The manufacturers have to walk a pretty thin line.

by FOG, Thursday, January 19, 2012, 21:06 (4692 days ago) @ Catoosa

And make very clear, instructional statements at the same time. Overall, I think they do their best.

In the present example (.22 WRF, jacketed), they appear to be relying on users reading and heeding the caliber markings on BOTH the ammmunition AND the firearm it is to be used in. The boxes probably have "fine print" to this effect as well, but even if they don't, it's a reasonable requirement AND expectation on the part of the manufacturers.

As for shooting the ammunition in .22 WRM revolvers, I doubt the manufacturers care whether you do or not. I'm sure they know it is "safe," but even if they aren't aware of this, doing so falls outside the bounds their usual - and, again, reasonable - admonition to match the caliber marking on the ammo with that of the gun.

Note this isn't exactly a "new" problem for the manufacturers, either.

Take, for example, .357 Magnum /.38 Special / .38 Colt. The backwards-compatibility of that trio has been around for what, ever? (i.e., since at least 1935...) Yet confusion still exists there as well.

If anything is new, I would say it is the tendency of people to criticize the manufacturers over such non-issues, particularly on internet forums. It's too easy, if you ask me, yet it almost never serves any practical purpose.

A person could just as easily ask, "What is the point of shooting .22 WRF in your .22 Mag anyway?" The answer is, if you also have a .22 LR cylinder, then beyond the pedantic there isn't one.

IMO, the bottom line is this: Such things only matter to the advanced hobbyist, to whom, ironically, they shouldn't. Better to get on with it, I think, and pursue the hobby itself.

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