.22 Winchester Magnum

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.22 Winchester Magnum
.22 Long, .22 LR, .22 Winchester Magnum
general information
caliber .22 WMR
Sleeve shape Edge sleeve
Dimensions
Sleeve shoulder ⌀ 6.15 mm
Sleeve neck ⌀ 6.15 mm
Floor ⌀ 5.7 mm
Cartridge bottom ⌀ 7.47 mm
Sleeve length 26.80 mm
Cartridge length 34.29 mm
Weights
Bullet weight 1.9-3.2 g
(30-50 grain )
Technical specifications
Speed ​​v 0 500-670 m / s
Max. Gas pressure 1600 bar
Bullet energy E 0 410-440 J.
Lists on the subject

The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (WMR) , and .22 WMR , .22 Magnum , . .22 Mag , Hunter's Pet is a cartridge for small caliber - handguns for both cans and as handguns .

history

The cartridge is a rimfire cartridge created by the Winchester company at the annual meeting of the NRA in Washington in 1959 , which was designed with three projectile weights of 30 grain, 40 grain and 50 grain. The ammunition was the successor to the .22 WRF.

The companies Ruger and Smith & Wesson brought out suitable revolvers for this immediately after their introduction . Not until 1960 followed Winchester with a suitable rifle, the Winchester Model 61. The .22 WMR is still used today as a closed- season caliber for hunting small and predatory game. The cartridge is more powerful than the .22 lfB . The .22 WMR differs from the .22-lfB cartridge in terms of case diameter and case length. For more related cartridges, see the Winchester Magnum Cartridge List .

See also

literature

  • Frank C. Barnes: Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated Reference for Over 1500 Cartridges . 12th edition. Gun Digest Books, Iola WI 2009, ISBN 978-0-89689-936-0 (English).
  • Beat Kneubuehl : Bullets. Volume 1: Ballistics, accuracy, mode of action. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-7276-7119-X .
  • Beat Kneubuehl: Bullets. Volume 2: Ballistics, effectiveness, measurement technology. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-7276-7145-9 .

Web links

Commons : .22 WMR  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CIP22 Win. Mag.RF (online PDF; 21 kB) ( Memento from September 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ a b Gordon L. Rottman: The Big Book of Gun Trivia: Everything you want to know, don't want to know, and don't know you need to know . Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013, ISBN 978-1-78200-950-4 ( google.de [accessed January 14, 2018]).
  3. ↑ a b James House: Gun Digest Book of .22 Rimfire . Gun Digest Books, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4402-4669-2 ( google.de [accessed January 14, 2018]).
  4. ↑ a b c T. Holloway: A Guide to Handgun Cartridges . Lulu.com, 2015, ISBN 978-1-329-00762-8 ( google.de [accessed January 14, 2018]).
  5. ↑ chuckhawks.com: The .22 WMR (.22 Magnum) (English), accessed on March 11, 2018 ( memento of March 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive )