In a message of , Greg Kurth (1:234/2) writes: 
 GK>AREA:FIREARMS
EH> IMHO, the .32 H&R Mag. is a better deal because the Ruger revolver is
 GK>       I really like that cartridge too. I have a H&R and a Taurus in
 GK>       .32 H&R Magnum. Something about the .22 WMR appeals to me. I've
 GK>       always wanted one, but the high ammo cost has always talked me
 GK>       out of it. I've never understood why the WMR ammo costs 5 times
 GK>       more than LR,
 If they sold as many rounds of 22 WMR as they did 22 LR it would be a lot
 cheaper
 GK> but then I've never paid much attention to the
 GK>       bullet's construction. Is the bullet jacketed (like a .22 Hornet)
 GK>       or plated (like a .22LR)?
 Bullets are jacketed, which runs the cost up, although the CCI bullets have
 plated on jackets, much heavier than the meree cladding on .22 LR, and then  
the bullets are restruck after taking them out of the barrel plater.
'73 de KE4SKY, Regards, Ed
 
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