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22 WRF compared to 22WMR

TheBrassManTheBrassMan Member Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭
edited June 2014 in Ask the Experts
Just stumbled upon 5 boxes of Winchester Super-Speed 22 W.R.F.
I noticed that they are shorter then the 22WMR.
Will they fire in a 22WMR rifle?

Thanks,
Mike
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  • MG1890MG1890 Member Posts: 4,460 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yes, but please don't. The Super Speed loading is older and collectible.
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  • TheBrassManTheBrassMan Member Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Not going to use them in my 22 Mag rifle.
    I just read in "Cartridges Of The World" about them.
    These are the older yellow boxes without the child warning on them.
    I will be posting them on the auction side later.
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  • MIKE WISKEYMIKE WISKEY Member Posts: 10,042 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    "Will they fire in a 22WMR rifle?"........yes, just like shooting .22 shorts in a .22 l.r. just less power.........as to collectability, I doubt you'll get much more than current production .22 mag ammo.
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  • Ray BRay B Member Posts: 11,822
    edited November -1
    I've heard mixed reviews by knowledgeable people regarding shooting the WRF cartridge in the WMRF chamber. Some say that it works and others say that it doesn't. I've pressed a little to see exactly "how" it doesn't work, but haven't received a workable answer. So I don't know if it doesn't fire reliably, have accuracy or just what the problem is- but as said others shoot it and contend that it works fine.
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  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,281 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have shot the 22 WRF in a modern 22 WMR chamber with no problems what-so-ever. The accuracy was surprisingly good.

    WACA Historian & Life Member

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  • Riomouse911Riomouse911 Member Posts: 3,492 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My limited (one box) experience with WRF ammo in WMR handgun has been like firing .38 Spl. in a .357 Mag gun.
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