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I am a huge fan of the 22 mag. I have a custom Taurus model 941 with a 3" barrel that I carry every now and then. The 22 mag is very underrated, thus I am taking advantage of this and buying ammo while its cheap! When you look at the energy produced from the 22 mag round against the 38 special, 32 acp, 25 acp, and the 380 you find that the 22 mag (out of a pistol range barrel) is able to compete with than them all. Here is the info to back my claim.
22 MAG
Winchester Dynapoint mag RF. It is a 45 grain bullet in a full length mag case but its velocity runs around 1550 fps... and 250 pounds of muzzle energy.
Barrel 6.6"
Source: Gunblast.com (Notice I didnt use wikapedia.com's rifle barrel length chart for this comparison)
38 SPECIAL 4" BARREL
Ballistic performance
Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
110 gr (7.1 g) JHP 980 ft/s (300 m/s) 235 ft·lbf (319 J)
130 gr (8.4 g) FMJ 810 ft/s (250 m/s) 189 ft·lbf (256 J)
148 gr (9.6 g) LWC 690 ft/s (210 m/s) 156 ft·lbf (212 J)
158 gr (10.2 g) LRN 770 ft/s (230 m/s) 208 ft·lbf (282 J)
200 gr (13 g) LRN 679 ft/s (207 m/s) 204 ft·lbf (277 J)
.32 ACP
65 gr (4.2 g) JHP 925 ft/s (282 m/s) 123 ft·lbf (167 J)
71 gr (4.6 g) FMJ 900 ft/s (270 m/s) 128 ft·lbf (174 J)
Test barrel length: 4 inch
25 ACP
35 gr (2.3 g) Safety [1] 1,100 ft/s (340 m/s) 94 ft·lbf (127 J)
35 gr (2.3 g) JHP 900 ft/s (270 m/s) 63 ft·lbf (85 J)
45 gr (2.9 g) JHP 815 ft/s (248 m/s) 66 ft·lbf (89 J)
50 gr (3.2 g) FMJ 760 ft/s (230 m/s) 65 ft·lbf (88 J)
Test barrel length: 2 in
Source(s): Guns & Ammo Magazine
380 ACP 3.7" BARREL
Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
90 gr (5.8 g) JHP 1,000 ft/s (300 m/s) 200 ft·lbf (270 J)
95 gr (6.2 g) FMJ 980 ft/s (300 m/s) 203 ft·lbf (275 J)
The 380, 32 acp, 25 acp, and 38 special ballistics all come from wikipedia.com
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