22 Magnum

[GPz1100]

i did a quick search and looked around...i'm sure it has been asked and answered...i just couldn't find it...

has ruger made a 22 standard target/mkI/II/III in 22 magnum? if not how come? besides chamber & firing pin what else, liability aside, what else would need modifying or built?

 

[Sgt Garcia]

No, probably because they wouldn’t sell enough of them.
Lets see: frame, magazine, barrel, bolt......can’t think of anything else. :wink:

Dennis.

 

[mike7mm08]

There is hope for a Ruger 22 mag pistol. They have a kelt tec to copy now. :wink:

 

[contender]

Problems arise out of the redesign required to engineer a gun that can function reliabily at the power level of the 22 mag,, AND not damage parts.

 

[LuckenbachTexas]

I don't think folks understand the power of 22mag. it really can kill most anything and the pressures are weird. Bond arms derringers can withstand 454 casull but will crack with 22mag.

The two best 22mag rifles in my opinion are the Winchester 9422m and the rugerforum 77/22

 

[contender]

My point exactly! The pressure generated by the 22 mag,, and the mechanical reaction has caused a lot of engineer headaches for a while.

 

[chet15]

There is hope for a Ruger 22 mag pistol. They have a kelt tec to copy now. :wink:

Not funny. Ruger has the best selling .22 rimfire pistol...EVER. So if they copy a keltec to for another .22 rimfire the end of the world is surely near.
I'd even have to think about getting out of Ruger collecting were that the case.
Chet15

 

[GPz1100]

since kel tec and excel make them and ive been swamped with requests for the pmr30 i wondered if ruger was gonna get on the band wagon. 22 mags a poor mans 5.7x28...

 

[Danjet500]

These are available too. Some people say they are not reliable but this one has been no problem. Got it from one of the forum members.

 

[CraigC]

Problem with the .22Mag is not the peak pressure, because it operates and the same peak pressure as the .22LR. It's the funky pressure curve. Makes it difficult to engineer an autoloader around. Although Dad's AMT Automag II has worked very well and is very accurate.

 

[Snake45]

Problems arise out of the redesign required to engineer a gun that can function reliabily at the power level of the 22 mag,, AND not damage parts.

And then there's the grip length thing. A .22 Mag automatic is prolly gonna be just too big for many people's hands.

I've just never "gotten" the .22 Mag. For what it costs to shoot, I can reload centerfires. Maybe if I were working a farm where the cartridge provided exactly the perfect level of killing power for farmy varmints and pests, or something of that nature...but for my shooting, it's too expensive for some uses and not powerful enough for the rest. :?

 

[Bucks Owin]

Problems arise out of the redesign required to engineer a gun that can function reliabily at the power level of the 22 mag,, AND not damage parts.

Yep, 24K worth! :shock: