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I have no experience in shooting or buying this caliber, but there is a gun chambered for it that I like, and because its a caliber I don't really know, it further entices me.

that said, is WMR worth it? Can you buy it in bulk? I've never looked for it so I don't know what the availability of it might be. What's a good price to pay to pull the trigger? This would be casual shooting/plinking, and maybe even some small game here and there, but I'm not worried about MOA groups.

Is there enough difference between WMR and LR to make a new gun worth it, realistically?
 
Better for killing/hunting. For plinking it's pretty hard to beat the price of 22lr. Roughly the Magnum is 10-15 bucks for 50, 22lr is 2-3 bucks, so 5 times the cost to shoot.
 
Here's my 2 cents..for casual plinking I'd stay with cheap .22lr You'll probably shoot a lot and 22wmr can get up there in cost (not quite 9mm $$)
If you're thinking about 22wmr to reach out where .22lr may not...you may want to consider .223 At least you have the option of reloading.
I'm assuming you're referring to a long gun vs HG (yes HG's are available in .223)
 
.22WMR is a very different animal than .22lr, and offers some real advantages over it. Namely, power..and the fact that it's pretty flat-shooting out to 100 yards. So, for the extra power and noise...you pay a little more, but accordingly..get a little more. Report is WAY lower than a .223, which some shooters will find to be and advantage~depending on where you shoot, and what's around you. I hunted with one for a whole summer and can assure you, it was better than minute-of-groundhog-head...which was all I needed. Unlike 17HMR (which I put 2 seasons in with) every groundhog that got smacked by a 30gr. Hornady V-Max from the .22WMR went down hard. It is the current king of the rimfire hunting rounds, and fun for come casual plinking when you want a little more punch than the .22lr. I reload .223 myself and love it...but .22WMR has a place too.
 
.223 is on the consideration block, I'm intersted in more fun, cheap plinking out further than .22 is reliable. I figured WMR would be notably less expensive than a CF cartridge.
 
My local dealer sells Hornady 30gr. V-Max for $13.85 a box, $15.65 after tax...or..... $0.31 a round. I reload .223 using Hornady V-Max bullets and CCI benchrest primers and Varget powder. The cost for the bullet and primer are more than $0.31, let alone...the powder and brass. .223~the power/effective range/accuracy makes the cost/effort worthwhile for what I want it to do. Out to 100 yards though, the small-game killing power of .22WMR is worth $0.31 a round to me, but it's your call.
 
Had a Savage M65M long ago. One of my first rifles. Ammo is expensive. More than twice that of .22 LR. I'd think twice or more than twice about buying another .22 Mag for that reason alone. However, assuming a decent rifle, it's a 150ish yard cartridge.
"...every groundhog..." A .22 Short will do that too.
"...notably less expensive than a CF cartridge..." You can reload cf cartridges. The .22 Mag is less expensive, but over time a CF would be better.
 
sunray said:
Had a Savage M65M long ago. One of my first rifles. Ammo is expensive. More than twice that of .22 LR. I'd think twice or more than twice about buying another .22 Mag for that reason alone. However, assuming a decent rifle, it's a 150ish yard cartridge.
"...every groundhog..." A .22 Short will do that too.
"...notably less expensive than a CF cartridge..." You can reload cf cartridges. The .22 Mag is less expensive, but over time a CF would be better.
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@ 100 yards? Damn...those poor groundhogs. There is another recent thread on CGN where someone is suggesting a 900fps air rifle for groundhog hunting. Clearly, these creatures don't seem to deserve a kind ending according to some people on this forum. Groundhog hunting~I've been doing little else with my spring/summer spare time for the last several years, and it's been a real eye opener. Unless the shots are 25 yards or less, I never suggest anything less than .22WMR. I've shot them with .22lr, 17M2, 17HMR, .22WMR, .223, .243 and .270. Even a 20ga. shotgun once. For me, the bottom-end of the power scale should be .22WMR if you want a "bang/flop" every time. And I do.

OP~sorry for getting side-tracked. :)
 
No worries; side-track away. I don't get uppity about comments in thread, whether I make them or not - there are more important things out there, and what you say is obviously related to the subject matter.

Also, I agree - not so much anymore, but I was a big time airgunner; I've done enough hunting with them, and a groundhog is a tall order for a pellet gun. Doable, yes. Guarenteed? No. Squirrels all day though.
 
.22LRGUY said:
@ 100 yards? Damn...those poor groundhogs. There is another recent thread on CGN where someone is suggesting a 900fps air rifle for groundhog hunting. Clearly, these creatures don't seem to deserve a kind ending according to some people on this forum. Groundhog hunting~I've been doing little else with my spring/summer spare time for the last several years, and it's been a real eye opener. Unless the shots are 25 yards or less, I never suggest anything less than .22WMR. I've shot them with .22lr, 17M2, 17HMR, .22WMR, .223, .243 and .270. Even a 20ga. shotgun once. For me, the bottom-end of the power scale should be .22WMR if you want a "bang/flop" every time. And I do.

OP~sorry for getting side-tracked. :)
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Sounds like a job for the 17 or 22 Hornet to me.

maybe
 
Id say a .22 LR is good for what you are shooting, its accurate out to 100 yards , .22mag is a great hunting caliber, ive shot plenty of varments with them short and close, only problem is too close it blows a 3" hole out the other side of rabbits or anything of that size but drops them instantly. Just buy both, each rifle is only about $200 each, easy to afford both for bolt or semi.
 
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