Bullet immunity is very important to practice. See, their issue was not starting with metal BBs.

Saw a Tweet, "A thousand dollars is a lot to owe, but not a lot to have." I'm reminded of that, because if I was armed with a 22LR pistol for self-defense, I would feel under-armed. But if someone was pointing one at me, I would feel in danger of my life.

My best friend was murdered beside me with a .22 I couldn’t find the bullet hole to apply pressure, no blood I checked as fast as I could and called it in. They told me after in the autopsy the small caliber round entered through his lower abdomen hitting a rib and ricocheting off his rib through his lug and into his lower heart. These guns sometimes have a slight look of an air-soft pistols so they are often not quite as effective in scaring the person on the other end.

I'm glad you did the multi-shot tests, because I think the almost total lack of muzzle climb is a big feature of the 22. One shot's not going to do as much damage as other calibers, but you can just keep dumping without losing your aim

I spent 30 years between combat medicine and pre-hospital emergency medicine. I've seen every entry wound shown in this video and many that weren't. The most interesting case, at the time, was an unconscous male where we found the .22 pistol next to his body and trying as hard as we could, we couldn't find a bullet entry or exit anywhere. As he was deteriorating, had to intubate him, where we inserted the breathing tube into his lungs. It was at that point that we discovered with the light on our instrument a small slightly more pink area in the back of his mouth in the soft palate. It turns out that he jammed the barrel as far back in his mouth as he could, aimed upward as best he could, and pulled the trigger. Game over. 100% of the energy of that bullet was absorbed by his skull and his brains. When I was a child, my grandfather told a story of when he was in Germany in WWII. His unit was moving forward and they heard a shot ring out and the guy in front of my grandfather dropped like a rock. When they rolled him over, he had an entry wound in the middle of his forehead. Game over for that guy. The medic made his way forward, took a look and said there was nothing they could do. They were stuck there for a bit due to incoming fire and after a little while, the guy shot in the forehead started moaning and sat up. My grandfather thought he was going to have a heart attack because it looked like the guy was rising from the dead. Their medic did a closer examination and it was revealed that the bullet hit him in the middle of the forehead at what must have been a slight angle. The bullet then traveled the entire circumference of his head between the skull and the skin and then exited out the same hole it created upon entry. I remember my grandfather telling this story and as a kid, I thought it was just a war story embellishment. Then, I grew up, joined the Navy and became a Hospital Corpsman who spent all my time as a combat medic with the Marine Corps. One of my more advanced ballistic classes I received was given by an ER physician who told a virtually identical story of one of his patients. It was at that point I realized the story my grandfather told wasn't some war-time embellished combat story. Now, having seen more bullet wounds than I can count over the decades, I can tell you that bullets can enter one area and come out in a completely different part of the body or even, crazily enough, out the entry wound.

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Having worked in Emergency Medicine for awhile, one case comes to mind. We had a guy brought in with multiple gunshot wounds. He was entirely conscious, and answering all our questions. While we were examining him and looking for injuries, I found a small caliber entry wound that looked like it had been made by a .22. This round hit his left upper arm, passed through his tricep, exited his arm, and entered his side. During the course of examining him, we found that he'd been hit twice from the left. Of the two rounds, one came to rest in his chest, while the other took a more "creative" route. We finally found that one on CT scan. It hit one of his ribs, deflected, and traveled almost the entire length of his torso before coming to rest just shy of his bladder. Not a single round posed any direct life threats, but dude was most definitely incapacitated. One of the things he told us was that it hurt way too much for him to move. Safe to say, he was very lucky. From what we were told, he was running when he was hit. If the shooter had been any closer, and/or if he'd been stationary, things would have been different.

Great video! I absolutely love the .22LR. As someone who has arthritic hands, I have no problem maintaining my grip on a 22 pistol , and the pretty much non-existent recoil means extremely high accuracy! Not to mention how cheap the rounds are, making visits to the range totally guilt-free! All my rifles and pistols are exclusively 22LR

Forty years ago, an accidental discharge with a .22 LR killed a personal friend. He was walking down a country road with two friends, with his .22 rifle slung over his shoulder, muzzle up. The sling slipped off his shoulder, and when the buttstock hit the ground, the rifle discharged, which sent a round into his skull. Instantly dead. RIP Dean. Edit: thanks for the condolences and upvotes… those weren’t my reason for posting - though they are appreciated. For the record, I brought it up b/c of the video… 1 personal story demonstrating that a .22 cal. CAN kill a person. Most definitely.

