Why is there such resistance to designing and putting out double stack magazines for the .22LR? I know rim bind can be an issue, and that perhaps the magazine will have to adopt a rather curved profile, but does this prohibit the making of one? There are some rimfire pistols that do have them for .22WMR, the new Keltec, Grendel, so it is indeed possible. So far, the vast majority, to not say all, of .22LR pistols and rifles limit themselves to single stack, usually no more than ten round magazines. Even the longer aftermarket magazines for some rifles seem to have trouble reaching the 30 round capacity. Is there a AWB on rimfires I am not aware of?
I sometimes look at the size of the magwell on a 9 mm pistol with a .22 conversion and think to myself "my, I bet 50 rounds could fit in there if it were double stack", but no, in .22LR I have to settle for less rounds than the pistol holds when loaded with it's much bulkier centerfire rounds.
I sometimes look at the size of the magwell on a 9 mm pistol with a .22 conversion and think to myself "my, I bet 50 rounds could fit in there if it were double stack", but no, in .22LR I have to settle for less rounds than the pistol holds when loaded with it's much bulkier centerfire rounds.