.22 Magnum?

[Lucky Scott]

Got a Ruger revolver that came with two cylinder options, .22 or .22 magnum.
Gun shoots great and now I am wondering about trying out the Magnum cylinder.
Cant seem to find .22 magnum ammo anywhere, any suggestions?
Is there much of a difference between the two, regular .22 and .22 magnum?

Just a fun plinker gun, and I got a few bricks of .22, so maybe 100 rounds of magnum just to try it out would be fine, but I never see it any where.

[olhunter]

22 WMR shoots flatter and hits harder. And costs 3-4 times as much.

.22 Long Rifle
Bullet weight - 40 gr. - Velocity 1,082 fps. / Energy - 104 ft.lb.
Bullet weight - 36 gr. - Velocity 1,328 fps. / Energy - 141 ft.lb.

.22 Magnum
Bullet weight - 40 gr. - Velocity - 2,020 fps. / Energy - 360 ft.lb

Did you check WalMart? My Wally always has 22WMR, even during the 'shortage'.

[Lucky Scott]

Okay, WMR is the same as Magnum.
I will check walmart.
Thanks for the help, and Thanks for providing the exact info I was looking for and not capping on my ignorance.

[redhemi]

I know you will wish the 22mag is cheaper because its allot more fun to shoot. I have 2 Ruger single sixes and really enjoy shooting them especially the magnum rounds ,Redhemi

[Johnny Lee]

I know as of last week ammo bros in Cerritos had cci 22mag, cci seems to make the best stuff. Not sure how much they were selling it for.