.22 for survival

[Kaos116]

Sorry for the large pictures, but I couldn't figure out another way to post a .pdf that was readable

 

[BillK]

Great history right there, thanks for the images.

 

[matt]

Great post!

Appleseed anyone?

 

[Vintovka]

I remember reading a reference to this story by Jeff Cooper, in an article in which he explored the tactical value of the .22. Thanks for posting it!

Is it just me, or does this: "... let's all be sensible and not panic and if enemy troops appear, don't resist them ..." sound a lot like this: "We really discourage people from self-help"?

 

[Knob Creek]

Skeeter Skelton did a article once on what gun to pick if you could only have one. The result was the .22 rifle.

 

[FrugalFannie]

Deadly for sure

An accident with a marlin 25 killed my brother.[sad2] Just one shot. I told my son the story the first day I took him to the rifle range (while we were loading up his marlin 25). He takes it very seriously.

 

[packingungal]

Most interesting - thank you.

 

[maee]

Oh man, I like those prices. A whole firearm for the price of a box of ammo in 2008 dollars!

 

[mg42doc]

Major thread resurrection......but worth the read IMO

I like history, it's interesting to see the mindset 70 years ago with all the uncertainty at that point in time.

Anyone else know of any good wartime articles in gun mags?




http://toyfj40.freeshell.org/GunPix/Surv22.html

Here'a a link to this article the OP referenced along with the original pics I had copied from this thread way back when...(just to drool over the gun ad prices.....)












let me know if you can't see the pics, I'll photobucket em or something....