.22 LR, WMR & .25 ACP vs The Nefarious Block of Clay!

[DeanMk]

...interesting....

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[bzltyr]

22mag is still wicked

 

[CountryGent]

Interesting comparison. (Reminded me of a little Astra 200 in .25 ACP / 6.35㎜ I had many years back. Came across a couple boxes of the ammo the other day.)

 

[Mark W.]

The peppering is all the unburnt powder that got blown out that 2" barrel

Most of the velocity of the .22Mag never happened in that barrel.

I carry a Bauer .25ACP (pretty much a Stainless rip off of the Baby Browning as my BUG) But with HP handloads.

 

[DeanMk]

Mark W.,

How do you like that Bauer?
I think its based on the Baby Browning, right?

 

[Mark W.]

Mark W.,

How do you like that Bauer?
I think its based on the Baby Browning, right?

I have carried one for almost 35 years now. its in a Wallet style holster that fits behind my regular wallet (I keep a very thin wallet) I have never had it fail to fire. One time I realized it had been almost a year and a half since it had been out of the Holster. I pulled it out racked the slide and pumped 6 rounds into a fence post fast as I could. reloaded the magazine (I also carry a spare in the same Wallet style holster) and put it back in my pocket. When I got home I ran a swab with some Hoppies #9 on it down the barrel and put it back in the Holster. It functions its tiny (not to many guns you can carry in a pair of cut offs without a tee shirt on the beach)

And I figure if some bad guy is going to try to do me he can work that out after I put 3 into his crotch and the last 3 in his neck. I don't plan on ever shooting anyone from more then about 3 yards with it.

 

[edzz]

Mark W.,

How do you like that Bauer?
I think its based on the Baby Browning, right?

Many years ago I had a Browning and a Bauer at the same time, as I recall all parts were interchangeable on mine. The only bad I'll say about the Bauer is that I've seen a number of them with the "pearl" grips where the grip had cracked. Replace the grips and all is good.

 

[DeanMk]

WOW! Cracked grips is the ONLY gripe? I'll take 10 please!
Thanks guys. Appreciate the comments.

 

[mpmax]

After watching a 1200 pound steer be dropped by 1 round of 22 magnum, that gets my vote.
If you can lure someone over to the gate with fresh hay, you've got it made.

 

[DeanMk]

Along those lines, mpmax, there's this video of a kid knocking down a stag with a .22 LR...

...and then there's the recent Taofledermaus video on the effectiveness of a .22 Short...

So it would seem that the general perception of these low powered cartridges may be a bit underestimated (I'm also now curious about the performance of .25 acp out of a barrel longer than 2").