hot chili powder
Bearcat
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Could/should Ruger build a MK-V 22 mag pistol? To big or to heavy or not practical?
Highstandardguy said:Rock Island also has a 1911 style 22 mag.
Sort of but not really. While it was originally designed for rifles, it behaves more like a magnum revolver cartridge and uses the same type of powder. There exists a misconception that the .22Mag is a rifle cartridge loaded with slow burning rifle powder more suitable to rifle length barrels and that is simply not the case. Powders are not chosen for barrel length but case capacity and pressure range. So the .22Mag lacks the capacity to utilize a true rifle powder. You'll find that it actually contains something more like 2400 or H110. The .17HMR is an early example of Lil Gun being used in a factory cartridge. While they do gain a few hundred feet per second in rifle barrels they also do very well in handguns yielding about 1350-1400fps out of a 5½" revolver. A good +300fps over the .22LR. The .22Mag just suffers seriously from being misunderstood and pigeon-holed as the .22LR's louder more expensive brother but little beyond that. Which is a shame because it's a fantastic hunting cartridge, rifle or handgun.Rocdoc said:IMO 22mag is a rifle round.
Rocdoc said:To add....how many 22 mag rounds are shot from a SS6 convertible? I bet most mag cylinders never used on the convertables. IMO 22mag is a rifle round.
It would not be a "modification", it would require a complete redesign and, in effect, be a completely different pistol.hot chili powder said:Yes.......but they could modify it to fit the 22 mag & make them.....I'll buy one in stainless.....bet others would also, just sayin' & wishin'.
True, the muzzle blast from a .22Mag handgun is considerable but it damages your hearing with .22LR as well. Won't hunt with either without hearing protection. The .38Spl and any of the big bores are fantastic small game cartridges with mild loads and cast bullets but you get a lot flatter trajectory out of the 1400fps .22Mag than any .38Spl load.Mobuck said:The problem I see with the 22 mag in handguns is the muzzle blast. While not such a big deal on the range, the ear splitting blast when used in the field w/o ear protection is uncomfortable to say the least. At that level, I'll just use a 38 SP.
Rocdoc said:To add....how many 22 mag rounds are shot from a SS6 convertible? I bet most mag cylinders never used on the convertables. IMO 22mag is a rifle round.