22 Win Mag – 40 gr HP – Speer GD Short Barrel (954) – 500

Small 22 Magnum revolvers and pistols are popular for pocket carry, but most rimfire ammo is designed for rifles. This listing is Speer Gold Dot Short Barrel 22 WMR 40 grain hollow point ammo, MPN 954, sold as 500 rounds, a defense load built for the short barrels these guns actually have. Owners of compact 22 Magnum revolvers will find it a practical carry choice.

Speer rates this load at 1,050 fps with 98 ft-lbs of muzzle energy, measured to reflect short barrel performance. The Gold Dot bullet uses a jacket bonded to the core, and Speer tunes the Short Barrel line so the hollow point expands at handgun velocities instead of depending on rifle speed. Standard 22 WMR loads often lose much of their velocity and fail to expand from a 2 inch barrel. Because this is a dedicated defensive load, it is better kept for carry than spent on plinking.

It fits handguns chambered in 22 WMR, also called 22 Magnum, including the Ruger LCR, LCRx, Single-Six, and Wrangler convertible, Smith and Wesson 351PD, North American Arms mini revolvers, Kel-Tec PMR-30, and Rock Island and Taurus 22 Magnum models. A common question is whether 22 WMR fits a 22 LR gun. No. The case is longer and wider, so 22 WMR only belongs in a firearm marked 22 WMR or 22 Magnum. Another common question is whether this load works in rifles. It will fire, but rifle-specific 22 WMR loads are better suited to longer barrels.

Speer 954 is new production ammunition, not reloads, made in the USA by Speer in Lewiston, Idaho. It is rimfire primed, not reloadable, and non-corrosive. This listing ships as 10 boxes of 50 rounds, 500 total, from one lot, so you can confirm reliability in your carry gun and still have plenty to keep it loaded. Fire at least a box through your gun to confirm reliable ignition and point of impact.