My concerns for safety and security in the Kearny area.
No matter what plans you make; changes in your family, living conditions, and location means you need to re-evaluate your plan. What you store, how you store it, and where you store it depends on your plan, your living conditions, and financial security.

03 January 2011

The Lowly .22

Today I'm ignoring other post ideas and I'm going to say something about the .22 caliber rifle.

If you don't have one, you're wrong!

That's all...

Well, no, that's not all. Why do I believe you should have a .22 rifle? Because it is inexpensive and useful. I don't have one, I have 2! The same model as well. Interchangeable parts are nice. I also have lots and lots of .22 rounds.

Now to the reasons. First, it is inexpensive. And so is the ammo. And if you need to shoot mangy dogs or drive off pesky varmints, the .22 is much cheater than most other 'varmint' loads. After all I can buy .22s for about the cost as 40 .223 rounds and since I'm not sniping groundhogs at 600m I get the same results...

You can hunt with a $115 .22 rifle.
You can keep critters out of your garden with a $115 .22 rifle.
You can train yourself and others in basic marksmanship with a $115 .22 Rifle.
You can even protect yourself with a $115 .22 rifle.

Sure, you can do all this with your $4000 AR, but why? Why not have a nice, easy to maintain .22 rifle in the closet(by closet I mean gun safe) that will enable you do do many of the exact same activities where you would use the more expensive rifles and ammunition.

Think about it. Now if you don't have a .22 rifle, go buy one at your choice of stores (except Target, how ironic is that...) and be sure to stock up on bricks of ammo.