Comments on: SHOT 2026: CCI Uppercut Rimfire Self-Defense Ammo https://staging.shootingnewsweekly.com/ammunition/cci-uppercut-rimfire-self-defense-ammo/ Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:35:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Geoff "I'm getting too old for this shit" PR https://staging.shootingnewsweekly.com/ammunition/cci-uppercut-rimfire-self-defense-ammo/comment-page-1/#comment-149347 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:35:49 +0000 https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/?p=33697#comment-149347 “Typically I’m of the opinion that .22LR isn’t an appropriate choice for self-defense, not so much because of the ballistics but because the small, rimfire caliber isn’t always reliable.”

Why, even though I love to death my tiny Beretta Covert .22 semi-auto with a threaded barrel, I won’t carry it for primary defense.

I will, and do, on occasion, carry my NAA mini-revolver in a neck holster. Get a misfire, re-cock and fire again. Replete as necessary…

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