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I just wish S&W would make the 317 in 22 mag.

I carried a 22mag single six for years while deer hunting.

I like 22mag for woods pistol. plenty for all small game, It feels like significantly more than 22lr in a pistol to me. I would guess it would be fairly useful if needed against a 2 legged preditor.

I've always been a big fan of the .22 mag in rifles. It's a whole different story in a handgun. I've got two revolvers, a single six and a Colt NF, with .22 mag cylinders that almost never get used. I don't see a lot of sense in the .22 mag in a handgun length barrel. I would agree with those who say, in a handgun, go right from .22 LR to a small CF.

The bonus of the 22 mag in the single six is the barrel is the 22 mag dia, so in the couple single sixes I have played with the 22mag was quite a bit more accurate.

Hello
I have Two S&W Model 48's. They are both Four Screw versions with my 4" Being a 1960 model and the 6" with Two cylinder's being a First year 1959 Gun. The First year 1959 Gun came as a .22 Magnum but was returned to the factory after 1961 time span to have it fitted for the optional .22 LR cylinder that S&W used to offer for this gun as it has a Left hand thread's on the .22 LR cylinder extractor threads. I find most that talk smack on the .22 W.M.R. round in a Hand gun when it comes right down to it, do not want to pay the difference in price of the ammo compared to the .22 LR ammo prices. I find the .22 Magnum to be more potent and at times actually more accurate than most .22 LR ammo depending on what gun it is fired out of and what ammo is used....TheGeneral.

I have the model 51 which is a j frame, nice little gun. I never shoot it.

Those are nice revolvers man. The 4 inch Model 48 is one I'd like to have. I'd also like to find a good 4 inch Model 51.

Have several .22 Mag. pistols. Smiths.... Rugers. My go to gun for easy carry while hiking, 4 wheelin' .. berry picking , etc. is my Ruger Bearcat original .22LR / .22 Mag. I like to use the 45 G. old Winchester WRF, what we called the .22 Special.
Very handy little rig in my opinion.

Cisco

From what I read from Sam Fadala is that the .22mag from a hangdun is equivalent to .22lr rifle.

I looked at some current 22mag revolvers and most seem to be as big and heavy as an L-frame revolver, thus my reasoning for skipping the 22mag and going to large cf revolver.

22 lr is so mutch better than the 22 mag.If you need more power shoot the stinger.The 22 mag is way, way, way over priced.The 22 lr is the worlds most popular round for a reason.Thx.

Leomort,
Who makes a .22LR in a 45G bullet?
Cisco

Even if you shoot HV 22 LRs, there is no way for you to get the bullet construction of a 22 MRF in a 22 LR, since nobody loads them.

That is the point of the 22 MRF and, as I have noted numerous times, with a set of Ace Dube's adapters, you can shoot 22 LRs in a 22 MRF revolver or single shot with enough accuracy for casual plinking and practice. From what I've seen over the years, the only way to become a proficient handgun shooter is to shoot them and most people don't shoot them enough because of the cost of the ammo. With a set of Ace's adapters, a person with a 22 MRF revolver can plink away with bulk pack 22 LRs and save the more expensive 22 MRF ammo for serious business. Just like most folks who own 357 Mags shoot more 38 Specials than 357s, particularly those folks with smaller frame revolvers, like the S&W 19 & 66.

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Jeff