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Madcap_Magician · February 9, 2012, 05:55 PM

I suppose it depends by what you mean by "all that important."

Any caliber is good enough for self-defense until it isn't.

People have died instantly to a .22 Short and suffered no serious injury from being shot in the head with a .44 Magnum.

Of course, one is more likely than another, but there is no line at which you can say "Everything more powerful than this always works."

February 9, 2012, 05:55 PM	#74
Madcap_Magician Senior Member Join Date: August 13, 2009 Location: MN Posts: 668	I suppose it depends by what you mean by "all that important." Any caliber is good enough for self-defense until it isn't. People have died instantly to a .22 Short and suffered no serious injury from being shot in the head with a .44 Magnum. Of course, one is more likely than another, but there is no line at which you can say "Everything more powerful than this always works."