My husband and I are new shooters living in the Houston area and we have begun aquiring guns in response to the political and criminal atmosphere in the country the last few years. He carries a Taurus .380 TCP (which he bought to replace a Taurus .357 revolver that was too heavy for CC), I own (but don't carry) a S&W Model 60 revolver, and we most recently bought a Mossberg Maverick. These weapons are for home and personal defense, and in case it ever does come down to a "SHTF" situation, so we are now looking to add a semi-auto rifle to our arsenal.
We see that the AR-15 is in high demand and hard to get, so we are also looking at other types of semi-auto rifles such as the Ruger 10/22. My question is, when we were looking at handguns, we were constantly warned away from .22 caliber pistols as they were considered too weak to do more than annoy an attacker, and while the bullets can do extensive damage because they have a tendency to "bounce around" inside the body once they enter, they have no stopping power. So why on earth would they be used as ammunition in a semi-auto weapon?
Now I see that these weapons take .22 "LR" but what is the actual difference in the ammo and its effect in firing in a confrontation?
What would you recommend as a semi-auto rifle?
Thank you...
We see that the AR-15 is in high demand and hard to get, so we are also looking at other types of semi-auto rifles such as the Ruger 10/22. My question is, when we were looking at handguns, we were constantly warned away from .22 caliber pistols as they were considered too weak to do more than annoy an attacker, and while the bullets can do extensive damage because they have a tendency to "bounce around" inside the body once they enter, they have no stopping power. So why on earth would they be used as ammunition in a semi-auto weapon?
Now I see that these weapons take .22 "LR" but what is the actual difference in the ammo and its effect in firing in a confrontation?
What would you recommend as a semi-auto rifle?
Thank you...