I agree 100 % 22 willl defend and feed your family in a survival shtf situation. I own around 20 guns and if i could only have one it would be my ruger 10/22
From what I have read , during the Japanese invasion of Alaska. The military gave a group of Alaskans who were responsible for hunting down the Japanese. A silenced 22 pistol for living off of the land . How the story goes , as they were camping in the wild , they had to use the 22 pistol to take down a bear who infatuated the camp , as to not give there position away due to the snow causing sound to travel a mile distant
I agree 100% I’ve seen deer taken 120yds with a 22lr It is FAR more capable than most give it credit for and if you don’t think so then you don’t know much about firearms
As far as report goes, for sure a 30-06 can be heard 3 miles away in a flat environment, however, the outdoor range I go to is in a narrow valley and the road to get there has many twists and turns around hills. I can never hear rifle reports until I make that last turn into the range, where the valley opens up a bit. Someone surviving in those hills and mountains with a 22 could go quite undetected if they were careful about their position. Btw great video. If all I had was a good rifle and a sufficient quantity of 22lr, I wouldn’t worry
Had guns as a kid, end up not having guns anymore, felt the need, picked up , 2 ,22 pistols and a rifle , love 22 caliber, prolly will get something bigger later . but I love, my 22s
400 rd brick in a napsack isn’t that heavy. Chris McCandless has about that much for his Nylon 66 and he survived for a while in Alaska. He even got a moose with it.
I think .22 is about the best all around for under 100 yards. But then again I have a normal size penis. Others that have a smaller penis might need a 50 cal. to compensate. :)
I'm a bit confused. Just how exactly will having a .22 help you survive? Yes, it'll help keep the squirrel and racoon population down, and you might scare off some pigeons and grouse, but how does that help you survive (are squirrel and racoon edible? I don't know.) I'm not getting enough survival benefit from your video to move me to add a .22 rifle to my weapons portfolio. Maybe you could flesh that out a bit for us.
Dennis, most all once living critters are edible to one degree or another. Small to medium size mammals and birds are more abundant that larger game. Even if you kill a deer, you can’t eat it all before it spoils, that’s assuming you are small group without preservation skills. The .22 is very useful, though mainly lacking in self defense scenarios against armored up thugs.
@@NobleSavage44 OK, point conceded. However, using up the amount of meat in a deer is not really challenging. All that is essential is salt. Other ingredients, like a small amount of vinegar, some ground dry coriander, cloves and coarse ground pepper add to the flavour. Then a dry place where there is some movement of air is all you need. No cooking, smoking or marinating is necessary. One deer will provide weeks of tasty meat provisions for several weeks, then repeat. It will, of course, depend on the deer being available. One can do exactly the same thing with an elk, moose or even bear. It will depend on what wild animals are in the vicinity. The bigger the animal, the longer your provisions will last. Dried meat like this can last for months with no special treatment, except keeping is in a dry place. Happy to provide more detailed info.
@@Helelsonofdawn Yeah, that's right. in South Africa it's, called biltong, which is much easier to make and store, as I mentioned above. Your point about smaller game is, however, a valid one. I've just never thought about a squirrel being supper! 😉😄
Thats a Half Billion $ down in the states right now. @100 m I hit what I am at, the .22lr is a little anemic though. I have loaded 9mm subsonic, So I'm leaning towards 9mm PCC but I won't ignore it though. It would be my secondary choice for rifle. But I would definitely include it, as I have a 22LR adapter kit for my pistol.
With various revolvers, lever actions, bolt action pistols/rifles, semi-auto pistols/rifles there are many backups and choices that can fit into a survival scenario. Many of these choices carry more rounds than their big brothers and they are lighter. Henry Survival AR7, Ruger Charger, Ruger Take Down rifle, Kel-Tec CP-33, North American Arms line of revolvers. . . just to name, for ideas.
Most laugh at the .22 BUT Google 22 vs bear and read all the accounts where the lowly 22 has killed even HUGE Grizzly 🐻 bears... the 22 is not to be taken lightly. Yes there are much better calibers for big game, self defense, long range but the lowly 22 WILL get it done.
To scoff at the use of .22 LR is dangerous and foolish. During my 5th grade year of school a classmate of mine was killed by a .22 round while changing seats in the family car; one shot from an accidental is all it took.
