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Old December 12, 2012, 02:42 PM   #38
btmj
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Drawing on that, then, I'd figure that very-rapid multiple hits from such as a 10/22 or other semi-auto .22 rifle would be as effective as needed at commonly-accepted "defense of home" distances. To me, that's most likely within twenty yards or less.
Agree ! If you look at a 12 gage buckshot load, 2-3/4 inch shell, #1 buckshot, you find that there are 16 pellets, 40 grain each, travelling at 1250 - 1350 fps. Each pellet is very close to a 22 LR fired from a rifle... 40 grain, 1250 fps. So multiple hits from a 22 rifle will have similar wounding capability as buckshot.

It is not a stretch to say that if you had a 22LR machine gun with a 15 round magazine, and you emptied the magazine into a target... you have achieved the same effect as a single round of 12 gage #1 buckshot.
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