That takes blood loss out of the equation. 22 doesn’t penetrate very deeply and it certainly doesn’t make a big hole. On average, a bullet that penetrates deeper and/or makes a larger hole will create more blood loss. The only other mechanism for physical incapacitation is through blood loss. 22 stops were the result of brain or CNS hits. 22 rounds also lack the ability to penetrate deep enough to reach the spinal cord on a front to back shot on an average human male. 22 bullets under his scalp and none had penetrated into his brain! The patient was conscious, alert, and asking for a beer! I had a doctor in my class last weekend who told me about a patient he treated who had eight. They are notorious for failing to be able to penetrate the skull. The problem is the historic lack of penetration in the. That would make brain and CNS hits more likely (if one was aiming there). 22 is more accurate and controllable than a centerfire pistol. 22 than with a larger caliber.Īrguably, the. 22 do that? Certainly, but I think a brain or CNS shot is less likely with the. A bullet placed into the brain or the upper spinal cord will usually stop someone instantly. The first is a shot to the central nervous system (CNS). There are only two mechanisms for physically incapacitating someone with a handgun. That's easy to explain.and it doesn't have anything to do with the size of the muzzle. 22 stops to be more likely "psychological stops" as opposed to physical incapacitations. The reader asked me to explain why I considered the. But most of us don't have a physical limitation and can learn to handle a bigger caliber with a minimal amount of training. If you can't meet that standard with one of the common service calibers and can do it with a. I would prefer even better performance than that. You should certainly be able to pass Gila Hayes’ five rounds, five seconds, into a five inch circle, at five yards test cold, every time you shoot. If you can’t hit with your chosen carry gun, pick something else. Inaccurate shot placement of high power cartridges might just get us Joe average citizens injured during an attack."įirst, let me make myself perfectly clear. My conclusion is that you are doing a disservice by not acknowledging that average folks are much better off carrying. If you have data supporting this counterintuitive conclusion, please share. You are proposing that "mouse gun" is more intimidating than a 45 ACP so it scares more people off than the very big opening in a 45 barrel! Rather, it appears to be a purely prejudicial statement which spoils your excellent efforts at conclusions based upon data. 22 is actually more effective than the high power cartridges: 9mm, 40sw and 45 acp! Your statement "those are likely psychological stops rather than physical incapacitations" is not supported by any data you offer. "I am surprised that you did not accept the "fact" evident in the data that the lowly. 22 as the best defensive sidearm available and criticized me when I stated that I don't believe that's true. Some folks used that number to bolster their choice of the. 22 required the least number of shots to stop an attacker as compared to the other cartridges. Here's a summary of the data I reported and the heart of the controversy: Caliber 22 in certain situations, but I promise you that if I was to grab a gun right now, knowing that I would be getting into a gunfight, my. Really? I'm open to an honest discussion about the relative merits of carrying a. 22 is the best defensive cartridge ever invented. 22 advocates telling me that I misinterpreted my data and that the. That wasn't what I received.Īll the email that I got was from. I expected to be castigated by all the big bullet aficionados for reporting honest data about the "mouse gun" calibers. Since my handgun stopping power study was published last month in American Handgunner Magazine, I've received several questions from readers about my data.
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