Mike has been slowly becoming more unhinged over the years and I am _so_ here for it.

That eerie music makes this more serious and really drives home how lethal this lil gun can be

Can you perform some tests of it on a dummy with clothing layers? I’d be curious to see the difference as layers of clothing affect penetration, especially at 5 yards give or take. Love your videos, by the way.

One thing that always comes to mind when discussing .22 for self defense, is that the .22 on your body is a lot better than the .44 in your nightstand. If you carry a .22 and can adequately utilize it, you're far from disarmed. While something like a .380 or a 9mm would be more reliable for self defense, if you can properly utilize your .22, your .22 can be rather effective.

A friend of mine used to say, "The .22 is only a pansy round until you actually get shot by it". I can say, from my own personal experience, that a .22 round to the head will drop a large mature horse instantly. Years ago, I did some volunteer work at a big cat sanctuary and they fed the cats donated horses that were old, blind, injured, etc. Part of the volunteer work was to dispatch the horses, which was done with a Ruger MK 2. I only did one and this horse was so spooky that you couldn't just walk up on it at point blank range like they usually did. Apparently, this horse was donated to the sanctuary solely because of his temperament. He was spooky, not broken and apparently so aggressive that his owner felt this was the only option. He was so spooky that I had to basically back off from the coral for quite awhile and then finally took the shot from about 12 to 15 feet away when the horse came to a stop and faced me. I kind of had my doubts, but had been assured that a .22 was quite adequate for the job if the shot was well placed. So ... the horse literally folded up on all four legs and dropped instantly. I mean, literally "lights out" like you just hit a switch and had turned him off. It was kind of a weird, surreal life experience that was unpleasant enough that I packed it in later that day, but it just really goes to show that a well placed shot from a .22 pistol can drop and instantly kill an animal much bigger than any man out there and not limited to just point blank range, either. I've had a pretty hardy respect for the lowly .22 ever since. The ammo, by the way, was a 32 grain CCI Stinger. I usually have a 9mm as a daily carry, but really wouldn't hesitate to rely on a .22 if it was all I happened to own or could afford. That's especially true when you consider that their low recoil can really deliver a lot of accurate, well placed shots in a matter of seconds if you're competent with it.

The .22 pistol is so easy to shoot accurately even when shooting multiple rounds quickly. This is what makes it so deadly.

I’m watching this because my mom carries a 22 and wanted to know if it will actually stop a threat fast enough. Thank you this is very helpful. God bless you man!

Charley was on fire. Even the Dad advice was spot on.

A standard 22 pistol report is actually quieter than average amounts of city traffic to begin with, so upping that factor with a suppressor is pretty awesome

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The music during the slow mo…just does it for me 😂😅 Love this channel 👍🏻

In a alternate universe there is a GarandThumb who got a medical degree and became the best surgeon known to man

I just have to say that Charlie is something else. Most A-list actors seriously struggle to play this type of character convincingly, yet he just effortlessly embodies this awkward fool archetype. It's genuinely impressive how well he nails everything from the humor to the smallest subtleties of the body language. Idk if he has a background in acting and comedy, but he definitely has more than what it takes. He really adds a lot to the channel and I just want to voice some appreciation for what he does.

I’d like to see you test out 17 HMR and 22 WMR, up here in Canada if you want a mag that holds more than 5 rounds you gotta go with a rim fire or a manual action so it would be neat to see the viability of other rim fire cartridges.

The first video of yours Ive ever seen, and Ive been gun tubing for a while. I laughed my ass off, I loved it you two are awesome. Subscribed. Cant wait to watch more.

