I read absolutely NONE of the posting on this thread but I've seen this question asked so many times in this and other forums so if I'm repeating something already said by others, excuse me!
I got into a discussion with a gentleman that I would consider to be my senior when it comes to all things "defensive". We talked about the use of a .22 as a defensive weapon. His response, which made me think about the issue a little deeper was "What is your definition of defensive? Are you talking about getting away from the bad thing or are you talking about standing your ground and eradicating the bad thing? If get away is what you want, then stinging the bad guy without killing him is a good thing and the .22 or .380 is the tool to use."
We also talked about target acquisition under stress conditions and the importance of the second shot and getting back on target. He termed the big gun (eradicator) more difficult to get back on target but with better knock down power and the little gun (stinger) easier to get back to target with multiple hits in fast succession but lower impact on the aggressor.
I currently carry a .40 and I've done the fast acquisition drills with the .40 and with the .22. From my stand point getting 4 in the 10X with the .22 versus 1 in the 10X 2 in the 8 ring and the traditional flyer under real world rapid fire (shooting and moving to evade) might add up better.
Just my opinion.
I got into a discussion with a gentleman that I would consider to be my senior when it comes to all things "defensive". We talked about the use of a .22 as a defensive weapon. His response, which made me think about the issue a little deeper was "What is your definition of defensive? Are you talking about getting away from the bad thing or are you talking about standing your ground and eradicating the bad thing? If get away is what you want, then stinging the bad guy without killing him is a good thing and the .22 or .380 is the tool to use."
We also talked about target acquisition under stress conditions and the importance of the second shot and getting back on target. He termed the big gun (eradicator) more difficult to get back on target but with better knock down power and the little gun (stinger) easier to get back to target with multiple hits in fast succession but lower impact on the aggressor.
I currently carry a .40 and I've done the fast acquisition drills with the .40 and with the .22. From my stand point getting 4 in the 10X with the .22 versus 1 in the 10X 2 in the 8 ring and the traditional flyer under real world rapid fire (shooting and moving to evade) might add up better.
Just my opinion.
