Boyfriend says he was shot last night with a 2-2 air rifle? Is this feesable?!

Question

He's got enemies and said he got shot last night and went straight to the police. Thing is, surely he'd be more injured than that...?!

Answer 1

a 22 is small. in and out shot matters where he was hit but its really not lethal. the lead on that caliber is about a 1/4" x 3/8"  

Answer 2

It depends, what part of the body and if the pellet was pointed or rounded and also from what distance, quite feasable.

Answer 3

Depends at what range he was shot - at anything over thirty metres, the sting is really going out of the pellet.  Some thick clothing, like a leather jacket, can be excellent protection at close range, yet there are freakish occurrences every few years of people who are killed by a shot from a .22 air-rifle - I can recall a hit in the throat, and one in the eye which killed both victims.

Answer 4

Get a new boyfriend. Most blokes don't get shot with air rifles. Only dodgy ones.

Answer 5

I've been shot a couple of times with a .22 air rifle and all they left were little circular bruises. It would depend on your boyfriends clothing, location of injuries and distance from shooter. Mine weren't serious because I was shot on the arm and torso and was wearing thick clothing, I was also around 100 yards away and sprinting from my irate friend, whom I'd just shot on the *** while he was lining up a shot on a poor little bird instead of a target.  

Answer 6

Entirely.

Answer 7

Have you seen any injuries for yourself? An air rifle would almost certainly cause injury if hit, even if it's a small puncture wound.

Also, an air rifle wouldn't cause too much damage unless it hit in the eye or head at close range.

Answer 8

Sometimes a pellet from a air rifle will just simply hit and cause no injury. I would go to the hospital.