.22 LR or .25 ACP - The Firearms Forum

Ursus · 08-17-2006, 06:02 AM

If you were forced to choose between this two for self-defense; Wich one would you take?

Pistolenschutze · 08-17-2006, 08:43 AM

The two are not far apart, Bear, at least in terms of power. Now that Speer is making a Gold Dot round for the .25 the difference has narrowed even further. I suppose that if I had to choose, I would go with the .22 LR over the .25 as having the greater stopping power (slightly!), but the .25 was designed for use in auto pistols so it is a bit more reliable in those small handguns. I do have a Beretta 21 in .25 and I chose that caliber mostly due to the functioning issue.

Deputy Dawg · 08-17-2006, 09:48 AM

I picked the 22LR over the 25 ACP due to the difference in the price of the ammo.You can buy 5 boxes of 22LR to 1 box of 25 ACP ammo.The way i see it the cheaper the ammo the more likely a person will practice shooting the weapon. I allso own a Beretta 21 in 22LR. I have had this gun for about 15 yrs. with approximately 800 rds being fired though it without a single malfunction.

southernshooter · 08-17-2006, 09:13 PM

I voted .22 due to more ammo choices out their

Pistolenschutze · 08-17-2006, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Deputy Dawg

I allso own a Beretta 21 in 22LR. I have had this gun for about 15 yrs. with approximately 800 rds being fired though it without a single malfunction.

Others have had the same experience, Dawg, unfortunately I'm not one of them. I too had a Beretta 21 in 22LR and the darn thing never was reliable. It consistantly jammed or failed to eject. Even the Beretta factory could not fix it, though they admitted the problem existed after they examined the gun. They finally offered me a new 21 at cost and I chose to take it in .25 instead of .22LR. Once burned is twice careful, or so the old saying goes.

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08-17-2006, 06:02 AM	#1
Ursus Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: El Salvador, Central America. Posts: 1,030	.22 LR or .25 ACP If you were forced to choose between this two for self-defense; Wich one would you take? __________________ SI VIS PACEM, PARABELLUM. --> Last edited by Ursus; 08-17-2006 at 06:05 AM..

08-17-2006, 08:43 AM	#2
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: .22 LR or .25 ACP The two are not far apart, Bear, at least in terms of power. Now that Speer is making a Gold Dot round for the .25 the difference has narrowed even further. I suppose that if I had to choose, I would go with the .22 LR over the .25 as having the greater stopping power (slightly!), but the .25 was designed for use in auto pistols so it is a bit more reliable in those small handguns. I do have a Beretta 21 in .25 and I chose that caliber mostly due to the functioning issue. __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

08-17-2006, 09:48 AM	#3
Deputy Dawg Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Central Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 2,235	Re: .22 LR or .25 ACP I picked the 22LR over the 25 ACP due to the difference in the price of the ammo.You can buy 5 boxes of 22LR to 1 box of 25 ACP ammo.The way i see it the cheaper the ammo the more likely a person will practice shooting the weapon. I allso own a Beretta 21 in 22LR. I have had this gun for about 15 yrs. with approximately 800 rds being fired though it without a single malfunction. __________________ LOCK and LOAD................................... GOD, GUNS,GUTS the three that keep us FREE!!!!

08-17-2006, 09:13 PM	#4
southernshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep South Mississippi Posts: 5,943	Re: .22 LR or .25 ACP I voted .22 due to more ammo choices out their __________________ Only you can see this