Usefulness of the .22

[Maccabeus]

To keep the hijack going...

I haven't used an M1 Carbine in combat and I'm not a ballistics guru, but I did find this interesting:

https://www.theboxotruth.com/the-box-o-truth-36-frozen-clothing-and-the-box-o-truth/

[Wyzz Kydd]

On 8/12/2017 at 12:14 AM, Peng said:

You really only need 4 guns and a .22 is one of them.

 

A .22LR, a shotgun, a scoped rifle and a SD handgun. Could even go to 3 with a slug barrel.

 

Everything else is details.

What? Heresy. Sacrilege.  Everyone knows  you only need one gun more than however many you currently have. Four!

[janice6]

Yeah.  I got'ta say that the .22 is by far the most all around useful of all firearms.  Considering that killing a human being is probably the lowest probability of use by the general public.  War is different.

[Will Beararms]

Ask the Mossad how the ..22 worked on some of the radical islamic terrorists that attacked the Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics.  

[Citra47]

On ‎1‎/‎15‎/‎2019 at 4:00 PM, SilverRidge01 said:

That's a good point the enemy pumped up on heroin and drugs would not stop coming after taking many rounds, such was the case in the Korean conflict, in fact the military did away with the .30 caliber carbine it was useless against a crazed enemy charge. With their thick padded uniforms they would take many hits without stopping .... 

You have to remember that hardball is used by the military (at least most of the military).  Regardless of what caliber you may like when using the latest hollow points, when using hardball size and velocity are everything.  The difference between getting hit with a 9mm or 30 cal. carbine  bullet vs. being hit with a .45 ACP or 30-06 rifle round would be huge.  In WW I, Alvin York stopped a 9 or 10 man charge against his forward position with his partially loaded rifle and a fully loaded .45 ACP 1911.  He claimed when his rifle was empty, he drew his 1911 and took down several German solders before the rest surrendered to him.  

I read an account written by an archeologist a few years ago that got permission to do a dig at York's defensive position. The dig revealed that York's story was correct. They located several 30-06 cases and 7 of the 8 .45 ACP cases that York said he had fired to stop the charge. If I remember correctly, York stated that each man he fired at with the .45 ACP fell. He fired those rounds at a determined German unit charging his position and he was using hardball ammo - the only ammo available at that time; hollow points would not even be marketed for at least fifty years in the future.

Edited February 10, 2019 by Citra47

[Will Beararms]

Our SHTF pistol ammo inventory is 180 grain FMJ 180 grain .40 S&W——a good solid all purpose loading. 16 rounds of it in Glock 22’s is a nice palackage.  

Edited February 9, 2019 by Will Beararms

[jame]

Everyone seems to have forgotten the highly efficient food gathering properties of the .22.  I’m no end of the world conspirorist, but having the ability to put a bunny in the frying pan at a moments notice gives me comfort.  

And gravy.  And biscuits.

[Citra47]

24 minutes ago, jame said:

Everyone seems to have forgotten the highly efficient food gathering properties of the .22.  I’m no end of the world conspirorist, but having the ability to put a bunny in the frying pan at a moments notice gives me comfort.  

And gravy.  And biscuits.

Nope, didn't forget about the .22.  I own several and shoot them often. 

[Moshe]

At the moment it is cheap.  It is good on small critters.  Suppressed, well, it could be good on larger critters.