.22 Alternative (SHTF only)

**aubie515** · October 10th, 2014, 07:36 PM

The whole point to SHTF is to prepare before something bad happens. If you are down to OP's option...I'd say you didn't do a very good job planning.

As another poster already stated, if you have pellets, you should have an airgun to utilize those pellets. Airguns are going to be more quiet compared to a 22 blank.

**herplover** · October 10th, 2014, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by mpan72

If there is a can of pellets there is probably an airgun. The air gun would work for everything the improvised munitions would. I would tend to believe the airgun would also be much more accurate.

Totally agree. Just use an airgun. problem solved

**elweasel** · October 11th, 2014, 08:29 PM

You guys kill me. I started this post because I thought it was interesting video on firing a pellet using a nail gun blank. Short of being in a situation like the movie The Grey or if I had to fight a Gorn.

Where I needed to MacGyver a working rifle to survive (and I had the correct supplies) I don't think I would ever try this at a range. I like my .22 too much to abuse it like that.

But just for for those who say if you have pellets you have an airgun, that is not true for me. I had an airgun in my teens, a Crossman pistol. That is long gone but I still have a box of pellets (clean lead if I wanted to cast any bullets) I also have a small nail gun for a job I needed years ago so I also have the blanks. So I am the exception. (Me and the Mongols. If you don't get the reference watch Crashcourse, World History on YouTube )

**twency** · October 11th, 2014, 08:58 PM

Tough crowd.

I thought it was an interesting idea.

Not going to try it, but it's good to think a little outside the box.

**mpan72** · October 12th, 2014, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by elweasel

You guys kill me. I started this post because I thought it was interesting video on firing a pellet using a nail gun blank. Short of being in a situation like the movie The Grey or if I had to fight a Gorn.

Where I needed to MacGyver a working rifle to survive (and I had the correct supplies) I don't think I would ever try this at a range. I like my .22 too much to abuse it like that.

But just for for those who say if you have pellets you have an airgun, that is not true for me. I had an airgun in my teens, a Crossman pistol. That is long gone but I still have a box of pellets (clean lead if I wanted to cast any bullets) I also have a small nail gun for a job I needed years ago so I also have the blanks. So I am the exception. (Me and the Mongols. If you don't get the reference watch Crashcourse, World History on YouTube )

That has been discredited also.

**Delkal** · October 12th, 2014, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by twency

Tough crowd.

I thought it was an interesting idea.

Not going to try it, but it's good to think a little outside the box.

I agree. Looking at the damage to the steel plate that pellet was smoking. They said 2500 fps estimated but I think it was MUCH faster. I have a 1100 fps pellet gun and when you shoot a steel plate the pellet just shreds into dust leaving a grey mark on the steel. Cutting a clean hole like that is unbelievable.

Accurate or not my, dark side keeps telling me to try it on that pesky squirrel eating my sunflower plants........

**elweasel** · October 12th, 2014, 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by mpan72

That has been discredited also.

What has been discredited the wooden gun barrel?

**mpan72** · October 13th, 2014, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by elweasel

What has been discredited the wooden gun barrel?

The whole scenario. Mythbusters did a segment on it.

**Gunowner99** · October 13th, 2014, 07:09 PM

That's a new one!

**1straightshot** · October 15th, 2014, 09:42 AM

Dam interesting and it works. There are a lot of people that do this with the .25 cal rf rifles that it is very expensive to find. Never saw it with a .22.. There is a little more too it than they mention. Not for the average person.