Just how far can one take a 22lr?

That does sound like a challenge! But geeze... clear the local airspace cause that's a point into the sky and pull the trigger.

Strelok app says 16683" holdover with cci's. That's 1384 feet above the target!

How bout a more reasonable distance.... 1000yds?
 
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dangerous out to a mile? less than 8lbs/ft of energy. While it may get there, I am not sure that qualifies as dangerous. Hell spark plugs torque with 14 lbs/ft
 
Normally take my 10/22 out to 300 yards whenever I take it out. Shooting at an old bell satellite tv dish bent in half so it can stand by itself. Usually I can manage 9/10 if the wind is reasonable.
 
penetration is only one part. if you get lucky and strike right in a vital organ it may be lethal. however i doubt that even if you took a .22 in most organs that it would be lethal. i would define lethal is little hope of survival within a short period of time. the important thing is tissue damage. the wound channel from a .22 is so small that it wouldnt do a ton of damage. even something like a 9mm hollow point which creates a MUCH larger wound cavity often times isnt lethal. speak to anyone who has done combat tours overseas and they will tell you that people get shot in the torso with a 7.62 round from an AK and keep running at you.

the most common reason for death after a gunshot is infection and not the wound itself. here in canada we have easy access to a hospital in all of our populated areas. we will be at a hospital and in an OR (if needed) very fast. i would see something like a pistol as more of a shock value and deterrent weapon. your goal isnt to kill them but to scare them off. they may slink off somewhere and die later but if they are within a few feet of you with a knife you will be dead before they will. if i would need to drop someone in 1-2 shots it would be with a large caliber HP to create as large of a wound cavity as possible.
 
hometownhero said:
The 597 isn't really the most accurate gun for the job but should prove interesting. Some good subsonic ammo and a high power scope (thinking 6-24x50)
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That being said, of all the common semi auto .22LR's out there, I have found the 597 to be the most accurate and consistent right out of the box.
I don't know why, it might be the big old thick barrel on it compared to the thin profile on the other models but I sold my Rugers and Marlin over time and now have my lone 597 as my only .22 LR ;)
I bought her with a more than slight bias and skepticism and now I can't say enough good things about it lol
 
We bust clays out to 200 yards... I have shot at 400... but I don't bother with it anymore... haven't shot past 100 yards in a long time... I have a bevy of centerfire rifles including, .22 K-Hornet, .223, .22/250, .243 etc.. etc... I reload and they are cheap to shoot and more appropriate at extended ranges... I'd rather see groups measured in fractions of an inch, rather than feet.
 
Travis Bickle said:
That being said, of all the common semi auto .22LR's out there, I have found the 597 to be the most accurate and consistent right out of the box.
I don't know why, it might be the big old thick barrel on it compared to the thin profile on the other models but I sold my Rugers and Marlin over time and now have my lone 597 as my only .22 LR ;)
I bought her with a more than slight bias and skepticism and now I can't say enough good things about it lol
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My marlin 60 would do many many .5" groups at 50 yards so there are some out there but its rare
 
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