Zeraph

yes, will, any gun can be used to kill people.

Boink, I'd recommend a .22 for above said purposes (and the ammo is cheap, so you can reaaaally stock up on it) and a pump 12 gauge shotgun (buckshot) for actual defense of your bunker/house whatever.

And if you really want to be prepared, get a sidearm, .40 or up as backup.

PS remember those snipers awhile back, shooting people at malls and such from a van? They killed about half the people they targeted (poor shots IMO) and they used a .22 IIRC.

So yeah, a .22 is a lot more deadly than people make them out to be, they just aren't great for self-defense because they won't cause a massive loss of tissue or blood (unless like I said you're an excellent shot and can pop them in the head).

oh, another thing people don't often know about .22s is that there are varying loads just like any other ammo. I've got some that have the same ballistics as a .38.