The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - 22lr compared to 25acp. Two part question

carguychris · February 10, 2012, 03:49 PM

Many people on the 'Net and on the stools at your LGS seem to believe that .22LR bullets tumble wildly in tissue and bounce around like a pinball when they hit bone, but this isn't necessarily the case.

Yes, they will yaw and bounce, but so do other commonplace pistol rounds when conditions are right. It's not some magic .22LR-only thing.

I prefer to think that the performance difference between .22LR and .25ACP amounts to splitting hairs.

February 10, 2012, 03:49 PM	#3
carguychris Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2007 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 4,631	Many people on the 'Net and on the stools at your LGS seem to believe that .22LR bullets tumble wildly in tissue and bounce around like a pinball when they hit bone, but this isn't necessarily the case. Yes, they will yaw and bounce, but so do other commonplace pistol rounds when conditions are right. It's not some magic .22LR-only thing. I prefer to think that the performance difference between .22LR and .25ACP amounts to splitting hairs. __________________ "Smokey, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules... MARK IT ZERO!!" - Walter Sobchak