RE: Low Tech Scenarios

On Tue, 19 May 1998, John Atkinson wrote:

> A .22 can be a mankiller.  A friend of mine who's a cop claims the 
> single most common weapon used in homicides is a .22 pistol.	Sure, 
> it's not militarily useful, but most murders are comitted within 5-10 
> feet of the victim.  I havn't checked his numbers, but I'll take his 
> word for it.

While true, that is mostly because it's the single most common civilian 
handgun, period.

>From the ballistics point of view, it's deadly enough. Some figures say

it's deadlier than more powerful rounds, partly due to surprisingly good

penetration (compared to pistol rounds like .38 special), partly due 
complications arising from the lead bullets.

What it lacks is stopping power. It's not much of a consolation to know
your opponent will die of blood poisoning a day after he finishes
disecting you. 

I guess you don't count Mossad assassins as militarily useful, then?

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