re: Active shooter at an in-n-out grand opening in twin falls Idaho

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Ballistically it's a .22 Magnum.

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22 mag can’t even produce the velocity a 5.7 pistol can, with a 20”+ barrel.

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So is it confirmed dude ended the threat, or just distracted the shooter?

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The In-N-Out CEO heiress made a post that the shooter "ended his life shortly after" shooting associate and customers.

While both cartridges use similar .22-caliber projectile weights, the 5.7x28mm is a high-pressure centerfire round that delivers roughly double the muzzle energy and significantly higher handgun velocities than the rimfire 22 Magnum (.22 WMR).

Key Ballistic DifferencesIgnition

Type: The 5.7x28mm uses a reliable centerfire primer, whereas the .22 Magnum is a rimfire cartridge.

Muzzle Energy: “The power difference is about double. The 22 mag can only produce about 200 foot pounds, the 5.7 can produce 350-400 foot pounds of energy.”, as noted on 1911Forum.

Velocity from Handguns: Fired from a standard handgun barrel, 5.7x28mm routinely exceeds 1,700 feet per second (fps), while a .22 Magnum out of a comparable handgun barrel typically lags behind at 1,100 to 1,350 fps.

The "Glorified .22 Mag" Myth: Critics often call the 5.7 an overpriced rimfire, but “The two cartridges have comparable bullet weights and velocities, but only if you compare a 5.7 pistol to .22 Magnum out of a rifle-length barrel.”

No problem. This is Twin Falls.

Damn, didn’t know he’d gotten out of the music business.

Those brutal Idaho winters must accelerate the aging process.

Oh I have them, this was just in my range bag right next to me haha.

Very good and informative post. You also have to add in the tumbling aspect like a .22 with much higher velocity