LCR 22LR or 22WMR for EDC

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Dave is right on. I have the LCR .22lr. Whether any handgun caliber is effective is a matter of shot placement. With any firearm but especially a handgun, and a double action snubby especially, you have to shoot and dryfire a lot. The difference between a miss with either caliber doesn't matter. And a shoulder hit is the same effect. If you hit a vital area with either the LR or Mag will likely be the same effect. You will either get good hits or not. You can shoot a lot more LR for the same price of the .22 Mag which means you should be more proficient with the LR. The main issue with the LR is quality of reliable ammo.
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The video clips are very helpful especially that they are not an info commercial for a firearm that is a posing as a firearm review
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Capacity be damned, I'll take the penetration of the 22 Mag over the 22 LR. It is winter here in MN now and people are layering clothing.

I want the bullet to go as deep as possible.
 
I had a 22WMR revolver about 40 years ago. The available ammo was not good for a 4" barrel resulting in ineffective terminal performance and excessive muzzle blast/noise. I decided if I'm going to make that much noise, I'll just use a 38.
Only reason I can see for a 22WMR pocket gun is it gives the user 1 or 2 more rounds in the same size cylinder.
 
Capacity be damned, I'll take the penetration of the 22 Mag over the 22 LR. It is winter here in MN now and people are layering clothing.

I want the bullet to go as deep as possible.
Not arguing with your choice but are you speaking about rifle performance or handgun? Both the LR and Mag were designed for rifles and get much poorer performance from handguns, especially very short barrels. The Federal Punch was designed for short barrel handguns but I haven't had good success with it in pistols and limit it to the LCR .22lr. IMO, worth nothing, there isn't enough "practical" difference between a good LR round and the .22 Mag round from a handgun, especially a short barrel handgun, to justify the difference in ammo cost. Especially shooting a lot of ammo. A box or two of ammo every couple of months won't cut it-at least for me. I shoot at least once a week and shoot 100-200 rounds of .22lr with various handguns before shooting centerfire. Lots cheaper and good training. Only difference is recoil control in rapid shooting such as double/triple taps. That's what I train centerfire pistols for.
 
I prefer WMR for very short barrel guns like derringers, NA min-revolvers, etc.- but .22 LR for anything larger. Accuracy may be better and price is better, I have rifles with which I can mix and match. Also, there simply so many KINDS of LRs. From defensive to target, subsonic to very high velocity, hollow point all velocities, even snake shot. Just a great all around caliber.
 
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Not arguing with your choice but are you speaking about rifle performance or handgun? Both the LR and Mag were designed for rifles and get much poorer performance from handguns, especially very short barrels. The Federal Punch was designed for short barrel handguns but I haven't had good success with it in pistols and limit it to the LCR .22lr. IMO, worth nothing, there isn't enough "practical" difference between a good LR round and the .22 Mag round from a handgun, especially a short barrel handgun, to justify the difference in ammo cost. Especially shooting a lot of ammo. A box or two of ammo every couple of months won't cut it-at least for me. I shoot at least once a week and shoot 100-200 rounds of .22lr with various handguns before shooting centerfire. Lots cheaper and good training. Only difference is recoil control in rapid shooting such as double/triple taps. That's what I train centerfire pistols for.
Going to have to disagree on the Federal Punch- which is weird because I am not a fan of Federal in general. I don't have the statistics in front of me, but it does quite well in ballistic gel coming from my LPC II. I use Aquila for range work (VERY dependable rimfire), and my go to load is CCI mini-mag. As I stated earlier, if using WMR in a pistol, it would be for mini-guns / derringers only.

As for rifle vs handgun, MOST calibers that can be used in both perform better from a rifle.
 
I own the LCR in 22LR and in .327Mag. I CC both depending on how I'm carrying. The 22LR is lighter and works better for pocket carry, either pants or jacket. The .327 I carry IWB, and I load it with 4 wadcutters and 2 Magnums. If I was ever in the unlikely event where I needed more than one shot to make the threat go away, the first 4 shots are wadcutters and the 5th shot is a magnum round. The heavier recoil from the magnum, lets me know I only have 1 shot left. Time to run! (Don't dismiss wadcutters as defensive ammo, that nice hole they put in paper, they can also put in flesh).
I train/shoot the 22LR LCR on a weekly basis. I see others recommending Federal Punch, but my experience is the steel casings of the Federal Punch are hard to extract. However, they are not a problem in my Ruger Mark III, which is a semi-auto.
I recommend the 22LR. If you want magnum, go with the .327.
 
have narrowed my next EDC firearm to a 22LR vs 22WMR - because of health reasons

QUESTIONS:
1) what has been your experience with the LCR 22LR or 22WMR for EDC-?
Pros & Cons
2) what 22LR or 22WMR do you utilize with your LCR or LCRX -?

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I carry a .22lr pistol regularly. Or a .25acp. (Beretta Mod 21a/950, Taurus revolver)
The issue with .22wrm, .32acp, .25acp, from my experience, is availability of the ammo. .22lr is more widely available.
Personally, I moved up to .380acp. A heavier round with better defensive ammo. Hornady's Critical Defense or Duty are FTX and will run in .380acp pistol that don't like HPs. (Their performance is close to 9mm these days.)
Based on the critters that I would likely face, I use CCI's Shot Shells in the .22lr revolver.
 
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Due to age my plan is to use 22 LR as an EDC. I'm testing the Ruger LCR 22 LR and Smith & Wesson 43C. Both are dirty to shoot but the Smith has been more reliable. CCI MIni Mags are much cleaner and the Federal Punch are 100% reliable with 0 FTF out of 1,000. The LCR cylinder locks up on the 8th round with the Punch. Returned to the factory who did nothing but recommend changing the ammo. At this point the Smith wins the bake off until I can get the Ruger LCR running. I think it's a headspace issue. Will gauge and return to factory for the 2nd time.
 
have narrowed my next EDC firearm to a 22LR vs 22WMR - because of health reasons

QUESTIONS:
1) what has been your experience with the LCR 22LR or 22WMR for EDC-?
Pros & Cons
2) what 22LR or 22WMR do you utilize with your LCR or LCRX -?

Thank you
Regarding lethality. I have personal experience with 22 and 1 shot in the eye box stops anything. A .44 Magnum won't stop anything if you miss. The human body has an amazing ability to stay in the fight until it bleeds out.
 
All I'm going to say is that I love my little 3" LCRx in 22LR. :)

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My LCR in 22LR was stolen...by my wife. She couldn't handle the recoil of my 38spl LCR so shr tried the 22LR and that works for her. 22. I took the CT laser grips off of my 38 and put on her 22. She is a happy camper now.
I've had 5 LCR's and still have three. The 22, the standard 38 and the 3" LCRx in 38. The centerfire LCR's have the best trigger pulls.
 
Late to the party here. I have lcr's in .22wmr, .327, and lcrx in .357. All are quite snappy with magnum loads but very comfortable to carry iwb. If I had hand strength issues, I would get the .22LR with 8 rounds and some good rounds. It will be much easier to put shots on target than the wmr loads. Also, even though I think Ruger says dry firing rimfire revolvers is ok, I wouldn't do it very much given the fragile firing pin style compared to centerfire. Snap caps or plastic drywall anchors would make me feel better about dry firing. As many noted, the trigger pull is very heavy on the rimfire revolvers too.
 

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