I've ran EMS for about 20 years. I don't go on shootings often, but have seen a couple dozen or so. Each time that a .22 was involved (maybe a 1/4th?), the bullet always ended up far away from the point of entry. I swear that I have seen a shot in the hip end up down in the knee cap, under the skin it looked like a BB. Some of those were one-shot, one-kill too.

Garand: "We spend about 80% of our time dry-firing." Me: "You might wanna see a doctor about that."

As an intermediate pistol shooter of ten odd years I use a good quality bb pistol for yard practice when I cant get to the range, its my training tool for my 22 semi auto and the 22 is the practice tool for my nines and 45, its all about trigger time and muscle memory, stance, breathing ext ext, and its way cheaper, since starting to practice with either air pistol or rim fire, its improved my overall centre fire ability by leaps and bounds, and yes a 22 lr can be lethal with good shot placement

You guys brightened my day so much! Thank you! Keep being the light! 💪 Finally subscribed!

"The only person that's going to remember you working late is your kid" Geezzz that hit harder than it was supposed to

The terrifying part isn't the fact that the .22 is effective, it's the thought of the semi / permanent state of vegetation they'll cause due to the lack of wound channel expansion. In essence this is the ice pick in the lobotomy.

Love the scrambled eggs reference, in the ER we call them "traveler" rounds. So often I've seen one hit a radius and "travel" alongside it for several inches.

In-Laws are coroners in Las Vegas and had a skull that was shot with .22 (can’t confirm if LR or Mag) basically in tear duct, and skimmed around the outside of the skull like when you used to put Beyblades inside the hamster ball as a kid. They said that wasn’t the one that killed him. It was a shot through the Adams apple that went down to his heart. She also told me it had nothing to do with the other 20+ rounds in his lower torso. (She also did tupacs autopsy and yes, he really only had one testicle)

There's a lot to be said about the non-intimidation factor for the wielder. A heavy 22lr pistol is like shooting a staple gun, so follow-up shots are significantly easier to keep accurate.

the best SDI take yet, Charlie is such a whacky member of the team, i love that he is always wandering around in the back round, makes me laugh every time.

Okay guys…..right out the gate you had me laughing! Great vid and presentation, the humor is excellent!!! Think I’m going to subscribe!

I love these videos. They answer a lot of the questions that me and my buddies have debated for years lol. Great job guys.

Actually the best dad advice that this channel has ever given. Well played Charles, well played!

I had a “discussion” with someone online who honest to God believed a .22 would not penetrate human skin beyond point blank

The one thing I like about this is how stable the pistol is as you fire multiple rounds. but in most defensive scenarios people don't stand still while being shot at, is there any way you can test the stability of the 22 over the 9mm or the 45 at instinctual fire on the move over multiple rounds, say at 25m.

noticed Cahrles has lost a bit of weight since I started watching Garand Thumb in 2021..........good shit my guy, proud of you

As quiet as the .22 suppressor is, we all know the most effective suppressor is suppressing fire

A friend of mine was an ER doc for 10 years in Boston. He said people tend to die of .22 more often than other calibers because of the low stopping power. People get shot and run away, then don’t go to the hospital until they are in bad shape 3 weeks later.

With the background music, why do I feel like I'm watching a documentary on The Thing?? Enjoyed the vid!

Charles has been an absolute blessing, or curse for the the channel. Mike has become more and more unhinged and it’s amazing.

I can say from things I've personally witnessed in the ER, .22lr is more than capable. The scary thing is how many people don't understand that and act like it's a glorified BB gun.

This is one of the greatest episodes ever. Anyone else feel like after GT left duty that his content just improved far beyond what it already was? Like, greatest to greatestest!

After searching for 2 years i finally found the cci sub pistol ammo 835fps. I compared them between the standard 1200fps. Its noticeable different when shooting in a tree line. You dont get the extra echo the standard rd leaves. The 835fps gives enough to cycle the bolt on my mark4, the 730fps does not. Id love to see a comparison between sub 730 835 975 and standard 1200. Nice video

My grandfather made and sold ammo from his garage growing up and my favorite gun of his at the age of 13 was his 22 pistol. I loved that thing

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the comedic genius that Charlie offers to the videos.

Charlie always has me in tears. He's become my favorite part of these videos lol

The hunter joke and then the badass spooky beat during the mag dump part good sht.😄👏👍

"There might be certain opportunities presented where you might have to dispatch someone when they're not quite aware of your presence"The matter of fact way in which he says this is absolutely priceless!😅I rewatched that 30 times and was laughing so hard. Thank you for that OH God I love this channel. BOSTONUSA 🇺🇸

So my mother survived a shot to the back of her head from a 22 revolver. She worked at a pharmacy and an ex cop came in, put everyone on their knees and killed 2 of the 4 people with them. With all that said, I look at this video with a different perspective than most. I’m just glad my mom knew to move the moment she did to not get hit straight on. Always love your videos my man. Stay strapped. Sources ukposts.info/have/v-deo/hKiBoKSMoKhqxI0.html ukposts.info/have/v-deo/fYGEnJhumJWlqWQ.html

I love that SDI, primary arms, and aac are still sponsoring even with all the shenanigans. Really makes me want to support them. Once I actually have time breathe outside of work, definitely looking at sdi.

4:15 my cousin was a nurse in the ICU and she told me a story about how this happened to someone who came in, the bullet had bounced around inside his body and killed him. I vividly remember her saying “it was such a tiny hole” :/

My first video watching these guys. They’re so funny😂 had my dyin just trying to get over the sponsors

“I guess the real suppressor the entire time was a human body” -Garand Thumb

Since it’s penetration potential isn’t as great as other rounds it would be a good round to use in scenarios where you have to worry about people behind the target such as apartments, high traffic areas, and condensed living areas.

What cameras were you using? Great shots!

By the way...base of the skull just above the atlas vertebrea is the spot to hit. Like an off switch

Charlie's comedic presence in these videos keeps getting better and better. That guy is a treasure.

I have used both 9mm and 22lr at the range. And it is surprising at how more accurate you can be with a 22 at the same range due to the reduced recoil. And if you want to make sure you don't shoot your neighbor if that is your home defense weapon, CCI now makes a 22lr segmented round which splits into three sections on impact. Now imagine that high speed discharge with 12 rounds that actually equal 36 flechettes. This is a varmint round. I wish they would have compared round types in addition to grain.

Best SDI ad yet fellas!

I look forward to nearly everything Charles has to say. He cracks me up. I also crack up at the OTHER guy cracking up at Charles.

I used to work for a coroner's office and saw a suicide with a snub nose .38 under the chin like you did and it had a very similar result. The bullet went all the way through the head and broke the skull on the top. It was stopped by the skin on the top of the head. Pretty cool to see this torso behaving similarly.

I love how hard Charlie had everyone laughing without any of it being cut out, I loved seeing Garand Thumb laugh harder than he ever has in any video ever

As a OR RN I work at a level 1 trauma center. We check on Level 1 and 2 traumas to ascertain if we need to bring them directly from the trauma bay to the OR. I listened to one of the recorded messages on a soon to arrive trauma which stated GSW to the head entrance and exit wound, alert and oriented. ???????????!!!!! Turned out that the patient had been jack lighting deer with a .22 rifle. He had the barrel straight up in their truck when they hit a bump. The rifle discharged, ricocheted off the roof, hit him square on top of the head, the bullet had expended some of its energy and did not pierce the skull but traveled under the skin around his head and exited on the lower portion of his head. Full recovery.

Not sure why but Garand Thumb has that “dad that’s extremely angry you can’t hold the dang flashlight right” look today

Would be cool to try unique types of .22 like the cci segmenting hollows, copper-22 , stingers, cheap box , federal punch, and more

I was firing a Ruger 10/22 with my Nephews one day. We had 1000 rounds and a few 25 round mags.(when they were legal) around about 500 rounds , during rapid fire the sound noticeably reduced to a point where the only thing heard was the action cycling. What would cause that besides a suppressor?

Close contact, it's deadly.

This has been my point for along time. Lack of recoil means you can dump a ton of lead on target quickly. Think of each shot from a 22 as a single pellet from a shot of 12ga buck shot

Well, Charles has shown .22 to be SUPER effective...against Charles. Charles isn't human. He is MORE human than human.

