RUGER® LCP® 2 Deep concealment pistol

Let us start by addressing the elephant in the room. Firearms chambered in.22 LR is not a common calibre for EDC practitioners; that honour unequivocally belongs to the 9 mm cartridge. Now this begs the question: Is 9 mm the only viable calibre suitable for self-defence? No, not by a long shot. Stopping an advancing attacker is not merely achieved by sending big projectiles down range, but has a lot to do with shot placement. I have witnessed a hulk of a man stopped dead in his tracks by a female police officer discharging her service pistol chambered in 7.65 mm. So is there hope for a self-defence or backup pistol chambered in.22 LR? Yes, I believe so.

Seen by many as merely a ‘plinking’ calibre,.22 LR has