Runnymede wrote:Hi bladeracer, yes I stand corrected that price did not include sales tax. Sales tax in the state I was in was approximately 6.5% still a pretty cheap deal. Anyway I guess it just comes down to volume...... there is a lot more shooters in the US than here and prices reflect the number of units that are being sold. Anyway it won’t stop me shooting my 22WMR as I find it a great little fox gun.
I didn’t actually check out the price of 22lr as I don’t have one sorry.
bones-350 wrote:I have a 22 mag bolt action rifle but I could swear it's a muzzle loader in disguise.
Winchester 22 mag ammo 1 in 5 case splits and have to use the cleaning rod to eject the stuck case.
Steer well away from Winchester 22 mag ammo.
Gonna get rid of it I think.
el toro wrote:+1 in support of the poor old .22wmr.
Yeah, it's pricey (still spitting about paying $30 for one box of CCI v-max the other day!) but much more neighbour-friendly than .223 on a small block and seems to stop foxes better than the .17HMR I had (which is similar money per shot from memory...).
Any .22 Hornet owners want to chime in on relative noise levels, .22wmr vs. Hornet?
Bills Shed wrote:Ref the noise level, I have been doing a lot of testing with trail boss. Definatly lower noise levels. With the 17 Hornet it was no louder than a 22LR but could only do 2000 F/S with a 20gn pill and they preformed poorly at that lower velocity. Knock down power was minimal and shot placement was everything. Very little cross section on that little 17 pill! The 22 hornet was a pleasure to shoot but with the same case capacity and a projectile twice a heavy, 40gn, velocities were really low, but when it hit, it was a stopper. A .224 diameter round nose projectile at low velocity still hits hard. The 223 with a 40 gn was perfect. No more noise than a 17 WSM and with a 40gn pill velocity was still above 2000f/s. Far cheaper for me to run the reduced loads in the 223 than the cost of 22 mag ammo.
Bill
el toro wrote:Very enlightening, fellas. Thanks.
I don't reload and had never considered the idea of mild loads to reduce noise. Makes a lot of sense. I have a Marlin x7 .223 that, apart from the odd feeding issue has been a good workhorse - many foxes accounted for on the family sheep farm. Would be good to hear about your further experiments Bill and Bladeracer - to be honest most of my shots were under 120m so a load that would shoot flat to that distance as quietly as .22WMR would be spot on.
el toro wrote:Very enlightening, fellas. I have a Marlin x7 .223 that, apart from the odd feeding issue has been a good workhorse - many foxes accounted for on the family sheep farm. .