.22LR vs .22WMR?

Hunter07 · 01-18-2022, 07:30 PM

What's the difference?

My best friend from H.S. sent me a pic of a revolver he bought for $100, from a coworker of his, that needed cash.

It came with 2 cylinders and one box of .22LR, and one box of .22WMR.

GBob01 · 01-18-2022, 07:44 PM

I would venture to say that any added benefits or power you would normally get from the WMR round is wasted in a pistol with a short barrel.
That being said, I have a bunch of .22 rough riders with both the LR and WMR cylinders.
The WMR's make a nice fireball, especially with the 2.5 and 4.5 inch barrels

Hunter07 · 01-18-2022, 07:52 PM

Based on the 2 pics he sent me, his is a Heritage Rough Rider, with a 6" barrel (it looks longer than a 4.5").

Hunter07 · 01-18-2022, 07:54 PM

The WMR stands for 'Winchester Magnum'?

GBob01 · 01-18-2022, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Hunter07

The WMR stands for 'Winchester Magnum'?

Winchester Magnum Rimfire

4thIDvet · 01-18-2022, 09:21 PM

I love my .22 Win mag. Marlin bolt action with 'micro grove' I think they call it? Holy sheet is that thing accurate. Out to a 100 yds. I can shoot an acorn out of a squirrel's paw. While he is on the run..

GBob01 · 01-18-2022, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 4thIDvet

I love my .22 Win mag. Marlin bolt action with 'micro grove' I think they call it? Holy sheet is that thing accurate. Out to a 100 yds. I can shoot an acorn out of a squirrel's paw. While he is on the run..

Yeah, it's a good little round out of a rifle. I know a few guys that hunt with them around here.
Just kinda wasted when you're not getting the velocity or energy from a pistol. If I remember the articles correctly, you're losing 300-500 fps going from 20in down to 6 in barrels.

4thIDvet · 01-18-2022, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by GBob01

Yeah, it's a good little round out of a rifle. I know a few guys that hunt with them around here.
Just kinda wasted when you're not getting the velocity or energy from a pistol. If I remember the articles correctly, you're losing 300-500 fps going from 20in down to 6 in barrels.

My buddy up in Vermont a .22 mag rifle is all he hunted deer with. He has about 400 acres on his farm and mornings if you looked quick it looked like a cattle ranch there was so many deer in the field outside his cabin.
All head shots and he kept his freezers full.

RetVet · 01-19-2022, 07:32 AM

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My buddy up in Vermont a .22 mag rifle is all he hunted deer with. He has about 400 acres on his farm and mornings if you looked quick it looked like a cattle ranch there was so many deer in the field outside his cabin.
All head shots and he kept his freezers full.

My brother brought in a number of small deer using just a 22lr. I've heard poachers around this area favor the 22wmr with a removable mag.

I have several of the Heritage revolvers. Don't like the goofy looking safety though. Wish the Ruger Wrangler would come out with a 6 inch barrel.

GBob01 · 01-19-2022, 09:59 AM

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I have several of the Heritage revolvers. Don't like the goofy looking safety.

You can remove the safety on the Heritage, and they make a plug kit for the holes

Sanders · 01-19-2022, 12:10 PM

Been a lot of deer poached with the .22WMR.

It loses a lot in a pistol barrel, as was already mentioned.

One of my favorites was the Winchester lever action .22 WMR my grandpa used to let me shoot. I don't know who got it after he died.

Sanders · 01-19-2022, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by GBob01

You can remove the safety on the Heritage, and they make a plug kit for the holes

You can dry fire with the safety on, though. After a while, you get used to it being there.

My cousin is on his second Rough Rider after wearing out the first one he bought. He was shooting 500 rounds/week through it for a couple years straight.

Hunter07 · 01-19-2022, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by GBob01

Winchester Magnum Rimfire

Thank you.

4thIDvet · 01-19-2022, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Sanders

Been a lot of deer poached with the .22WMR.

It loses a lot in a pistol barrel, as was already mentioned.

One of my favorites was the Winchester lever action .22 WMR my grandpa used to let me shoot. I don't know who got it after he died.

You mentioned that before Sanders and I remembered. Myself and a buddy borrow a friends .22 WMR lever Win few boxes of ammo few targets and off to the range.
100 yds. open sights no siting in just having some fun. Holy sheeet we were both hitting like a grapefruit size pattern without really going like sniper Joe concentrating.
With adjustments we would have tore that center 10x out of the paper. Its not the cost you try to buy one their gone before you hit the damn button.

4thIDvet · 01-19-2022, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sanders

Been a lot of deer poached with the .22WMR.

It loses a lot in a pistol barrel, as was already mentioned.

One of my favorites was the Winchester lever action .22 WMR my grandpa used to let me shoot. I don't know who got it after he died.

You mentioned that before Sanders and I remembered. Myself and a buddy borrow a friends .22 WMR lever Win few boxes of ammo few targets and off to the range.
100 yds. open sights no siting in just having some fun. Holy sheeet we were both hitting like a grapefruit size pattern without really going like sniper Joe concentrating.
With adjustments we would have tore that center 10x out of the paper. Its not the cost you try to buy one their gone before you hit the damn button.

01-18-2022, 07:30 PM	#1
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01-18-2022, 07:44 PM	#2
GBob01 Coonass Crusader Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: backwoods of south Louisiana Posts: 4,491	I would venture to say that any added benefits or power you would normally get from the WMR round is wasted in a pistol with a short barrel. That being said, I have a bunch of .22 rough riders with both the LR and WMR cylinders. The WMR's make a nice fireball, especially with the 2.5 and 4.5 inch barrels __________________ I do not believe that the Democrats are single-handedly destroying this country. I know that they, like the Republicans, are using both hands! *III DEO VINDICE*

01-18-2022, 09:21 PM	#6
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,452	I love my .22 Win mag. Marlin bolt action with 'micro grove' I think they call it? Holy sheet is that thing accurate. Out to a 100 yds. I can shoot an acorn out of a squirrel's paw. While he is on the run.. __________________ God Bless Americas Veterans. All who are serving and have served.

01-19-2022, 12:10 PM	#11
Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,511	Been a lot of deer poached with the .22WMR. It loses a lot in a pistol barrel, as was already mentioned. One of my favorites was the Winchester lever action .22 WMR my grandpa used to let me shoot. I don't know who got it after he died. __________________ "The truly dangerous man dresses inconspicuously and is soft- spoken. He walks away from most confrontations. The only time you learn that the truly dangerous man is mad at you is a split second before you die, for he never fights. He only kills. The truly dangerous man knows that fighting is what children do and killing is what men do." - Charley Reese 1986 3

01-18-2022, 07:52 PM	#3
Hunter07 I'm a grumpy SOB Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Frostbite Falls, MN Posts: 10,527	Based on the 2 pics he sent me, his is a Heritage Rough Rider, with a 6" barrel (it looks longer than a 4.5").

01-18-2022, 07:54 PM	#4
Hunter07 I'm a grumpy SOB Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Frostbite Falls, MN Posts: 10,527	The WMR stands for 'Winchester Magnum'?