I absolutely love your content but can we stop and recognize the goofy fun energy Charles brings to the videos. I'm here for it, lmao...😂😂

As my instructor once used to tell me, anything that makes a hole is a dangerous thing, power tools make holes up close but rule of thumb if someone shouldn't be trusted with a power tool then they shouldn't be trusted with anything capable of doing the same but with longer reach.

Really happy mike has finally covered this. Been saying for years that a 22lr could actually be an effective carry weapon. Not everyone can carry a 9mm or higher, and some not even a 380 is viable, whereas a 22lr is. An old instructor of mine would always ask, whats better? 1 to 2 horribly placed, possible missed 9mm, or 15 22lr on target

The fact that SDI puts up with Charlie’s antics and is still a sponsor proves they are a true patriots.

Bro has all of the attachments💀

That might be one of the best intros on your channel 😂😂😂

So the underrated thing about 22 is it doesn't usually exit the body and often fragments into shards as you showed, If someone is shot with it and doesn't immediately die, those shards can travel along the arteries and veins and continue to cause damage far away from the initial impact site. And all the bleeding will be internal, along with any bone chips that are carried with the slug. And those bone chips are the worst. They will be sharper than any knife, and more capable of dealing damage and spreading infection as a result. Getting shot with a 22 and dying immediately is a hitman kill. Getting shot with 22 and surviving, only to bleed out internally, is FAR worse.

It warms my heart every time someone gets Mike to break character.

Can you please give us the full detail of the materials you are using? Thanks🙏

Wow this is is my favorite UKposts channel now.

There's a reason the .22 was the most used caliber in the cold war. Very quite and affective round close range and very affective subsonic and suppressed for masking the noise. It was used a lot to execute enemy spies and they could comfortably rely on the fact that the round wouldn't exit the body and go somewhere it wasn't supposed to. It's also a go to for most mobile butchers in agriculture. Mainly for the same reason as it's a safe round to be used in enclosed spaces and around other things your don't want damaged.

Charlie always has me in tears. He's become no joke my favorite part of these videos

Damn the 22LR is the only round that sounds kinda like what games say silencers sound like. Not as laser gun beep like but still very close. Truly the best stealth weapon.

Good pistol and advice at the end.

When I was about 11 years old in The Boy Scouts, I took the rifle class. The instructor spent the whole first class telling us stories about people being killed by .22 and even showed us a deer skull they it managed to get through. Always respected it after that, no matter how many tests, there is always that chance one can sneak through.

Actually, a buddy of mine who retired from the US Marshall's Office, said that the PREFERRED weapon of the MOB was the .22 revolver. It doesn't make a loud noise, and is incredibly effective at close range.

The creepy music paired with the super slo-mo is EPIC! Probably not sleeping well tonight.

Who made the music? - it's brilliant!

I think Charles needs some testing to see if he should be handling firearms... bless his mind.

This is a lot more damaging than I originally anticipated. Def. a viable survival option. Psychologically, a gun in your face is a gun in your face. No one on the planet is going to be like "that's only a .22, I could probably survive that". You could fire 3 shots in the time it take to fire and recover a 9 so there's that fact to consider as well.

Great video... where can I get that gelatin skeleton? That looked like so much fun.

What about w/ .22 MAG rnds?

The ease of a follow up shot really bumps up the effectiveness of these smaller calibers. You can really tap the trigger without much control and have a pretty decent grouping, especially up close. That + the often higher caliber and concealability makes for a very deadly platform.

I love every single thing about this channel but honestly the dash of legit fatherly advice at the end just makes it for me. It’s always nice to have wholesome people be so based.

The only yt channel I dont ff over them talking about their sponsors. Nice work kidz. 👏 😅

A .22 in a firefight is probably at the bottom of the totem pole. But you really just need to get the drop on somebody to dispatch them and the quietness definitely helps vs more than one target. And of course bringing a .22 at a knife fight is more than unfair. Plus it is probably the best to learn how to fire a gun because you can practice practice practice because the rounds aren't prohibitively expensive.

I think we ALL missed Charlie from the show. Glad to have him back in this one. Just makes it so much better