Should I even bother to get a .22 magnum cylinder?

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As usual, I bought a toy on sale at Shiptons. This time a long barrel Heritage Rough Rider in .22LR for $109. A coupon was enclosed to get a .22 Magnum cylinder for $29.99.

The only .22 magnum in stock was Armscor at $15.99 a box. By contrast 9mm was on sale for $9.99.

Should I even bother to get the magnum cylinder?
 
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You should, because .22 WMR is a pretty awesome cartridge, and for $150 or so you have two handguns.

PS: That revolver won't shoot 9mm at all. How much was .22 LR and did they have any?
 
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I have no use for 22 magnum in a handgun.

22 lr will do anything a 22 mag will do in a handgun, without the exorbitant price or excessive noise.

Folks get carried away with the ballistic tables (produced with rifles) and imagine the 22 mag is quite the thing.

In practice, on living critters, the 22 lr is indistinguishable from the 22 mag when used in a revolver.
 
I didn't. Paper and tin cans are not going to know the difference between the LR and the mag. Plan on hunting or shooting critters?
 
Remington 22 lr in 100rd see through plastic boxes was $10.99, but they were selling 500 rd bricks of Winchester for 35 or 40 dollars a week or so ago. 325 rd boxes of Federal for autos run 22.99 at Rocky Mountian.

I haven bothered to buy any more .22 lr my last couple trips to the store.

Some type of .22lr is generally available in small quantities locally.

Maybe if I wanted to shoot coyotes or for some reason carry the gun for personal defense the .22 mags would be more useful as an option?
 
Rpg said:
I have no use for 22 magnum in a handgun.

22 lr will do anything a 22 mag will do in a handgun, without the exorbitant price or excessive noise.

Folks get carried away with the ballistic tables (produced with rifles) and imagine the 22 mag is quite the thing.

In practice, on living critters, the 22 lr is indistinguishable from the 22 mag when used in a revolver.
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Agreed.
A.22 revolver can use anything from cbs to stingers-that's good enough for me.
When I had a Smith Model 48 .22 mag,I was happy to see it go.
 
GatorFarmer said:
Remington 22 lr in 100rd see through plastic boxes was $10.99, but they were selling 500 rd bricks of Winchester for 35 or 40 dollars a week or so ago. 325 rd boxes of Federal for autos run 22.99 at Rocky Mountian.

I haven bothered to buy any more .22 lr my last couple trips to the store.

Some type of .22lr is generally available in small quantities locally.

Maybe if I wanted to shoot coyotes or for some reason carry the gun for personal defense the .22 mags would be more useful as an option?
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Also, I have a 22 mag rifle (taken a few coyotes and at least one bobcat with it)=nice to have matching get up.

I agree. Jack Rabbits, coyotes, badgers. Be aware, most 22 mag barrels are not as accurate as 22 lr. I never could hit ground squirrels much past 50 yards, if at that distance (My bull barrel Ruger Auto was sighted at 65=consistent killer at that range)
 
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For 29 bucks I would get it even if I didn't want to shoot it, I would probably shoot it once or twice but it would be better to have it and not want it than to want it later and not have it.

It's like my model 65, I bought it because it would shoot magnums but almost always shoot .38. I still like having the capability even if I don't often use it.
 
I think for 30 bucks it will always have that value, especially if you go to sell it. Unfortunately we haven't had any .22 mag in these parts for many months.
 
I keep looking at .22 Mags and dreaming but every time I really dig into it, it just doesn't make any sense. In a short barrel it's a complete waste. Once you get to about 8" of pistol barrel you're now shooting the equivalent of a .22LR in a rifle,..........wow. That's at 30 cents a round(and I still have a room full of $10 bricks of LR). .22 Mag in a rifle makes even less sense to me. I can shoot factory .223 cheaper if I'm lazy and for less than half the price if I bother to reload.

If you're the kind of guy who only owns 3-4 guns and a 50rd box of ammo will last you several years I guess .22 Mag might be an option. Otherwise I just don't see it.
 
Being the anal retentive bonehead that I am, I would regret not buying it,much like I still regret the girls I didn't date back in high school. So I say for $29.99 get it even if it sits in your gunsafe. While 22mag is expensive by comparison, and as others have said it has no significant balistic advantage over 22lr in a handgun, I would rather spend the money now than feel oblegated to get a "REGRET" tattoo later on.
 
apollo99 said:
Being the anal retentive bonehead that I am, I would regret not buying it,much like I still regret the girls I didn't date back in high school. So I say for $29.99 get it even if it sits in your gunsafe. While 22mag is expensive by comparison, and as others have said it has no significant balistic advantage over 22lr in a handgun, I would rather spend the money now than feel oblegated to get a "REGRET" tattoo later on.
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Don't you mean "REGERT"?
 
GatorFarmer said:
. . .Maybe if I wanted to shoot coyotes or for some reason carry the gun for personal defense the .22 mags would be more useful as an option?
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Yeah, a long barrel Heritage Rough Rider for personal defense. As a probability, given that you might own somewhere between two and two dozen guns better suited to personal defense in every respect, I don't rank it very high. OTOH, as an excuse to make a purchase, it's still better than some I've come up with.
 
Rpg said:
I have no use for 22 magnum in a handgun.

22 lr will do anything a 22 mag will do in a handgun, without the exorbitant price or excessive noise.

Folks get carried away with the ballistic tables (produced with rifles) and imagine the 22 mag is quite the thing.

In practice, on living critters, the 22 lr is indistinguishable from the 22 mag when used in a revolver.
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The numbers are pretty straight forward. From a 4" barrel revolver.
CCI Velocitor 22 LR 112 ft. lbs.
CCI MaxiMag 22 Mag 155 ft. lbs.

That's approx 50% more energy. As to critters, no idea, never shot one with 4 legs.

Stu
 
I don't want to get into any lame arguments here.I have a Heritage pistol that came with both 22LR and 22MAG cylinders.I had a lot of 22LR that failed to fire in it and I used several types including CCI.The 22MAG cylinder functioned perfectly every time.I'm thinking it's something to do with the Heritage because no other firearm in 22lr causes me any issues.

Yes,the ammo is quite price intensive and not a logical choice for everyday plinking but it's still fun to shoot.

I look at it this way...Sometimes you get an itch to buy or do something and the cost doesn't matter.If it makes you or someone else happy than just do it with no regrets.
 
I got a Ruger Single Six with a regular .22 and a magnum cylinder in 1969. Through the years I've put thousands of .22s through it. I shot magnums once right after I bought it and still have part of that box of ammo. Don't bother.
 
From a discussion elsewhere (another site),,,
the Rough Rider barrel is just pressed in,,,

The barrel seemed to be threaded,,, but, the consensus was the threading was there to only enhance the press fit.

The guy was trying to figure out how to re-install the barrel,,, :confused:

I think I would stick with SV 22LR for the longevity of the gun,,,
 
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