S&W 22 Mag

[Leveraction44]

What a 22mag needs is ammo designed for optimal performance out of a short pistol barrel instead of an 18" rifle.

22 mag ammo is about 33 cents per round. Not cheap for a rimfire.
Occasionally 5.7 can be had for about 66 cents per round.

I guess when I blinked, things changed.

I see there are now several manufacturers making 22 mag ammo designed for short barrels.

I have seen several videos looking at this ammo type.

It is amazing how well they do in ballistic gel tests even shot from a 2"-barrel revolver.

Hornady - 22 WMR 45 gr FTX® Critical Defense: 1000 fps from a 1.875" barrel

Federal - Personal Defense Punch Rimfire 22 WMR 45 Grain: 1000 fps from a 2" barrel

Speer - Gold Dot Short Barrel 22 WMR 40 Grain: 1050 fps from a 2" barrel

 

[greg vess]

I just saw this on S&W website.
It must be a fairly new offering.
What is your take on it?

I just saw that the other day and was quite interested in as well. I hope it's a vast improvement over the PMR which I heard had problems. However, I do like the idea of a 22 magnum semi-auto pistol.

 

[BillsCamino]

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[NathanRN]

I love my PMR30 but it's a dysfunctional relationship. I keep trying to fix her and she keeps malfunctioning... Hoping this thing can be my replacement.

 

[Leveraction44]

Any of y'all seen or shot the S&W 22 mag?

22plinkster has high praise for it.

Honest outlaw not so much.

If it is reliable, great.

No one wants a jamamatic.

 

[NathanRN]

I handled one at Palmetto State Armory store while passing through last week. I like it, but the grip shape is substantially different from my M+P 57. More triangular like the PMR. It feels nice in the hand but much heavier than PMR. I was hoping it would feel like my 57 in the hand and make a good training weapon but it's a different grip style.

 

[gold7126]

Like everything except no threading in barrel. Very loud and would need a can. Have one located for $560 cash out the door

 

[Gingerbeard Man]

Any of y'all seen or shot the S&W 22 mag?

22plinkster has high praise for it.

Honest outlaw not so much.

If it is reliable, great.

No one wants a jamamatic.

Yep. I picked one up from Georgia Gun Store.
Only issue I've had so far is the polymer tipped ammo.
It really likes this stuff:

 

[basstracker89]

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Nah, not for me