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October 21, 2013
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First off for those of you that have one of the few DW 22mag revolvers; can/do you shoot 22lr out of it?
If you do is it still accurate with 22lr vs the standard 22lr chambered revolvers?
It is my understanding that the 22mags have a bigger bore diameter, correct?
Do these 22 revolvers seam to be picky about their ammo between supers and subsonics for accuracy? I have a pile of federal 45gr subs for my suppressed sig p322 as that ammo has been super reliable for me.
I believe that when it comes to the 22lr revolvers the 8" barrel was longest one they made without it being a silhouette edition which came with a 10" barrel?
I ask all of this because I'd like to round out my 744/715 8V collection with a matching 722/722m depending on your guys input.
February 16, 2016
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Schoolboy said
First off for those of you that have one of the few DW 22mag revolvers; can/do you shoot 22lr out of it?If you do is it still accurate with 22lr vs the standard 22lr chambered revolvers?
It is my understanding that the 22mags have a bigger bore diameter, correct?
Although the bullet diameters are the same, the larger .22 WMR chamber does not support the smaller .22 LR cartridge.
Firing the smaller .22 LR round in a .22 WMR chamber results in swollen or split cartridge cases, high-pressure gas leakage from the rear of the chamber, and bullets striking the chamber throat out of alignment, which can result in injury to the shooter or bystander and which does result in poor ammunition performance.
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March 28, 2023
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The 22 mag Dan Wessons are pretty darn rare. You do not see them come up for sale very often and when they do they go for some $$$$$ $1500 and up. I was lucky enough to get a First issue 22 mag (722) 6 months ago for $1400 a great deal!
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February 9, 2009
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Stinger already answered the question about firing LR out of the magnum chamber, so I'll share my experience about accuracy.
I have both and have shot both out of their respective revolvers. My experience with the magnum round was moderate accuracy, at best with about five different ammo selections.
The .22LR is able to group better than the magnum, but that is with standard velocity ammo, which is inherently more accurate than the high velocity anyway.
I am a Bullseye pistol shooter and with my match guns we all (team members) shoot standard velocity to gain the highest level of accuracy.
I feel that in my experience the .22 rimfire calibers all do significantly better from rifles than handguns except for those specialized match pistols.
I don't know if any of this is helpful or not, but it is my experience.
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October 21, 2013
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Stinger said
Schoolboy said
First off for those of you that have one of the few DW 22mag revolvers; can/do you shoot 22lr out of it?If you do is it still accurate with 22lr vs the standard 22lr chambered revolvers?
It is my understanding that the 22mags have a bigger bore diameter, correct?
Although the bullet diameters are the same, the larger .22 WMR chamber does not support the smaller .22 LR cartridge.
Firing the smaller .22 LR round in a .22 WMR chamber results in swollen or split cartridge cases, high-pressure gas leakage from the rear of the chamber, and bullets striking the chamber throat out of alignment, which can result in injury to the shooter or bystander and which does result in poor ammunition performance.
Good to know! For some reason I had it in my mind that 22lr would shoot from a 22mag chamber just like 38spl and 357 mag do. But now that I am thinking about it, that why guns like the SAA are always sold with a 22lr cylinder and a 22mag cylinder.
Stmstan 445 said
The 22 mag Dan Wessons are pretty darn rare. You do not see them come up for sale very often and when they do they go for some $$$$$ $1500 and up. I was lucky enough to get a First issue 22 mag (722) 6 months ago for $1400 a great deal!
Ya I have had an amazing run of good luck last two months tracking down 3 of my personal unicorn guns so when I found out about the DW 22M I needed to educate myself. Looks like you found a really nice example for yourself!
Supermagfan said
Stinger already answered the question about firing LR out of the magnum chamber, so I'll share my experience about accuracy.I have both and have shot both out of their respective revolvers. My experience with the magnum round was moderate accuracy, at best with about five different ammo selections.
The .22LR is able to group better than the magnum, but that is with standard velocity ammo, which is inherently more accurate than the high velocity anyway.
I am a Bullseye pistol shooter and with my match guns we all (team members) shoot standard velocity to gain the highest level of accuracy.
I feel that in my experience the .22 rimfire calibers all do significantly better from rifles than handguns except for those specialized match pistols
I don't know if any of this is helpful or not, but it is my experience.
SMF
That was extremely helpful, and exactly what I was looking for! I am going to ignore the 22m's going forward and focus on finding a nice 722 8v or possibly the silhouette 10v like the one currently on gunbroker. Except that one looks like its been pretty well abused.
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