Winchester .22mag for SD

bikerbill · May 12, 2012, 02:08 PM

I've heard Winchester is joining the SD .22Mag bandwagon, along with Speer and Hornady, and offering a round expressly designed for defensive use ...anybody seen it, tried it, know if it exists? I have the Horndy Critical Defense round in my NAA Pug, but always looking for something better ...

Al Den · May 13, 2012, 12:40 AM

Biker;
I hadn't heard this. Darnit, I just bought some of the Hornady thinkin' it must be good for my 4" NAA Mini-Master. It is twice the price of othe .22 Mag.

Clifford L. Hughes · May 13, 2012, 06:27 PM

bikker bill:

I'm sure that a .22 magnum will kill an intruder, but how quick. It does little good to kill an intruder if he shoots you before he dies. Suggest that you get a caliber that is capable of producing one shot stopping.

Semper Fi.

Gunnery Sergeant
Clifford L. Hughes
USMC Retired

SIGSHR · May 13, 2012, 06:58 PM

Without reigniting the Caliber Wars, not my first choice either but beats fists, feet and foul language. Although a good choice for a last ditch backup or deep concealment firearms.

drail · May 13, 2012, 07:12 PM

If you can consistently make a head shot on demand they'll work just fine. Hit them somewhere non vital and they'll probably be really PO'd and won't stop whatever they were doing that made you decide to shoot them. Guaranteed one shot stops (with a handgun) are a myth. If someone drops with one shot it has a lot more to do with where they are hit than what they were hit with.

May 12, 2012, 02:08 PM	#1
bikerbill Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2007 Location: Lago Vista TX Posts: 2,145	Winchester .22mag for SD I've heard Winchester is joining the SD .22Mag bandwagon, along with Speer and Hornady, and offering a round expressly designed for defensive use ...anybody seen it, tried it, know if it exists? I have the Horndy Critical Defense round in my NAA Pug, but always looking for something better ... __________________ "The gun has been called the great equalizer ... It insures that the people are the equal of their government whenever that government forgets that it is servant and not master of the governed." --Ronald Reagan

May 13, 2012, 12:40 AM	#2
Al Den Junior member Join Date: April 28, 2012 Posts: 150	Biker; I hadn't heard this. Darnit, I just bought some of the Hornady thinkin' it must be good for my 4" NAA Mini-Master. It is twice the price of othe .22 Mag.

May 13, 2012, 06:27 PM	#3
Clifford L. Hughes Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2011 Location: Southern Californis Posts: 795	bikker bill: I'm sure that a .22 magnum will kill an intruder, but how quick. It does little good to kill an intruder if he shoots you before he dies. Suggest that you get a caliber that is capable of producing one shot stopping. Semper Fi. Gunnery Sergeant Clifford L. Hughes USMC Retired

May 13, 2012, 06:58 PM	#4
SIGSHR Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2005 Posts: 2,593	Without reigniting the Caliber Wars, not my first choice either but beats fists, feet and foul language. Although a good choice for a last ditch backup or deep concealment firearms.

May 13, 2012, 07:12 PM	#5
drail Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 3,150	If you can consistently make a head shot on demand they'll work just fine. Hit them somewhere non vital and they'll probably be really PO'd and won't stop whatever they were doing that made you decide to shoot them. Guaranteed one shot stops (with a handgun) are a myth. If someone drops with one shot it has a lot more to do with where they are hit than what they were hit with.