SW 648, 6 inch .22 Magnum

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seth

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Although I'm quite turned off by the fact that even mild dry firing on .22 revolvers will break the firing pin, I've been leaning more towards the .22 round because of price and accuracy. I just passed my NRA basic handgun course a while ago and the Ruger .22 autoloader I used was very comfortable and controllable, compared to the M92, Glock 17, P226, and P228 9mms.

However, I like revolvers, and I was looking around for a 6 inch stainless model for general use. Here's my question. Why is the retail so darned high on these .22 revolvers? For that price, I might as well get a .357 686!

Would anyone like to comment about their experiences with .22 revolvers in general? I haven't read too much on these in this forum, mostly been seeing the .357/.38 threads.
 
It's really no different to make a .22 revolver or a .44 revolver so prices will be similar. You can get by with lighter slides, springs, and smaller magazines with the semi-autos.
Now if you are already complaining of price then maybe you should look at something other than the .22 magnum. For about what you would pay for a box of 50 .22 mag you can just about get a bulk pack of 500 .22lr.
No matter what .22 you do decide to get, if you want the most accuracy out of it then you will have to try every brand and bullet style to find what your handgun will like. The .22 rimfire firearms can be finicky about what it really likes to shoot. It will probably fire everything on the market, but only really like 2 or 3 selections.
 
Well, the only pistol range in the area forces you to use their lower powered range ammo. No outside ammo allowed, so I'm praying whatever gun I get will be able to swallow what they have.

Also, I am wary of the price because I'm still a poor college undergrad. When I do get my piece in a few months (have to turn 21 first in Hawaii!), I will probably be eating alot less in favor of .357 magnum or .22 ammo :D

Anyhoos, I see your point why the prices wouldn't be too different for the .22 and .357 revolvers. I am a little shocked that 50 .22 magnum rounds are nearly 10 times more expensive than standard .22 LRs. All that extra gunpowder must drive up the price, eh?
 
One thing that drives the price up on the magnum ammo is that they use the higher priced jacketed bullets while the .22lr uses the cheaper lead bullet (even the plated bullets are just a copper coating sprayed over a lead bullet). Also the factories probably make 1000 .22lr cartridges to every 1 .22 mag cartridge. Volume will drive the price way down.
 
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