which one is more betterer

The 22 WRM is more powerful than a 22LR and is available in Hollow Points (good luck finding any right now) than a 22LR. I have a 22 Derringer and keep it stoked with 22 WMR ammo.

No, not as strong as out of a rifle.

But in a 9" revolver?

Much stronger then a .22 LR in the same revolver.

Maybe pretty close to the same as a .22 LR out of a rifle?

But I never owned a .22 WRM 9" revolver, so never studied it out with Chinese Algebra to say for sure.

rc

You said you installed the Mag cylinder, so obviously you have both a LR & Mag cylinders. So why don’t you just:

Go buy a six pack of Budweiser beer. Line up two three can rows and shoot one row with LR ammo and the other with the magnum ammo and see what difference there is.

Wow… I finally found a use for Budweiser beer.

Oh, I almost forgot. Let us know the results.

Diet Pepsi is cheaper, and the cans are the same.

But, Diet Pepsi needs killing way worse then Budweiser beer!

rc

Wow… I finally found a use for Budweiser beer.

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Something is seriously wrong with you! What so you drink out there? Corona light?

I think the main difference is the construction of the bullets. Most 22 mag shells offer vastly superior bullets compared to the soft lead round noses of the long rifle. I believe gold dot even offers a 22 mag bullet not to mention the various ballistic tip offerings.

HB

It might be a little stronger at closer ranges( ive no proof of that ) But I think at farther ranges, the regular 22 would win out, for holding energy and speed.

You said you installed the Mag cylinder, so obviously you have both a LR & Mag cylinders. So why don’t you just:

Go buy a six pack of Budweiser beer. Line up two three can rows and shoot one row with LR ammo and the other with the magnum ammo and see what difference there is.

Wow… I finally found a use for Budweiser beer.

Oh, I almost forgot. Let us know the results.

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Just start at the bottom and use Old Milwaukee......although, that might be the waste of a good bullet......

Twiki357 said:

Wow… I finally found a use for Budweiser beer.

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I actually spray it on my lawn. Breaks down thatch and gives the lawn a nice carbohydrate boost.

Go look at BBTI it's close but I'd give a small edge to the revolver with mags

Just start at the bottom and use Old Milwaukee......although, that might be the waste of a good bullet......

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Other brands worthy of target practice:

Pearl, Grain Belt, Texas Pride, Burgemeister

The only full beer cans I shoot at are the ones my BIL leaves at the house, all kinds of nasty "craft" beer that tastes so bitter and thick I gag when I just smell it. Makes for some nice target practice with the 10/22 though!

OP: Your 9" .22 magnum is going to hit harder, shoot flatter, and simply be more effective further out than any .22 LR handgun for the same BBL length. I'd imagine with that much pipe your going to get about as good as maximum .22 LR energy & velocity numbers out of a rifle barrel. Only a chronograph will tell you the real numbers though.

Definitely a bigger difference out of a rifle than a pistol.

Here's a gel test from a pistol:
22LR vs 22WMR Pistol Gel Test

And a more scientific "book test" :
22LR vs 22WMR "Book Test"
I think they would've used the more common "beer can test", but all their cans were already empty ....




-Mike

This thread is SOOOO full of blatant opportunities for witty comebacks that I don't know where to aim first...

My little 4.2" NAA Earl came with both cylinders and there's no doubt that the WMR bullets are sizzling out at some good rate better than the LR rounds. And since the 22WMR bullets are both heavier and faster I'd say that counts for knockdown power at the target.

Granted the difference will grow quickly with the length of the barrel but even from a short gun, and a 9" barrel isn't short by any means, the WMR is still going to be both a little faster as well as delivering a heavier bullet.

Looks like mavracer beat me to it, but Ballistics By The Inch is a pretty neat resource (I have no vested interest, just have asked myself similar questions).

.22WMR
.22lr

Assuming the data is accurate, out of a 9" barrel, a 40gr .22wmr would be doing about 1650+/- fps, while a CCI stinger (32gr) out of the same barrel would be doing about 1450+/- fps. Out of an 18" barrel, that same stinger is pushing a bit over 1500fps.

Years ago I shot A lot of coons out of trees with A Ruger Single six. mag did A much better job on them than did the .22 LR.

You are leaving out .22WRF the .22WMR parent, introduced in the early 1900's. Rather hard to find but out of a revolver it would have the same velocity but less pyrotechnics and noise than the WMR. I bought 2,000 rounds before the nonsense for a little less than WMR cost and it is a lot more pleasant to shoot out of revolver. I wish I had only bought more at the time.

WestKentucky said:

This weekend while hunting I carried my single six with the mag cylinder installed. I got the opportunity to put down two skunks at around 9:30 am when they should have been in bed for the day. The question that immediately came to mind and has plagued me is this...out of a 9" barrel a 22 mag is strong, but is it stronger, weaker than, or the same as a 22lr rifle? Is one more useful than the other? Is one particularly better than the other for a given situation?

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22Mag out of your revolver is likely "mo better" than 22lr out of a rifle, or if not very close to it.

In any case, something the size of a Skunk won't know the difference. ;-)