[HurkinMcGurkin]

A .22? What does he expect to shoot? Birds? .22s have been known to be very annoying. Oh sure, they're fatal, to the head, or over a long term, but they tend not to stop people from shooting for a while.

I dislike small caliber guns as self-defense myself, but imagine the response of an attacker who has his hands around your throat when you put two rounds of .22 mag in his groin.

[Wasichu]

ping

[Centurion2000]

but imagine the response of an attacker who has his hands around your throat when you put two rounds of .22 mag in his groin.

He's going to squeeze harder and MAY die of blood loss long after he's sent you to the afterlife.

[ought-six]

"I dislike small caliber guns as self-defense myself, but imagine the response of an attacker who has his hands around your throat when you put two rounds of .22 mag in his groin."

A .22 to the eyeball will stop most anyone, most likely permanently (there's not much between the eye and the brain to interfere with a bullet). A .22 magnum would be especially damaging in such a case. If the perp has his hands on your throat, you are close enough to put a round in his eye. Sounds brutal, but we're talking self-defense here, and self-defense means doing whatever is necessary to save your life, or the life of a loved one.