Without a doubt, they can cause severe pain, but relying on pain compliance is a dangerous proposition.

The round when striking a person doesn’t penetrate, and the best hollow points don’t really expand much. 22 LR was never designed to be a self-protection round and it serves poorly as one. 22 LR is a rather anemic round and does not reliably penetrate deep enough to strike something critical. Unfortunately, what you’ll come up against is a failure to penetrate. You can rapidly fire the weapon and put most of the rounds in a very tight group. It’s quiet and has very low recoil so it’s comfortable to shoot. Without a doubt 22 LR is an easy shooting and accurate round. Lastly, the round needs to be reliable enough and tested enough to stop an actual attacker. Second, the round needs to be capable of penetrating at least 12 inches of ballistic gel. First, you need to be able to actually accurately shoot the round. When it comes to self-defense there are a few things your bullet needs to be able to do and a few things you need to be able to do. When evaluating a self-defense round you really need to decide if that round can do any of the above. Stopping an attacker is typically going to require you striking something vital, creating enough damage to cause significant blood loss, and causing enough pain to make them change their mind. Self-Defense The 9mm gets the edge for home defense.

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