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Originally Posted by jyl
I also recall the 22WMR has a slightly larger bullet diameter than the 22LR. Very slightly larger, but enough that some say the Single Six is less mechanically accurate with 22LR than it is with 22WMR. I do not know if that is true, I never checked. I used to plink with it a lot, didn't fire it at the range much because my other pistols were more accurate (in my hands), and my Single Six spent most of its later life loaded w/ snake shot, stashed in the tool chest, ready to dispatch rats. Which it did a few times. The pistol disappeared in our move, I think the packers may have stolen it. I still have the 22WMR cylinder and that's all.
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Yeah, I have never been a fan of the WMR. You really don't gain much at all from the short barrel of a revolver over the .22 LR. You are right in the fact that the WMR shoots .224" bullets, where the .22 LR shoots .223" bullets. The convertible guns, however, are bored for standard .22 LR bullet diameters. The .001" oversize WMR just swages down to the smaller bore size upon firing. I bought my Single Six as a .22 LR only, with no extra cylinder.
My Single Six shoots right with my Mark II bull barrel gun, and my K-22. It's as accurate as any .22 revolver or pistol I have ever shot, short of match guns. Most of them I have shot were very accurate little revolvers. Again, single actions are difficult to shoot well, magnifying every little mistake. Ant change in grip will send a wild flyer off into no man's land, and it is very difficult to grip one consistently. They are not for everyone. Then again, once mastered, other "better" designs get a lot easier to master. They are a lot like early 911's that way...