If you look at stopping power and plan for a worst case scenario (BG hopped up on drugs and feeling no pain), ANY .22 will be off the list of guns you choose. Actually, even a .45 won't take out many wacko meth heads in only one or two shots unless the shots are in the "kill zones" of the head or heart. OTOH, a well placed .22 has killed probably as many people as a 9mm if you don't count the military and police application of the 9mm. I wouldn't choose a .22 as my first go-to gun in a personal defense situation, but they are still viable and it still beats throwing rocks!
FWIW, I have a number or .22 rifles and pistols (probably a dozen) and I have found the "tactical" 15-22 to be a very nice gun. It's accurate, light, has room for accessories w/o adding aftermarket mounts and with the AR style butt stock, I can adjust the gun to fit me, my wife or my three kids by simply sliding it to the best position for the particular shooter. Personally, I wish S&W would make a 15-22 in 22WMR, I'd be the first in line to order one since I think the WMR is a perfect compromise between the little .22LR and the "big" .223/5.56 center fire rounds. In my view 15-22 in .22MAG would make an outstanding small game/varmint gun, give you added range and punch over the 22LR w/o having to go to a center fire round and if you were to hit an intruder with a proper SD round like the Hornady Critical Defense round, you get similar results to the .38SPL according to the stats. __________________
"... Americans... we want a safe home, to keep the money we make and shoot bad guys." -- Denny Crane | 
Linear Mode
