A .22 has no stopping power. It's not a gun anyone would select as a self defense weapon. It's for plinking and taking down small game such as rabbits.Quote from RCG Trader:
A .22 will kill if at the proper distance. You should not be pulling a gun until that is your last option.
Technically a 5.56mm or .223. Get yourself a .22 long rifle cartridge and a 5.56 nato cartridge and compare them. Notice the much bigger bullet? More grains and much more muzzle velocity.Quote from RCG Trader:
An M16 is a .22 rifle numbnuts.
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Technically a 5.56mm or .223. Get yourself a .22 long rifle cartridge and a 5.56 nato cartridge and compare them. Notice the much bigger bullet? More grains and much more muzzle velocity.
Still some in the military question the stopping power of the .223 vs a larger caliber weapon.
Nato cartridges won't fit in your .22 popgun, Numbnuts.

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A .22 will kill if at the proper distance. You should not be pulling a gun until that is your last option.