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I don't have a .22mag rifle. I have a revolver that I carry at times. Is there a big enough difference in performance to pick up a rifle?
HUGE fan on 22lr and probably have more 22 rifles than a guy should, but one more won't hurt right?
What should I be looking at? I see Ruger has a RAR in .22 mag.
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yes the rifle is way above the pistol when chambered in 22 mag for hunting
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tzone,
A friend of mine has a Marlin .22 Mag. He let me play with it one time at the range. I could fire under 1" at 100 yards. Surprisingly accurate.
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You need a Winchester 9422 in mag, no doubt!
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You need a Winchester 9422 in mag, no doubt! Yeah I agree. They don't make those anymore or give them away. 
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yes the rifle is way above the pistol when chambered in 22 mag for hunting I realize that it performs above the pistol. I should have clairified. Does it perform a lot better than the LR in a rifle platform?
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I am all for using any excuse I can to buy a new rifle. I have 2 22 magnum rifles. My Savage heavy barrel is pleasantly accurate and priced at or below what you can get a standard barrel RAR for.
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Fine if you can find ammo.
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The 22 mag is under rated as far as I'm concerned. Very good round but ammo is a little expensive. Hasbeen
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The only problem with the 22 magnum is the lack of ammo. Buy the ammo first...If you can find it. If you can't find the ammo, you haven't wasted the money on a rifle. Once you have plenty of ammo, the rifles aren't hard to find at all.
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Fine if you can find ammo. No issues whatsoever finding .22 mag ammo.
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The only problem with the 22 magnum is the lack of ammo. Buy the ammo first...If you can find it. If you can't find the ammo, you haven't wasted the money on a rifle. Once you have plenty of ammo, the rifles aren't hard to find at all.
If I had a few 22's,which I do, I think I would opt to buy a 17 WSM mag. There is a lot of ammo around here available for them, but I have not seen any 22 mag ammo for quite some time.
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The only problem with the 22 magnum is the lack of ammo. Buy the ammo first...If you can find it. If you can't find the ammo, you haven't wasted the money on a rifle. Once you have plenty of ammo, the rifles aren't hard to find at all.
If I had a few 22's,which I do, I think I would opt to buy a 17 WSM mag. There is a lot of ammo around here available for them, but I have not seen any 22 mag ammo for quite some time. Caveat Emptor! Looks like that round is heading down the fast track into history's dust bin!
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16bore - +1 on that. Plenty of the newest .17WSM ammo on the shelves but no rifles...plenty of both .22LR and .22WM rifles but ammo still way hard to find in LGS. Homesteader
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I solved my 22 Mag Ammo problem.... Took my Ruger American, down load 223 ammo down to 22 Mag speeds... now I have plenty of ammo available.... 
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yes the rifle is way above the pistol when chambered in 22 mag for hunting I realize that it performs above the pistol. I should have clairified. Does it perform a lot better than the LR in a rifle platform? For me, when I used to shoot alot of grey and fox squirrels I found the 22 LR adequate to 50 yards where the 22 Magnum would make 75 yards doable.
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Well I thought of that as well. But I do have ammo. .223 might be a little quick, even loaded down for small game. At least if I don't HAVE to do it. Plus, that doesn't scratch the itch. 
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I have 14 rifles chambered in 22 Magnum, plus a couple of Savage 24 combination guns and 6 revolvers. I like the round and think that it is a more effective killer on animals over 10 lbs. than the 17 HM2, 17 HMR, and 22 S/L/LR.
My 3 most used 22 Magnum rifles are a Marlin 882 SSV, a Marlin 982 S, and a Remington 597. The Remington 597 is my favorite rifle to use when calling varmint in tight cover, 'cause those instantaneous follow up shoots can come in handy when there is a pissed off bobcat just a couple of yards away from you. I prefer stainless/synthetic for rifles that are likely to get knocked around a bit, but the RAR have a good reputation for being reliable and accurate.
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Fine if you can find ammo. No issues whatsoever finding .22 mag ammo. Well if you have no problem finding the ammo will you throw a guy a bone? I'm always about 30 min too late when I get an email it's available. In fact I've been on my email and get the notification it's in stock and click the link, as soon as I get to the web page they're sold out. Haven't seen any locally in a long time, my Savage 93HB loves the Federal with 30 grain TNT bullets.
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Did Marlin make heavy barrel 22 magnum rifles?
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