I have an old Mossberg 640k .22 mag that shoots great. Trigger pull was awful though, I had a gunsmith fix that. You can pick them up at very reasonable prices if you watch the used gun racks. I also have a couple Ruger single six convertibles. I have one set up for LR and another for 22 mag. The mag is way too loud to shoot out of the 45/8 barrel without muffs, but it shoots very well. The .22mag will sure knock a fox squirrel out of a tree!
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I haven't priced .22 mag ammo in a long time, but you could just about get .223 for the same price as .22mag back in the day.
That's why I never had any interest in one.
That's why I never had any interest in one.
There is no way that any .22 long riflr is going to even come close to the same velocity of a .22 magnum. Even the Stinger, then its such a light bullet, it loses most of it shock value. A .22 mag, is a very powerful and fast shell. pistol or rifle. Not at all like its smaller cousin. (real world)
Tempest - there is not much of a price difference. The "mean" price difference is large, but if you go uber cheap they gap narrows.
http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/.223_Remington_5.56x45mm
http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/.22_Magnum
http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/.223_Remington_5.56x45mm
http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/.22_Magnum
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Tempest - there is not much of a price difference. The "mean" price difference is large, but if you go uber cheap they gap narrows.
http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/.223_Remington_5.56x45mm
http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/.22_Magnum
That's about the same price difference as it used to be. I used to be able to get Norico 5.56 for ~10 cents a round. And it was good stuff.
Those days are long gone!
Tempest - there is not much of a price difference. The "mean" price difference is large, but if you go uber cheap they gap narrows.
http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/.223_Remington_5.56x45mm
http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/.22_Magnum
That's about the same price difference as it used to be. I used to be able to get Norico 5.56 for ~10 cents a round. And it was good stuff.
Those days are long gone!
I think 223 was cheaper than 22magnum 20+ years ago. I think a 50rnd box of 22mag was close to $8. A 20rnd box of Winchester USA was $3.
Have you considered 22 Hornet. It can be reloaded. I think Taurus makes a revolver (Raging Hornet). Hornady makes a 30gr plastic tip that is both accurate and devastating on smaller varmints.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.22_Hornet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.22_Winchester_Magnum_Rimfire
Have you considered 22 Hornet. It can be reloaded. I think Taurus makes a revolver (Raging Hornet). Hornady makes a 30gr plastic tip that is both accurate and devastating on smaller varmints.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.22_Hornet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.22_Winchester_Magnum_Rimfire
Originally Posted By: nwjones18
I have an old Mossberg 640k .22 mag that shoots great. Trigger pull was awful though, I had a gunsmith fix that. You can pick them up at very reasonable prices if you watch the used gun racks. I also have a couple Ruger single six convertibles. I have one set up for LR and another for 22 mag. The mag is way too loud to shoot out of the 45/8 barrel without muffs, but it shoots very well. The .22mag will sure knock a fox squirrel out of a tree!
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My father-in-law has a Mossberg 640K "Chuckster" 22 Magnum bolt action rifle that I found for him online a few years ago. It was to replace one that he bought new in the mid-'60's that a relative conveniently misplaced while he was in the service. He was thrilled to find the replacement as it was like new even though it was over 40 years old.
I have an old Mossberg 640k .22 mag that shoots great. Trigger pull was awful though, I had a gunsmith fix that. You can pick them up at very reasonable prices if you watch the used gun racks. I also have a couple Ruger single six convertibles. I have one set up for LR and another for 22 mag. The mag is way too loud to shoot out of the 45/8 barrel without muffs, but it shoots very well. The .22mag will sure knock a fox squirrel out of a tree!
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My father-in-law has a Mossberg 640K "Chuckster" 22 Magnum bolt action rifle that I found for him online a few years ago. It was to replace one that he bought new in the mid-'60's that a relative conveniently misplaced while he was in the service. He was thrilled to find the replacement as it was like new even though it was over 40 years old.
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