Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Rimfires Why Is There So Many 22 mag Haters out There?

They hate the .22mag but they love the .22wmr

I love my CZ 452 in 22 mag, it does pretty darn good!!!

Honestly, I never met a 22 Mag I didn't like.

My Single Six is easy to bust clay pigeons with at 75 yds. My rechambered Romanian trainer will do teh same at 100 with open sights.

I have a cz scout that I will be rechambering to .22 Mag. Will make a great back packing rifle.

I'm hoping my new Ruger American will shoot as well.

Just Got a 22 mag CZ 452>New !

Now have to buld up some ammo!

I am not one of the haters....in fact I loooooove the 22 mag. Shot 22lr most of life but the 22mag just stones things its intended for.

17 HMR is more accurate, has a longer effective range and is more explosive on impact than a 22 MAG. It is the perfect cartridge for small to medium varmint elimination. 22 MAG is better for stuff that you want to eat. I think 22 MAG is better for revolvers if you shoot 50 grain bullets.

A little late to the party but I own a 22 mag. Winchester Lever and it's plenty accurate. It works better for shooting stuff that bigger than a groundhog. It's a little more expensive but I don't plink with it. It's for hunting. I agree the .22lr is better and cheaper for a day of fun shooting. The mag. is my choice for a survival rifle and I have a Ruger Single Six with the mag. cyliner as well.

Enough power and compact enough to carry many rounds. I love a .22 mag.

Been reading the 17 is just a faD and will fade and the 22 mag will still be going strong!

DNFTT.

Have both the 17 and the old standby 22 mag. The mag shoots very good and doesn't tear up and make small game nonedible as much as the 17. Like em both though, each has its place amongst my rim fires. My 22 mag is a lot nicer looking than my 17 and both are CZs.

Have both the 17 and the old standby 22 mag. The mag shoots very good and doesn't tear up and make small game nonedible as much as the 17. Like em both though, each has its place amongst my rim fires. My 22 mag is a lot nicer looking than my 17 and both are CZs.

Killkenny since you hate .22 mag in handguns so much please don't hurt my 78 year old mother if you ever meet her. She carries a .22 mag revolver for CC because the recoil of larger calibers hurt her old wrist.

I have nothing against .17 calibers but they don't appeal to me. I know they are great. I was born in 1959 and growing up in the 60's the .22 WMR was the cats meow with all my friends. The wealthier kids had them but I was stuck with an old single shot .22 LR that was very heavy and very accurate.

To say I have always wanted a .22 Mag is an understatement. I finally bought a CZ 512 .22 WMR last year at the age of 53. I put a Clearidge rimfire scope on it and had the trigger worked on. I wouldn't get rid of it for anything. It shoots MOA at 100 yards unless the wind is blowing hard.

I live in the middle of 788 acres but there are houses totally surrounding me and I feel more comfortable using my. .22 mag on coyotes than my AR or my .243 b/c of the houses. Out at the ranch I use my .243 with .58 grain VMaxes because they will reach out and touch someone and there are no houses around. I also have a model 60 with a aftermarket trigger that is very accurate that is used for squirrel and rabbit. I use the .22 mag at the ranch for coons and badgers.

I could care less what anyone thinks about the .22 WMR. Iike it for nostalgic reasons and for the hunting uses I use it for. I doubt I will ever own a .17hmr, not because they aren't great rifles but because my other rimfires suit the purpose I need them for. I will never bash the .17's and in my opinion the people that bash the .22 mag are the kind of people that bash the .270 and insist that the .270 WSM makes the .270 obsolete.

I have a 22 wrm in an Anschutz 1720 sporter. It's quite accurate but I sure don't shoot it much.
It has been used on PDs quite successfully a couple of times.
Had two Ruger 77/22 mags. Both were very poor in the accuracy department.