dr_nick Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 I have a slot for a .22 on my cert, and 1200 rounds of rimfire ammo that I can hold. I also have a .22 target and a cz rimfire already. The question I have is, can I purchase a WMR rifle, would I wan to (eventually I will be hunting with the guns I have, including the odd fox). finally can you get (this is important) non hollowpoint WMR rounds and if so whats the cost? Lots of questions, I also heard they do a 10 22 ruger in WMR now too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 I have a slot for a .22 on my cert, and 1200 rounds of rimfire ammo that I can hold. I also have a .22 target and a cz rimfire already. The question I have is, can I purchase a WMR rifle, would I wan to (eventually I will be hunting with the guns I have, including the odd fox). finally can you get (this is important) non hollowpoint WMR rounds and if so whats the cost? Lots of questions, I also heard they do a 10 22 ruger in WMR now too. Do you mean you have a slot for a .22lr or .22wmr (very important and totally different!!) if it's the .22lr then the answer to whether or not you can buy a "wmr" is no. not too sure on the rugers. I would imagine that they may well do them in the states but I don't think they will allow semi automatics over here other than .22lr. Hope this helps ATB Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibby Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 If it says on your ticket you can have a .22 rimfire then yes you can get a wmr, if it says .lr then only long rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethevanman Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 I would just like to add that you should never hunt with FMJ bullets as they just whip straight through the little animal and cause no damage exept from the hole it leaves through them, it is this damage that provides the stopping power to kill the animal. Unless you can hit it in the head with a FMJ bullet in which case it is just as dead anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_nick Posted December 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Ok exact wording on my cert is for a .22 rifle! The others have been for .22 rim fire. The ammo I am allowed to buy is .22 rim fire. There is no mention any where of LR. The reason for the no hollow point is just so I can shoot it at the range untill I get a suitable shoot, then I can apply for hollow point loads. So I take it that I "can" have one, the question is should I get one? and how much is the ammo? The last fly in the ointment might be the velocity of the round, what speeds are generally quoted? From what I have seen, 1800 ft per second seems the norm. Is this correct? (about the limit for the range). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonrms Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 You can use hallow points at a range... I use winchester subsonics all the time at my local club.. and because they are subsonic... like all / most indoor range ammo... it is fine.. I would have had expanding ammo on my cert... I am pretty sure that all applications have it on them now.. Anyway good luck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_nick Posted December 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 You can use hallow points at a range... I use winchester subsonics all the time at my local club.. and because they are subsonic... like all / most indoor range ammo... it is fine.. I would have had expanding ammo on my cert... I am pretty sure that all applications have it on them now.. Anyway good luck... The law says you can only have hollow points if you have good reason, Target shooting is not now a valid reason, hence needing a shoot. So For the moment I can only buy non hollowpoint ammo, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibby Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 If it says .22 rifle then i would say yes, even if it said rimfire its still a yes as the wmr is a rimfire round. I picked up my anschutz wmr for a song, but to tell the truth i havent used it, i find it quite pokey, its got the same head as a .lr round but with almost twice the powder in it. Don't get me wrong its fantastic for knocking things over with, got one hell of a stopping power on it. Don't see much point in one for range shooting. Ammo isn't too cheap either, think i last paid £7.50 for 50, check availabitlity also, its a dieing round. Gibby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il cacciatore Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 I too could get a .22 Magnum but what are the advantages except extra stopping power? They're noisy. .223/.222 and .17HMR does what it can do better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Ok exact wording on my cert is for a .22 rifle! The others have been for .22 rim fire. The ammo I am allowed to buy is .22 rim fire. There is no mention any where of LR. The reason for the no hollow point is just so I can shoot it at the range untill I get a suitable shoot, then I can apply for hollow point loads. So I take it that I "can" have one, the question is should I get one? and how much is the ammo? The last fly in the ointment might be the velocity of the round, what speeds are generally quoted? From what I have seen, 1800 ft per second seems the norm. Is this correct? (about the limit for the range). If you want something with stopping power and thats the "exact wording" then get yourself a centrefire .22 rifle(.222/.223 etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_nick Posted December 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 If it says .22 rifle then i would say yes, even if it said rimfire its still a yes as the wmr is a rimfire round. I picked up my anschutz wmr for a song, but to tell the truth i havent used it, i find it quite pokey, its got the same head as a .lr round but with almost twice the powder in it. Don't get me wrong its fantastic for knocking things over with, got one hell of a stopping power on it. Don't see much point in one for range shooting. Ammo isn't too cheap either, think i last paid £7.50 for 50, check availabitlity also, its a dieing round. Gibby Thats the info I needed. Thanks for everyones input, £7.50 per 50 compares badly to the £1.70 I pay for LR (I was told it was around double the cost). Along with everyone elses comments it kind of sounds like a waste of a lot on my ticket, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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