to the head and then tell us all afterwards how effective you think it is. I’d be willing to donate one round for the cause.

@yeethaw4895 10 ай бұрын

@@gbazo762 I disagree.

@bra1nsnack 10 ай бұрын

@@gbazo762you just dont want to use a “weak round” this video proves why .22 is fine and damn near better then others for self defense

@israelramirez4624 10 ай бұрын

@@bra1nsnackEspecially for home defense or just defense in general. I am a father of 2, a 2 yr old and a 3 mo old. I would hate to use something other than a .22 with a can in a self defense situation when they're around.

@mattblack133 3 ай бұрын

The only yt channel I dont ff over them talking about their sponsors. Nice work kidz. 👏 😅

@MekanikalDem0n 5 ай бұрын

I absolutely love your content but can we stop and recognize the goofy fun energy Charles brings to the videos. I'm here for it, lmao...😂😂

@jtcustomknives 10 ай бұрын

This has been my point for along time. Lack of recoil means you can dump a ton of lead on target quickly. Think of each shot from a 22 as a single pellet from a shot of 12ga buck shot

@scottwermuth9201 10 ай бұрын

Not quite 12guage, that's.32acp.

@snowshark156 10 ай бұрын

@@scottwermuth9201actually it depends on what size buckshot you’re using-0, 00, 000, #1,#2,#3,#4 (this being very close to .22 caliber).

@sethklikesguns 10 ай бұрын

I can out a lot of lead on target with anything.

@mitchelllowden8282 10 ай бұрын

00 Buck pellets avg .35 dia. That's really close the same diameter as 9mm which .355.

@Armoredcompany 10 ай бұрын

A good way to think of .22 LR is like an ice pick that you can use from farther away. You're basically just shivving someone as fast as you can...from across the room. The chances of tagging something important just keep going up the longer you keep shooting.

@AmyxWilson 9 ай бұрын

Charlie always has me in tears. He's become no joke my favorite part of these videos

@brianmck7363 9 ай бұрын

Does my dad love me dude….He cracks me up 😅😂

@l3joint 9 ай бұрын

Let's make a video 😂

@1fast72nova 9 ай бұрын

His look when GT was trying to sell us on the 22 in an end of the world situation haha... He had to drop his head and cover up with his shirt trying to hide his true feelings haha

@cjsawinski 9 ай бұрын

This episode had me belly laughing.

@lalocompi 9 ай бұрын

Charlie's illustrious status as your favorite part of those videos speaks volumes about your dedication to embracing the pinnacle of tastelessness dull dad joke humor.

@yewrld. 4 ай бұрын

Bro has all of the attachments💀

@HouseholdFirearm Ай бұрын

4:15 my cousin was a nurse in the ICU and she told me a story about how this happened to someone who came in, the bullet had bounced around inside his body and killed him. I vividly remember her saying “it was such a tiny hole” :/

@snlop3927 10 ай бұрын

Well, Charles has shown .22 to be SUPER effective...against Charles. Charles isn't human. He is MORE human than human.

@VenturiLife 10 ай бұрын

Charles has a huge hit-box

@kylewhite8434 10 ай бұрын

Read that as Rob Zombie.

@Mr_Dopey 10 ай бұрын

I have a feeling Charles takes the ballistics dummies home so he can keep talking to them.

@godwarrior3403 10 ай бұрын

Dammit all now that's gonna be in my head

@brian0057 10 ай бұрын

So Charles is Roy Batty from Blade Runner? I believe it.

@kevinmarshall239 10 ай бұрын

Would be cool to try unique types of .22 like the cci segmenting hollows, copper-22 , stingers, cheap box , federal punch, and more

@CtrlAltRetreat 10 ай бұрын

I think this vid kind of says that you should be sticking with fmjs since the penetration is the problem here.

@kevinmarshall239 10 ай бұрын

@@CtrlAltRetreat he only used sub sonic , coppers are moving at 1850fps , that may fit the penetration issue

@elchartps3 10 ай бұрын

@@kevinmarshall239 pretty much every 22lr is subsonic in a pistol

@tombeyer375 10 ай бұрын

Viper round?

@timg7627 10 ай бұрын

Seeing the results here and also similar results from many other videos like this one it shows the type of .22lr ammo used in a pistol is an insignificant difference in performance. In a rifle yes sure there may be some notable differences but in a pistol they’re all moving at virtually the same velocity so it doesn’t really matter

@fireantfury2539 5 ай бұрын

That might be one of the best intros on your channel 😂😂😂

@jw546 3 ай бұрын

The creepy music paired with the super slo-mo is EPIC! Probably not sleeping well tonight.

