Why .22 WMR And .17 HMR Doesn’t Exist In Semi-Auto
BY Herschel Smith
4 years, 8 months ago
But it does, in rifles. There are plenty of them, and good ones.
In the comments he had to amend (refine or clarify) what he was saying to indicate handguns.
On April 15, 2020 at 9:25 pm, Ron said:
I can’t believe I listened to that entire quasi explanation.
Sounds like Bubba behind the counter.
On April 15, 2020 at 10:28 pm, Herschel Smith said:
Well, okay. So you didn’t like the video. Do you concur with his explanation of why long action cartridges like this aren’t suitable for semi-auto pistols, or do you have a better (and shorter-winded) explanation?
On April 15, 2020 at 11:09 pm, Chris Mallory said:
I own one of the Rock Island Armory 1911’s in 22Mag. It is one of my favorite firearms to shoot. It uses a floating chamber to slow the recoil until it is safe to eject the case. The grip is not near as clunky as the Keltec.
On April 16, 2020 at 12:43 am, Unknownsailor said:
Does the PMR30 not exist? I have one that I inherited from my father.
On April 16, 2020 at 1:09 am, Ron said:
Actually he maded some valid points, just in a very annoying way.
To me the biggest drawback to long cartridges in a pistol format is the grip size increase.
The Ruger 57 & FN5.7 fire a cartridge of similar length to the .22WMR and I’m interested for the flat trajectory and low recoil, but I prefer more popular (less expensive and more easily available) calibers.
I never considered a .22WRM semiauto pistol to be especially important other than a high count magazine, not nearly as important to firearm design as when Kellgren developed a variation of Browning’s locked breech in a pistol the size & weight of the P-32 and then the P3AT.
Popular enough for Ruger, S&W and others to copy, before that .380s were mostly simple blow-backs with a heavy slide and spring. A notable exception was the Star Model D.
I have a lot of respect for Kellgren, he thinks out of the box and approaches concepts like an engineer.
I thought his P-30 interesting, but passed on buying one because I didn’t see the need it filled, likewise the PMR30.
I have and do own several KelTecs, they fill specific needs, even though I much prefer steel and wood to polymer.
To close this rambling post as it’s late and I’m exhausted, I was put off by the presentation.
I’ll watch it again tomorrow and see.
On April 19, 2020 at 10:26 am, TRX said:
The AMT Automag II was chambered in .22WMR. High Standard continued production for a while after AMT went under.