Rimfire target
I have a small range in my basement with a .22 rimfire target made of hardened metal that traps the bullets. Ive been using it for years. Bullets hit the slanted metal, bounce down to a trap on the bottom. For the first time I shot a .22 Mag at the target thinking it was rimfire, should work fine. Well guess again, the .22 Mag almost made it through the backstop. Any more use would make it useless. I found it hard to believe how much more powerful the .22 Mag was than a regular .22 LR.
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The .22WMR is no joke. It has roughly 2-1/2 times the power of a .22LR, and has damaged more than a few "rimfire safe" backstops.
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When you get your local prairie dog colony educated to 22 rimfire Range , and then you switch over to a savage 22 mag with a good
scope and cci 40 grain hollow points . they soon learn 22 mag cci is not “rimfire “ status
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22 magnum is great. I used 22 lr for prairie dogs and even killed coyotes with the lr. I like the 10/22 and went with
select fire 80% receiver and built a 22 magnum. This rifle runs and shoots sub MOA. I could have purchased a bolt action
rifle less expensive, but I had the pleasure of the build and tuning. It is much better in coyotes and prairie dogs.
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I meant to post a picture of the build.
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Picked up a nice steel bullet trap for the back yard. Read instructions- .22LR, minimum range- 30 yards. .17HMR/ .22 WMR, minimum range 100 yards.
Day-um.
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Willing to bet that the 22 Mag bullet was copper, were as 22 Lr are lead. 'Ball' ammo is hard on backstops.
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You would have won the bet!
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I have a similar set up. Used 1/4" plate set at a 45 degree angle and it will take a 22 mag. +.
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You should see what a .17 HMR will do to a steel plate backstop (angled). Ballistic tipped and BTHPs tried their best to blow through the plate. Not near as powerful as the 22 Mag.
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.17 Win Mag has awesome power for a rimfire. It will set off tannerite, something my .22 Mag will not do.
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