@alexnewell9631 10 ай бұрын

Really happy mike has finally covered this. Been saying for years that a 22lr could actually be an effective carry weapon. Not everyone can carry a 9mm or higher, and some not even a 380 is viable, whereas a 22lr is. An old instructor of mine would always ask, whats better? 1 to 2 horribly placed, possible missed 9mm, or 15 22lr on target

@jimjamauto 10 ай бұрын

That is, if you can actually get off that many rounds without a failure which depends on much more careful selection of your firearm and ammo than anything centerfire.

@thermal_el_jackson 10 ай бұрын

22LR is not an effective carry weapon, and this video showed exactly why: there is no instantaneous incapacitation of the assailant unless you happen to get luck and sneak one into the brain.

@gbazo762 10 ай бұрын

Never heard of a 9mm that only holds 1 or 2 shots? Seems like a bit of an unfair and honestly stupid comparison

@alexnewell9631 10 ай бұрын

@@gbazo762 im referring to people who have the inability to carry and fire larger calibers, had you bothered to read the comment. Not everyone can carry common calibers, and those who think they have to from social norms may only get a couple shots off

@alexnewell9631 10 ай бұрын

@@jimjamauto ive had only a handful of jams from my thousands of rounds on my 22lr pistol, and even less from my 22 rifle

@curtisbailey5708 10 ай бұрын

I love every single thing about this channel but honestly the dash of legit fatherly advice at the end just makes it for me. It’s always nice to have wholesome people be so based.

@Egyptianrobotz 2 ай бұрын

Great video 22 is always underplayed

@jaygordon6941 6 ай бұрын

What cameras were you using? Great shots!

@paulcooper9675 8 ай бұрын

I have used both 9mm and 22lr at the range. And it is surprising at how more accurate you can be with a 22 at the same range due to the reduced recoil. And if you want to make sure you don't shoot your neighbor if that is your home defense weapon, CCI now makes a 22lr segmented round which splits into three sections on impact. Now imagine that high speed discharge with 12 rounds that actually equal 36 flechettes. This is a varmint round. I wish they would have compared round types in addition to grain.

@jlw2915 8 ай бұрын

The Beretta 81 in .32 is a pleasant lower middle ground. 1000 fps because of the barrel length and a lot more power than a 22.

@paulcooper9675 8 ай бұрын

@@jlw2915 But we get to that magic issue, ammo availability. During the Obama years we had to wait outside of Gander Mountain twice a week to buy ammo, and exotic calibers like .32 or .25 weren't easy to find. Heck, even .380 was a rare bird to find.

@XneverstopfightingX 7 ай бұрын

Yup, this video has sold me on the hk 22 mp5.

@imasilverfox6947 6 ай бұрын

The low recoil makes it accurate and deadly, let's say your opponent pulls a 9mm or 40s&w ect. The bigger the caliber the longer the reset time, and on a moving target it gets worse the higher the caliber unless you specifically on purpose train reset timing after every shot and drawing. I personally carry a 9mm every day, I wouldn't be opposed to carrying a .22 . I always say, make sure you don't miss your first shot against a .22 because they can have 3 to 4 shots rapidly squeezed before you can reset because of the .22's low recoil.

@natcalverley4344 6 ай бұрын

This is why the AR platform is so popular in 223 or 556

@HonkeyKongH 10 ай бұрын

Let’s be honest, we’re all here for Charlie’s spot on wit and humor 😂

@reanukeevesau 10 ай бұрын

Facts!

@alessandrorona6205 10 ай бұрын

Not me. Charlie is one of those examples where less is more.

@Yilmaister 10 ай бұрын

Not really, I actually hate it.

@Jomitheelf 10 ай бұрын

Honestly, it takes everything I have not to skip to their next video after the SDI portion of their video. They have to be happy with their sponsorship.

@pottersdog Ай бұрын

As my instructor once used to tell me, anything that makes a hole is a dangerous thing, power tools make holes up close but rule of thumb if someone shouldn't be trusted with a power tool then they shouldn't be trusted with anything capable of doing the same but with longer reach.

@stephendickinson9929 5 ай бұрын

Good pistol and advice at the end.

@93jcoop 9 ай бұрын

I dont think I've ever seen Charlie make Thumb break character before. That was gold.

@MasterFatness 10 ай бұрын

Anything that can penetrate your vitals will make you have a bad time. The fact that a 22LR from a pistol barrel can kill you with proper shot placement, really speaks volumes about firearms in general. Also speaks volumes about the importance of shot placement.

@generalrubbish9513 6 күн бұрын

I think there was a gun KZfaqr who was also asked whether .22 is good enough for self-defense. In response, he made a video where he basically said "I'm gonna engage the targets on the left with 22. I'm gonna engage the targets on the right with nothing. You be the judge."

@mahmoudyahya1738 5 ай бұрын

the perfect choice for some missions

@ArkansasLongbowHunter 9 ай бұрын

I worked in the ER as a Respiratory Therapist and saw a guy shot in the neck with a .22 and we found the bullet in his knee. He walked out of the ER four hours later. Craziest shit I’ve ever seen.