bentaz wrote:Funniest thing I've seen is .22mag sub's!
sungazer wrote:They have been more expensive and a lot more expensive for a long time. I have a old packet of Winchester 22LR that is marked $4.95 and a magnum pack of the same era was $19.50 that was 20 years ago so comparatively they were even more expensive back then.
Roo farmer wrote:Why is 22 magnum ammo so expensive?
Does anybody use their 22 magnum rifle much any more?
Do they still sell new rifles chambered in 22 magnum?
It's definitely a step up in performance from a 22LR for sure. But it seems to me, it's about twice the performance but four times the price. Or another way to look at it, is that it's about the same cost as a 223 reload with about half the performance.
I can't see any reason at all to use one unless you already had one sitting there. Has it always been like this?
Metalmik84 wrote:Yep as a new shooter I haven't been able to get my head around it... I'll be going from .22lr to .223.
bladeracer wrote:
Do you plan to load your own ammo?
If you do, get some cheap bulk bullets and Trailboss and you can do everything the WMR and Hornet can do.
If you get a tight twist barrel you can also encroach into .243 territory - 8"-twist lets you shoot 80gn bullets.
YoungBuck wrote: BUT in hindsight if I could go back in time I would tell myself to skip the .22WMR and go to .223.
Member-Deleted wrote:I have a circuit judge in .22/.22 mag, it is a handy option for carting around on the quad with the 30/30 when out and about, sort of covers most bases.
Johno wrote:Member-Deleted wrote:I have a circuit judge in .22/.22 mag, it is a handy option for carting around on the quad with the 30/30 when out and about, sort of covers most bases.
Just sold my circuit judge 22/22 mag. Recently bought a Marlin 22 mag bolt action with the tube magazine like the one I had when I was a boy and it’s gets all the use now.
Oldbloke wrote:YoungBuck wrote: BUT in hindsight if I could go back in time I would tell myself to skip the .22WMR and go to .223.
OR
222 or 22 Hornet. Both ok
SCJ429 wrote:Bladeracer, what sort of speed do you get from a 223 loaded with Trailboss? Do you use about 4 grains no matter the projectile weight?
JimTom wrote:I had fancied a .22WMR however like people have eluded to, the cost of ammo is a little disproportionate to .22LR given the difference in performance.
For someone that reloads I am thinking the Hornet is a far better option. Hopefully I will scrape enough together for one in the not to distant future.
Oldbloke wrote:JimTom wrote:I had fancied a .22WMR however like people have eluded to, the cost of ammo is a little disproportionate to .22LR given the difference in performance.
For someone that reloads I am thinking the Hornet is a far better option. Hopefully I will scrape enough together for one in the not to distant future.
IMO 223 or 222 are better options. As suggested earlier Hornet is a bit limited in performance.
Bruiser64 wrote:I dont think the dollar cost per Shooting trip is too bad as I am not shooting that many rounds each time i go out. It is certainly pretty convenient just picking up a box of 50 for $30 as opposed to reloading 50 rounds. For me the ammo cost was no barrier to ownership.
JimTom wrote:I had fancied a .22WMR however like people have eluded to, the cost of ammo is a little disproportionate to .22LR given the difference in performance.
For someone that reloads I am thinking the Hornet is a far better option. Hopefully I will scrape enough together for one in the not to distant future.
Flyer wrote:We were talking about the cost of 22wmr and 17hmr compared to 22 the other day and came to the conclusion it's the different types of bullets - 22 is a lead slug or copper wash, while 22wmr and 17hmr are proper jacketed bullets. There's a little bit more powder and brass in the magnum cartridges, too, but not so much as to quadruple the price.
Runnymede wrote:Hi all this is my 1st post as only joined today. Anyway re. 22 WMR ammo cost I have 22WMR and pay a fair bit for ammo here in OZ, a few weeks ago I was in the US for work and dropped into Cabelas and was walking the ammo aisle and noted that 22 WMR Winchester Super X 40 gr we’re selling for USD $9.95 a box of 50 so even factoring in the exchange rate why am I paying almost 3 x that at home? And don’t get me started on the 308 Win Winchester 180 gr Super X that was selling for under USD$ 20 a box that I pay somewhere near AUD $40 here at home. Someone is making money and it’s not me....
I guess perhaps it is economies of scale or perhaps we are just prepared to pay more than others?