Posted on 05/13/2019 5:20:09 AM PDT by w1n1
The bouncing can and does happen.
World record bear in the 50s as taken by a 22lr. And no, 45 acp is not bear medicine.
Get a hyper velocity round like CCI Velocitors or Aguila Hyper velocity(1500 ft/sec)Energy of the bullet is weight times velocity squared(not weight squared)so velocity is the source for energy and stopping power(not killing power either-lawyers use that term to get your money)
Thanks. that’s helpful. I use the .22 mainly for plinking, but I’m would like to have a mag full of home defense rounds if needed.
I inherited a Walther P98 9mm and shot it for the very first time, just yesterday! I was surprised at how powerful it was, but I’m a total noob (although well trained in safety). I think the other gun I inherited is a Ruger 22. Gonna be a fun summer!
Whatever is nearby.
Woodja settle 4 a PMR30 ? 30rds..semi auto 22WINMAG ?
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7 posted on 5/10/2019, 7:33:55 AM by real saxophonist
I said this Friday. I guess he took the challenge...
Absolutely the worst ammunition I have ever used. Extreme spread was more than 10% of average muzzle velocity (confirmed with two different chronographs). Probably because the charge weight is so tiny, which magnifies the effect of even tinier variations in its weight.
It also burns so filthy I started having magazine jams before I got through half a box.
Unlike the Shield in 9mm
LOL! He succeeded.
The old kinetic energy versus momentum argument. A light, fast projectile will give you kinetic energy and stopping power but a heavy, slow projectile will give you momentum and killing power. In most cases, the difference won't matter but that is not to say that there isn't a difference.
“...Energy of the bullet is weight times velocity squared(not weight squared)so velocity is the source for energy and stopping power(not killing power either...” [Colt1851Navy, post 43]
Wrong.
KE = (mv**2)/2
where
KE = kinetic energy
m = bullet mass
v = velocity
to obtain energy in foot-pounds, use this formula:
energy = (gr*v*v)/450380
where
gr = bullet weight in grains
v = velocity in ft/sec
450380 is a conversion factor to account for gravitational acceleration, and the 1/2 in the basic equation. Units are complex but it tracks properly.
Stopping power is not quantifiable. That’s why DoD doesn’t use it in measuring effectiveness. Same for “killing power.”
Here’s an esoteric one....
Bullet weight in grains times bullet diameter times muzzle velocity divided by 7000. This gives John “Pondoro” Taylor’s “Knock Out Value” as he called it.
I pretty much favor a saying by a friend of mine, “Shot placement is King, adequate penetration is Queen, and all else is angels dancing on the head of a pin.”
“In his last few years, he switched from a .45 to a 9 mm and then a .22LR for self defense.”
I feel better hearing that, because I have just completed that same progression myself.
I first stepped down to the 9, and I thought, “Popgun. Inadequate.”
So I thought, if a 9 is inadequate, might as well go with the lightest possible weapon: 22lr loaded with hollow points.
The best thing is I can fire it accurately with either hand.
My AR-7 with a large mag can spit a lot of lead very quickly. Always within reach when I’m home.
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