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clu · December 18, 2005, 10:40 AM

I believe it was Jerry Miculek who personally suggested to Smith&Wesson to produce an airweight .22mag recently; the new model 351pd is the result, it is very light at 10.6oz, as for performance Guns & Ammo Handguns recently did an article in the Oct/Nov 2005 issue here are the results, test gun for both 22lr & 22mag calibers was a 2" barrel NAA Black Widow with interchangable cylinders, test gun 25auto was Baby Browning 2.1" barrel, and test gun 25naa(32auto case necked down to 25 caliber) was NAA Guardian 2.185" barrel

22lr_____________________bullet_________velocity
CCI Stinger______________32gr HP__________992
Remington Yellow Jacket___33gr HP__________952
Winchester Power Point____40gr HP__________835
CCI Sub Sonic____________40gr HP__________756
Remington Golden_________40gr HP__________822
CCI Velocitor_____________40gr GoldDotHP____871

22mag________bullet____________________velocity
Remington V-max_________33gr V-max______1097
Winchester Supreme______34gr HP_________1076
CCI Maxi-Mag +V_________30gr HP_________1106
CCI Maxi-Mag____________30gr TNT HP_____1102
Remington_______________40gr HP__________987
Winchester Super-X_______40gr FMJ________1005
CCI Maxi-Mag____________50gr GoldDot HP___857

25auto___________bullet___________velocity
Speer________35gr GoldDot HP________851
Wincheste____45gr Expanding Point_____805
Winchester_______50gr FMJ___________738

25naa___________bullet_____________velocity
Cor-Bon_______35gr XTP HP___________1202

Best performance for penetration and expansion in 22lr was Winchester Power Point 40gr HP and Remington Yellow Jacket 33gr HP although most were unreliable, in 22mag the clear winner was CCI Maxi-Mag TNT HP which expanded like a premium self defense round every time with good penetration, none of the 25auto rounds would expand properly, and the 25naa performed reliable every time.

December 18, 2005, 10:40 AM	#30
clu Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 181	I believe it was Jerry Miculek who personally suggested to Smith&Wesson to produce an airweight .22mag recently; the new model 351pd is the result, it is very light at 10.6oz, as for performance Guns & Ammo Handguns recently did an article in the Oct/Nov 2005 issue here are the results, test gun for both 22lr & 22mag calibers was a 2" barrel NAA Black Widow with interchangable cylinders, test gun 25auto was Baby Browning 2.1" barrel, and test gun 25naa(32auto case necked down to 25 caliber) was NAA Guardian 2.185" barrel 22lr_____________________bullet_________velocity CCI Stinger______________32gr HP__________992 Remington Yellow Jacket___33gr HP__________952 Winchester Power Point____40gr HP__________835 CCI Sub Sonic____________40gr HP__________756 Remington Golden_________40gr HP__________822 CCI Velocitor_____________40gr GoldDotHP____871 22mag________bullet____________________velocity Remington V-max_________33gr V-max______1097 Winchester Supreme______34gr HP_________1076 CCI Maxi-Mag +V_________30gr HP_________1106 CCI Maxi-Mag____________30gr TNT HP_____1102 Remington_______________40gr HP__________987 Winchester Super-X_______40gr FMJ________1005 CCI Maxi-Mag____________50gr GoldDot HP___857 25auto___________bullet___________velocity Speer________35gr GoldDot HP________851 Wincheste____45gr Expanding Point_____805 Winchester_______50gr FMJ___________738 25naa___________bullet_____________velocity Cor-Bon_______35gr XTP HP___________1202 Best performance for penetration and expansion in 22lr was Winchester Power Point 40gr HP and Remington Yellow Jacket 33gr HP although most were unreliable, in 22mag the clear winner was CCI Maxi-Mag TNT HP which expanded like a premium self defense round every time with good penetration, none of the 25auto rounds would expand properly, and the 25naa performed reliable every time.