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26 October 2001, 22:42
<Umebo>
Winchester 9422
in 22WMR. What do you think? Is it fairly accurate? They sure look great and i wonder if it�s worth the money...

/M

27 October 2001, 01:51
<Dave>
I have a 9422, but mine is .22 lr. To be honest, I have had it for about three years but haven't shot it that much. It does feel mighty in the hands and I am glad that I bought it. Just started this week to shoot a box of every kind of ammo to find the one that shoots the best. I don't think it will ever shoot like an Anschutz, but that's not why I bought it. .22 WMR might do better than mine.

Shooting paper it does an inch wide by an inch and a half tall at fifty yards with the usual straggler. I can shoot cola cans on the ground out to a hundred yards very successfully and this is what a lever action .22 is all about anyway. That makes it a good gun for rabbits and crows, which I would hunt if I had time.

For the money, a Marlin might be a better buy. You will have to decide. I was raised on John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, with a fewWilliam Hart movies thrown in and this time I just wanted a Winchester...

27 October 2001, 04:38
Stonecreek
I had a 9422 in WMR several years ago. It's a nice gun which is reasonably accurate, but not in the class with my Kimber WMR, so I sold it.

With all of the various ammunition now on the market for .22 Magnum, I would think you could find a brand and load that would shoot under an inch a 50 yards, and that's not bad with any lever gun, especially in .22 rf.

07 November 2001, 04:53
J.W. Blute
I have had a 9422M for five years now. It consistantly shoots .5" groups at 75 yrds and is a virtual gound hog death ray. The fit and finish of the rifle is good (for a factory rifle).
I realise that one rifle is not a good indicator of all 9422M's, but I think you'll be happy with it.

Good Luck!
J.W.

09 November 2001, 14:56
<KING>
I have one to compliment my AMT 22WMR Auto Mag II. The Auto Mag only shoots WW22mag. without jaming, so I use it in the 9422Mag. The accuracy is only as good as the ammo. With a scope on the WMR it shoots Squirrel heads great. The HP WMR Winchester ammo works for me. I'm sure it doesn't shoot as good as a bolt action Kimber, but I love it as a woods gun. Mine works for me, just fine! Good shooting! If you find a rimfire load that is accurate in your Rifle/Handgun buy as much of it is as the same LOT NUMBER that is available!