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| Looking for advice on a good starting handgun for learning & self defense |
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| 16-Bit:
no mention of a Hi-Point 9mm yet? smh get one in a money print |
| Plethora:
If you don't have some real experience with guns yet, stick with a .22 Good to learn with, cheaper to practice with than something bigger, won't necessarily deafen you if you should need to shoot it without ear protection. If you've already got some solid practice in, particularly under stress, go for something a little bigger, a little louder. But whatever you get, practice, practice, practice. |
| HellHound:
--- Quote from: PhantOS on November 20, 2017, 07:01:19 PM ---22 short and long firearms are ideal for self defense and practice. The ammunition costs like 15 cents per bullet (20-30 long rifle) though there was a shortage recently on the latter. If you want to invest a little more, federal sells 22lr bulk, 5000 rounds for $300, which is 16 cents per round Stopping power isn't actually as important because your goal is to incapacitate the intruder, not kill them. In the end the difference between .38 special and .22 lr is how long it will take the intruder to recover in the hospital, but in an actual firefight they both have the same chance to incapacitate (60%) on chest level or higher What would really factor into incapacitation chance would be your shot placement, and most .22lr-caliber magazine fed pistols have high capacity and offer more lenience for shot placement than a 6 or 8 shot revolver of the same or larger caliber --- End quote --- do not listen to this advice. you want to be able to stop a person easily with one shot, and .22 caliber just isn't enough unless it has the powder of a rifle cartridge behind it like in an AR platform rifle. .38 caliber or higher should be sufficient, but I would shoot for .45 for self defense. you really don't want the guy bearing down on you to be able to shrug off a single bullet, because one shot might be all you'll get. |
| Frankie²:
--- Quote from: HellHound on November 20, 2017, 11:14:30 PM ---do not listen to this advice. you want to be able to stop a person easily with one shot, and .22 caliber just isn't enough unless it has the powder of a rifle cartridge behind it like in an AR platform rifle. .38 caliber or higher should be sufficient, but I would shoot for .45 for self defense. you really don't want the guy bearing down on you to be able to shrug off a single bullet, because one shot might be all you'll get. --- End quote --- i think you're severely underestimating how much a bullet wound hurts |
| Red Spy:
--- Quote from: PhantOS on November 20, 2017, 07:01:19 PM ---Stopping power isn't actually as important because your goal is to incapacitate the intruder, not kill them. --- End quote --- i don't know about you but i'm going at them with a rocket launcher |
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