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CarlMC,
After recently completing my third tour in Afghanistan, perhaps I can fill you in on a couple things regarding a .22 caliber.
The bullets fired from my M-4 against the Taliban were almost identicle to a .22 LR. Yes, it's a higher grain load and a faster traveling bullet, but for home defense I will argue that a .22 hollow point is quite sufficient.
Most women are afraid of recoil, which acts as a deterent to the shooting sport. A .22, perhaps a 617 is a great target plinking gun which can be carried as a concealed carry in a purse as well.
Hiram
I've killed 6 deer in 9 years with a .22 magnum, (it would have been 9, but I spent 3 on deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan). I go with what works. Feel free to walk around with your .44 or .50 huge. Real world experience with .22 mag tells me a quite different story.