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The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, also known as the .22 WMR, .22 Magnum, .22 WMRF, .22 MRF, [2] or .22 Mag, is a rimfire cartridge.Originally loaded with a bullet weight of 40 grains (2.6 g) delivering velocities in the 2,000 feet per second (610 m/s) range from a rifle barrel, .22 WMR is now loaded with bullet weights ranging from 50 grains (3.2 g) at 1,530 feet per second (470 m/s) to 30 ...
The most common rimfire cartridges are chambered for .17 caliber and .22 caliber. The bullet diameter for .17 caliber firearms generally measure .172 inch (4.37 mm), while the bullet diameter for .22 caliber firearms generally measure .222 inch (5.64 mm).
It uses a flat-based, inside-lubricated bullet, which differs from the outside-lube heeled bullet of the .22 Short, .22 Long, .22 Long Rifle, and .22 Extra Long cartridges. [ 2 ] When introduced, the .22 WRF "was the first notable improvement in the killing power" over the .22 LR, [ 3 ] and was able to kill cleaner at up to 75 yd (69 m).
It combined the casing of the .22 Long with the 40-grain (2.6 g) bullet of the .22 Extra Long, giving it a longer overall length, a higher muzzle velocity, and superior performance as a hunting and target round, rendering the .22 Short, .22 Long, and .22 Extra Long cartridges obsolete.
The AMT AutoMag II is a semiautomatic handgun chambered in .22 WMR, that was manufactured by Arcadia Machine and Tool from 1987 until 1999, [2] and was manufactured by High Standard until their closure in 2018.
A .22 Short, .22 long rifle, .22 Winchester Magnum, and a .22 Hornet. The .22 long rifle uses a straight-walled case. Depending upon the type and the feed mechanism employed, a firearm that is chambered for .22 long rifle may also be able to safely chamber and fire shorter rimfire cartridges, including the .22 BB, .22 CB, .22 short, .22 long.
.22 long rifle extra long (LR EX), a variant of .22LR with a longer casing but identical overall cartridge dimensions (see CCI Stinger).22 short, a cartridge used mostly in pocket pistols and mini-revolvers.22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (WMR), a magnum cartridge that is longer and more powerful than the .22 LR
The Mag Pug: .357 Magnum and .41 Remington Magnum (.41-caliber variant discontinued) The Patriot: .327 Federal Magnum (discontinued) The Pathfinder: .22 LR and .22 Magnum; The Off Duty: .38 Special (similar to the Undercover but with a bobbed hammer and weighing 12 oz (340 g)) The Dixie Derringer: .22 LR and .22 Magnum