In this week's episode of "I Carry," we have a Taurus TX 22 Compact .22 LR pistol carried in an Alien Gear Cloak Mod holster along with a PowerTac Cadet G4 flashlight.
for those people that dismiss carrying a 22 as self defense tool, i always ask them if they like to get shot by a 22, most if not all say no thank you..... so there is that
Exactly! I told them better than nothing and better than pencil or knives and far away better than call 911 police arrive 8 to 15 minutes so every second count because threat is 1 to 2 seconds so i tood them do not waste your time for 911 if you had caliber 22 or what caliber you have is great better than no caliber.
The 22 is an excellent self defense weapon when you look at actual statistics. And your goal as a civilian in an attack is to stop the attack. Not kill the perp. But 30% of the people hit with a 22 DIE. That climbs to a whopping 33% with 9 mm. The key is hitting your target. What good is a 357 revolver if you can't hit anything with it? With the inexpensive ammo you can train enough with a 22 to get seriously good. In 99% of situations you are likely to face hit your attacker ONCE with a 22...mission accomplished. If they remain mobile they will run away. NO one will hang around to be shot twice.
My gun came with a none centered barrel (sits very low) so any suppressor added cause drag on the slide (wear marks and malfunctions). Sent back to Taurus, they put 26 round through it none suppressed (knowing already that it functioned with no suppressor, and that it only had issues when suppressed). I called after receiving the pistol back and was told that if it functions without a suppressor, they don’t care and will not be fixing anything. I had high hopes that Taurus was starting to turn around from the terrible company they’ve known to be in the past, unfortunately they are still the same company.
A rim fire round is not as reliable as a center fire round. I have a Taurus TX22 as a plinker at the range, and it has all kind of failures all the time. It’s your life. Get a 9mm.
