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montanatype

montanatype

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I have my sn in storage but I was given the opportunity to get a pistol, due to my economic level it is the only thing I can get, I understand that aiming at the brainstem should be lethal, I imagine that aiming at the temple, between the level of the eyes and the ear should be fine, is it worth it?

Please don't answer me that I should buy a higher caliber, I know a .32 or .38 at least, but it's not within my reach although I'm still looking.
 
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vig919

The difficulty factor is disappointing
Oct 13, 2025
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There are YouTube videos on the lethality of a .22 round. I have a .22 rifle and with the proper placement I'm sure it is lethal from 0 to 100 yards or more.
 
DTA

DTA

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May 3, 2025
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If you're going to use a .22, I would at least use an LR round. .22s are small bullets and shorts are usually subsonic. They're fine against soft targets, but MAY not pierce one's skull. I could be wrong, of course. Better to be certain.

Most .22s I've ever seen can take either shorts or long rifle, even if you have to just slide the round into the chamber manually. At least that way you might be able to still use the gun you already have.
 
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SeekingSerenity

Just another lost soul looking for answers
May 20, 2020
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a rifle produces more velocity and power than a handgun.
Assuming we are talking about a 22 lr from a long rifle versus a 9mm from a handgun, the 22 does have higher average muzzle velocity but far less kinetic energy
 
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pthnrdnojvsc

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Aug 12, 2019
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Assuming we are talking about a 22 lr from a long rifle versus a 9mm from a handgun, the 22 does have higher average muzzle velocity but far less kinetic energy
i meant a .22 handgun vs a .22 rifle . the rifle produces more velocity .power and energy

but in general . i would use the most powerful rifle or shotgun i can handle and aim . the chart below shows for example a 9mm handgun with energy of 362 vs a 300 winmag rifle 3548 energy. this is the energy that could be exploded in the head or brain. it's almost 10 times what the handgun is for around the same price. the downside of a rifle or shotgun is they are longer and harder to aim for ctb purposes and also harder to transport and hide for ctb purposes. but a 9mm handgun is usually lethal . 3500 foot pounds will explode the head , in fact anything over 2700 foot pounds will explode the head. 2400 ft lbs of energy could explode the head . Some shotguns or rifle ammo could reach the magic 2700 and above energy for example magnum 12 gauge slugs

a .22 handgun shows 135 foot pounds so i wouldn't use that but even those have been lethal in suicide. i saw 90% of gun suicide attempts are lethal and many of those are .22 handguns. so a 300 win mag do people think they will survive if hit head?

90% of gun suicide attemps are fatal. many use .22 handguns and are inexperienced with guns or even where to aim and none practice massive dry firing to not flinch but still 90%. so imo if i practice dry firing and do the above i woulld be sucessful in my attempt to escape this hell....

A .22 with 135 of energy has been lethal so the most powerful shotguns or rifles aren't 3000 very unlikely to fail imo

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Liebestod

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3500 foot pounds will explode the head , in fact anything over 2700 foot pounds will explode the head
2700? I thought it would be like 1500 since a 00 buckshot with 9 pellets has a muzzle velocity of 1700 ft lbs and it will definitely explode the head, but it might be because of the differences in shotgun vs rifle cartridges assuming those numbers for skull explosion are correct.
 
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pthnrdnojvsc

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2700? I thought it would be like 1500 since a 00 buckshot with 9 pellets has a muzzle velocity of 1700 ft lbs and it will definitely explode the head, but it might be because of the differences in shotgun vs rifle cartridges assuming those numbers for skull explosion are correct.
Yes 1700 ft lbs of energy could explode the head. This is a study of shotguns and rifles that said all over 2700 ft lbs exploded the head. I downloaded the whole study using z-library

Imo it's just physics. The head cannot stay together after a certain amount of energy is exploded on it

But here is a summary



Abstract

Wounds of high-energy centerfire rifles and shotguns represent distinctive injuries of forensic importance. Previous studies of contact wounds have shown variability in the potential of these weapons to produce bursting wounds of the head. The present study analyzed contact head wounds owing to 26 centerfire rifles and nine shotgun slugs and compared them with respect to weapon, ammunition, entry wound site, and projectile kinetic energy. The bursting effect, defined for this study as disruption of at least 50% of the head, occurred in 25/35 of cases and was related to kinetic energy. Bursting was associated with energies <2700 ft-lbs in 12/22 cases and energies >2700 ft-lbs in 13/13 cases. The volume of gunpowder gas injected into the wound was considered as contributing to the bursting phenomenon. There was no relation of bursting to the specific entrance wound site, type of ammunition, or projectile fragmentation.

 
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Yes 1700 ft lbs of energy could explode the head. This is a study of shotguns and rifles that said all over 2700 ft lbs exploded the head. I downloaded the whole study using z-library

Imo it's just physics. The head cannot stay together after a certain amount of energy is exploded on it

But here is a summary



Abstract

Wounds of high-energy centerfire rifles and shotguns represent distinctive injuries of forensic importance. Previous studies of contact wounds have shown variability in the potential of these weapons to produce bursting wounds of the head. The present study analyzed contact head wounds owing to 26 centerfire rifles and nine shotgun slugs and compared them with respect to weapon, ammunition, entry wound site, and projectile kinetic energy. The bursting effect, defined for this study as disruption of at least 50% of the head, occurred in 25/35 of cases and was related to kinetic energy. Bursting was associated with energies <2700 ft-lbs in 12/22 cases and energies >2700 ft-lbs in 13/13 cases. The volume of gunpowder gas injected into the wound was considered as contributing to the bursting phenomenon. There was no relation of bursting to the specific entrance wound site, type of ammunition, or projectile fragmentation.

Do you think a 10mm bullet fired out of a rifle (roughly 800-900 ft lbs) can cause the head to explode? I personally don't think so because it's a pistol round even though it's pretty powerful, it'll just leave a big hole in my head.
 

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