.22LR comparison with .22WMR

[Mauserbill]

Hello
I am considering obtaining an additional .22 and have been thinking of a 22WMR as against a .22LR
Anybody got any views on the differences, characteristics, accuracy etc.
Will only be used 25M and 75M...

[FredB]

22 WMR: No accuracy advantage. MUCH more expensive. Not legal for use on many ranges. Hence: no resale value.
Fred

[Gh0st]

22 WMR: No accuracy advantage. MUCH more expensive. Not legal for use on many ranges. Hence: no resale value.
Fred

Not legal? who doesn't allow .22 WMR?

Nice little round that packs a punch. CCI comparison below of .22 and .22WMR

PART # CALIBER BULLET WEIGHT(GR) BULLET SUB BRAND BOX COUNT
0032 22 LR 40 LRN Standard Velocity 100
0023 22 WMR 40 TMJ Maxi Mag 50

Velocity, ft/sec
LOAD NO. CALIBER MUZZLE 25 50 75 100
0032 22 LR 1070 1019 977 940 908
0023 22 WMR 1875 1735 1603 1478 1366

Energy, ft-lbs
LOAD NO. CALIBER MUZZLE 25 50 75 100
0032 22 LR 102 92 85 79 73
0023 22 WMR 312 267 228 194 166

Trajectory
LOAD NO. CALIBER 25 50 75 100
0032 22 LR 0.3 0.0 -2.6 -7.6
0023 22 WMR 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.0

[Pippin89]

Nice article explaining them here found with a good old fashioned google search...

https://www.rifleshootermag.com/editori ... -wmr/83654

[kennyc]

if you are using it for target use then WMR is expensive compared to 22LR, if you are using them on small game they are superb! better on Fox than HMR IMHO although now very close to the same price, which is a shame as a few years ago they were quite a bit cheaper.
I have one but tend to use it rarely as I can reload .223 cheaper than I can buy WMR.
resale value? in a target enviroment they are going to tank, but in a hunting enviroment they will hold their value as well if not better than an HMR (and are less likely to burn the barrel out )