who has owned or shot

[franks]

a sig mosqito the 22lr pistol

ive been wanting one for shop defence but it has to be small due to people on both sides of building.

and i think this would be fun to have as well

[jeffbigwood27]

a sig mosqito the 22lr pistol

ive been wanting one for shop defence but it has to be small due to people on both sides of building.

and i think this would be fun to have as well

Get a shotgun with bird shot would do better than the 22.

[txstangguy]

I have shot a sig and I prefer the walther p22. more accurate but both just as reliable.

[aggie97]

you are going to want something a little more powerful than that 22lr...it would be like flipping them in the ear. Get a 12 or 20ga with birdshot or small buckshot....just keep in mind you only have about 5 or 6 shots.

Go to a gun store and look in the used counter for a cheap 9mm...you can find some great deals.

[franks]

the problem with a bigger gun is the walls are just sheet tin and there are several buildings close by. i just wanted the 22 version so i can shoot it in my back yard sometimes but i would love to get a 9 or a 40 but im affraid it will travel too far



shot gun is best idea but no where to put it that we can get to it in a pinch

[srt-4_i_swear]

darenger (sp?) in a 410 would do the trick

[SOLOW55]

I have a 357 that I keep rat shot in , I shot a few snakes with it and was amazed at the destruction.

[JP135]

I have a 357 that I keep rat shot in , I shot a few snakes with it and was amazed at the destruction.

Agreed. I'd go with a bigger cal. and use rat shot or some of the lower penetration rounds. A .22 bullet will penetrate walls easily but has NO knockdown power for self defense.

On the other hand, they're great for plinking.

Better get one of each. Can't have too many firearms!

[franks]

ratshot, never thought


will it work with my sig .45?

[Trip McNeely]

You looked at any Ruger .22s? They have some good target pistols.

[To Many Mustangs]

I have a .45 with "frangible" rouds I picked up at the Fort Worth gun show. The idea is to have a large cal. round with some punch, but with very limited penetration. Police departments like them for the reduced risk of through-and-through shots endangering bystanders. Air Marshals use them so they do not punch holes through the fuselauge (how do you spell that?). They are good in the home because you will have a round that discenegrates when it goes into the sheetrock. It may blow a hole through the wall, but the fragments are too small to cause great harm and have lost most of their inertia.

What people tell you is right about .22s. You have to place the shot very well to be imediatly effective. While your burgler or assailant may not drop to the floor from a .22 shot, he might just as well die in three hours from internal bleding...but you are already a victum by then.
Shotguns are big and bulky. They are also devistating weapons. The unmistakable sound of a pump action racking a round into the tube WILL imeadiatly turn your bad guy around every time. If you do not NEED a handgun, do the "low brass bird shot" thing in a 12 gauge.

[turbo93gt]

just use what you have with gold dots and dont miss.