& tyro was worried about being "off topic." Still, this is right in the ball park of what TFL is all about - me? I got no worries .... we'll just discuss this aspect till he comes back.
I'm no expert re .22LR vs .22 mag, but I've heard tell that the mag uses a .224" bbl while the .22LR is at .223" -
may make a crucial difference re boosted pressures. When I was doing disc drive engineering/gage design, 5
millionths of an inch was sometimes critical ....
Currently stuffin' the 317 with CCI Mini Mag solids or HPs. No idea as to anything performance-wise. It's only what's used in the rest of our .22s Seemingly total reliability (to date) & shiney.
Muy scientifico, no?
Any ideas/advice as to how these should perform/rate re your "standard?"
Doubtful a mere cylinder boring would fly for a .22 mag. Think you'd at least have to go oversize & do a steel sleeve/thermal shrink-fit - current cylinder is all aluminum. Only conjecture though. I have no clue as to temper, etc.
I do notice that the 317's cylinder is long enough already for a .22 mag cartridge. Seems simp&woos may have had the idea to take the current design a bit further. Many hopes for that co, & a new revolver is least of these.
Although I do, on occasion CCW w/the 317, its main use is a handy go everywhere "kit gun" thing. I'm a woodsy guy & though the CCI MiniMag's the usual, I do play around a bit with Remington's CBee22 (30 grs, 720 fps muzzle - @ rifle specs) & Aguila's .22 Colibri (that "no powder" thing). Handy to have various loadings that will (more) "silently" dispatch a grouse or rabbit with a 20' headshot. Variety - the spice of life.
Nifty thing about revolvers is that (if you color-code the cartridge head with a marker) you can have 2-3 different type loadings all set to go for most any application.
Fer instance, I'll have the 317 staged for initial with 4X MiniMags, thereafter 4X CBee. "Ready" (far as it goes with a .22) for defense (or a long(er) range rabbit. etc. If I come across a close grouse, I'll just open the cylinder & dial in to the CBee & pop 'em up close & quiet. (same-same when carrying woodsy-like w/a .357 = 4X firsters w/a hefty hard cast mag & follow w/2X HBWCs for close & personal for light game).
Depending on what presents itself = just dial it in. Way big advantage over any mag-feeder.
& ya know, the more I think about it, the only reason I'd want a 317 mag is the light weight. Anything it could do really is already covered just as good with a .357 mag/.38 special - sorta.
22 mag is a niche. & I want one - in a very light weight smallish 8-shot package .....
Where
is tyro anyway? What's he do? sleep or sumpn'?