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FL: For self-defense, select a nine-shot, .22-caliber revolver
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Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com
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Every time President Obama talks about taking away our guns, people rush out to buy one while they can, but what type of gun is best?
First, I do not recommend any semi-automatic pistol for self-defense, because if you get a misfire, it takes two strong hands to jerk the slide back to eject the bad bullet and let a new one in.
Second, if you don't hold the gun tight, the mechanism won't work and your gun could jam. In either case, you could get killed.
My choice for a gun for self-defense is a nine-shot .22-caliber revolver. If you get a misfire in a revolver, just pull the trigger again to bring a good bullet under the firing pin. |
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jac
(10/30/2015)
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It's better then nothing, but not a good self defense gun. Shooting someone with a .22 LR revolver is more likely to annoy them than to incapacitate them. You will need a head shot or a heart shot to stop someone with a .22 LR.
Even with a heart shot, it might take someone a half a minute before he realizes he is dead. |
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