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May 17, 2009
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Does anyone know if you can shoot .22LR in a .22WMR revolver?
September 25, 2008
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Hi jaggman, although the bullet is the same diameter the case sizes are are NOT. You would need .22 LR cylinder to shoot them out of 22 WMR. Mike
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May 2, 2009
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They make a funny pop noise when they go off and leave the cases a little bulged out
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One day I was at the range and the guys gun next to me just didn't sound right... I finally went over and picked up a piece of his brass to see what he was shooting. It was a 9mm case, but it was horribly stretched out. I asked to see his gun for a moment.... It was a .40 S&W. I've seen the same thing happen with guys accidentally dropping .380 rounds in the 9mm. They will go off, but usually leave a bullet in the barrel.
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February 9, 2009
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That is also why Ruger supplies seperate cylinders with their Single Six for 22LR & 22Mag
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May 17, 2009
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Supermagfan said:
That is also why Ruger supplies seperate cylinders with their Single Six for 22LR & 22Mag
Yeah, I have one of those. Now, I saw on GB, I believe, a .22 barrel for sale and I think it said it fite both the .22LR & .22WMR frames. Could that be true? 
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January 24, 2009
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I can see that being true, I think the cylinder is the only real difference between the two.
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May 2, 2009
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I have a slew of Single sixes ... in fact I have a few for sale at the moment. As far as the 22lr/22 mag barrel goes- on a DW I DOUBT there is a difference. The rugers are actually set up for the magnum bullets, which is why they are so deadly accurate with the mag cylinder installed. They shoot good with LR, but not near as accuate as the MAG.
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May 17, 2009
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You know I find that true also about the accuracy with the mag over the LR. I didn't give it much thought as being related to the different cartridges. I'll have to compare the Ruger to the DW Model 22M I just acquired when it gets here.
April 11, 2009
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I thought the barrels were the same, but there is a difference in case thickness and cylinder. Look at the Ruger Bearcats they come with two cylinders.
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May 2, 2009
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Jimbob2.0 said:
I thought the barrels were the same, but there is a difference in case thickness and cylinder. Look at the Ruger Bearcats they come with two cylinders.
You find a Bearcat with the magnum cylinder you better snatch it up !!! Ruger only made for them(magnum) for one year I believe. They had problems with the magnum recoil and had a recall.
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