I have a 22a lr pistol, has not been shot a lot but has always worked good. I was searching the web for spare mags and ran across this:

Smith & Wesson 22A .22 Short .22 lr 10 round Magazine (from Buds guns site)

My question does a 22a pistol also fire shorts?? Did they maybe make a separate model 22a just for shorts?

If you google the UPC code I think you'll find it belongs to standard .22lr magazine. Must be a Bud's error/typo.