22 WMR, Win vs Rem vs CCI Maxie Myth

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Tabdog

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Hi Folks,

I have been looking for CCI Maxi Mag in 22 WNR ever sense
I got my NAA Mini with a 1 1/8th inch barrel.

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I finally found some Maxi Mags and bought 200 rounds.

I decided to test the Maxi Mags against some other ammo I had.
Here is the three different rounds I used at a distance of 2 1/2
feet shot into two Yellow Pine 2 X 6's stacked on each other.

Photos show only the bottom 2 X 6,

First is the Remington .22 WMR 33 grain ACCUTIP-V

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Next is Winchester .22 WMR 40 grain FMJ

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Last Place goes to CCI Maxi Mag .22 WMR 40 grain TMJ

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One of the Maxie Mags did not even exit the top 2 X 6!!!

Well,,,,,, at least I got 195 rounds of plinking ammo,, lol

I think I will stay with good old Remington and Winchester
for now.

Happy Sh@@tin,

Tabdog
 
The Maxi-Mag from CCI in .22 Magnum is optimized for use out of a rifle, and definitely for use out of a barrel longer than 1.75 inches. I'm a huge fan of the .22 Magnum as a light rifle round and even a handgun round, but the huge loss in barrel length when shooting from a micro-compact gun like the NAA is going to mean a severe loss in muzzle velocity and penetration.
 
An interesting comparison. I wouldn't have thought that there'd be that big of a discrepancy between .22 Magnum rounds in terms of penetration-at least in wood . I wonder if the same differences between the three brands/types would be manifested in a different medium (say ballistic gelatin or paper)?
 
[Quote by dgludwig]
An interesting comparison. I wouldn't have thought that there'd be that big of a discrepancy between .22 Magnum rounds in terms of penetration-at least in wood . I wonder if the same differences between the three brands/types would be manifested in a different medium (say ballistic gelatin or paper)?
Hay Dgludwig,

I have never used ballistics jell. I am just an old Arkie on SS.

This is the first time I have made a comparison with CCI Maxi
Mag,

but, as for the other two,

I do know that the tests in this thread do reflect what I have
found by using telephone books and wet news papers.

I will continue to compare because, I just do that kind of stuff,
in a Arkie way.

I do think that the CCI is just not what it is cracked up to be.

I have been doing this kind of stuff for 50 years.

I just always did it on a budget.

Happy Shootin,

Tabdog
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[Quote by NRAhab]
The Maxi-Mag from CCI in .22 Magnum is optimized for use out of a rifle, and definitely for use out of a barrel longer than 1.75 inches. I'm a huge fan of the .22 Magnum as a light rifle round and even a handgun round, but the huge loss in barrel length when shooting from a micro-compact gun like the NAA is going to mean a severe loss in muzzle velocity and penetration.
You are right NRAhab, but you would be surprised how much is left.
Just go check it out.

Happy Shootin,

Tabdog
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I'm not surprised.....

at the lack of penetration from your mini rev.

Did you notice how "undeformed" both of the TMJ/FMJ bullets were.

Get those little pills up to speed in a rifle bbl, or long handgun, and they penetrate all out of proportion to their size.
 
But what I found interesting is the difference between the three brands/types the op tested in terms of penetration, at least in the substrate he chose to compare with (wood). There's no question that a .22 rf magnum will perform better out of a longer barrel than a shorter one-so will most non-magnum .22 rf ammunition; particularly when comparing extremes in barrel lengths (1 1/8" to rifle barrels).
 
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