Anything out there that will handle both .22LR and .22MAG with out switching equipment a la .38spc in .357?
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Anything out there that will handle both .22LR and .22MAG with out switching equipment a la .38spc in .357?
Ruger single six has two cylinders, so you do switch but it is all provided in one case from the factory. The dimensions of the two rounds are much different.
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The barrel bore is a different diameter as the 22mag uses .224" like the 223 Remington and the 22lr, short, long, etc. uses .222" bore. This will cause poor accuracy when shooting LR from a Mag bore.
While .22 WRF (Winchester Rim Fire- 22lr) may be fired in a .22 WMR, firing a .22 S, L or LR in a .22 WMR firearm will likely result in gas leakage at the breech and may cause a potentially dangerous case rupture. Such use always will result in bullet metal fouling in the .22 WMR chamber throat and degraded accuracy with the smaller rounds.
The 38 special/357mag use the same .358" bore just like the 44 special/44 mag use .429" bore.
Like stated Ruger makes one but accuracy with the LR is notoriously poor.