Why double stack mags are so rare?

raubvogel · October 27, 2019, 07:06

I know the Remington 597 has double stack and so one of the Taurus .22 pistol, and from what I have heard both work rather well. And I think the plastic banana magazines for the 10/22 are also double stack. But everything else in .22 I can think of uses single stack from factory.

Maybe I do not know many .22 firearms?

**cavegeo** · October 27, 2019, 09:15

Could it be due to the possibility of Rim Lock?

I know 32 ACP has this issue due to the small they have.

hueyville · October 27, 2019, 12:45

My Grendel P30 and Keltec PMR 30s run fine with double stack 22 Magnum magazines. Assume it's much easier to engineer and build a single stack thus less issues to worry with. How many need high capacity rimfires? I do love the American 180 with 275 roumd drum fed magazine in full auto. Dumps a lot of energy in short period of time even with a rim fire due to volume of fire.

pre1989 · October 28, 2019, 16:57

I would guess :

1. Rim lock and feeding issues as other person suggested ( I know the keltec 22mag were very clear on how they had to be loaded to prevent that )
2. Most 22 are made for plinking or other roles were a double stack mag and a wider grip are not worth the trade off in mag increse
3.Maybe also as 22lr pistol are easier to get or a my first handgun in many countries so keeping it at 10 rounds would make it legal more places

I know the m&p 22lr hold 12 at least for the org .Some of the colts do as well and the like ..But double stack or really over 10 round 22 handguns esp are rare

**SteelonSteel** · November 07, 2019, 17:04

Also being rimfire with the go bang section of the cartridge on the outer edge it probably is frowned upon having too much spring force in the design.

How many of you have held the follower down via some thumb button while free dropping cartridges into the magazine..........and lost your grip on the follower snapping the first round or two wildly into the feed lips.

Yea nothing ever went bang on me either but it made me consider the possibility.

ALL FAL · November 16, 2019, 14:52

I see a lot of reasons that the Powers that be do Not want .22 double stacks, Imagine a 1000 men/women with American 180's in hand and Pissed off?

Woodpusherpro · November 18, 2019, 11:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALL FAL

I see a lot of reasons that the Powers that be do Not want .22 double stacks, Imagine a 1000 men/women with American 180's in hand and Pissed off?

Okay.. That is just hilarious to think about for me.

October 27, 2019, 07:06	#1
raubvogel Registered Contributor FALaholic #: 64403 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,881	Why double stack mags are so rare? I know the Remington 597 has double stack and so one of the Taurus .22 pistol, and from what I have heard both work rather well. And I think the plastic banana magazines for the 10/22 are also double stack. But everything else in .22 I can think of uses single stack from factory. Maybe I do not know many .22 firearms? __________________ All I'm really asking for here is a knife that will not jam and a unicorn that doesn't need sharpening. Will_Power It's been my experience that all you really need to harvest a deer is a car. They come right through the windshield just fine. 357ross That poop is priceless. MFC

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cavegeo Senior Member Contributor FALaholic #: 11441 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 999	Could it be due to the possibility of Rim Lock? I know 32 ACP has this issue due to the small they have. __________________ The whole point of being governed by a Constitution and not by men or directly by the people themselves was to stop incredible stupidity from annihilating our Freedoms. Tyranny of the majority is just as dangerous as any dictator. Especially when the majority is incredibly ******* stupid.

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hueyville Registered Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 74557 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Foothills of the Blueridge Mountains Posts: 6,665	My Grendel P30 and Keltec PMR 30s run fine with double stack 22 Magnum magazines. Assume it's much easier to engineer and build a single stack thus less issues to worry with. How many need high capacity rimfires? I do love the American 180 with 275 roumd drum fed magazine in full auto. Dumps a lot of energy in short period of time even with a rim fire due to volume of fire. __________________ A time will come when people will not listen to accurate teachings. Instead, they will follow their own desires and surround themselves with teachers who tell them what they want to hear. 2 Timothy 4:3 G.W.T. "If it is worth doing once...it's worth doing it a few more times to get it right." Stimpsonjcat

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ALL FAL Registered Contributor FALaholic #: 24447 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 9,431	Like Huey says, American 180 is an energy dumper. I see a lot of reasons that the Powers that be do Not want .22 double stacks, Imagine a 1000 men/women with American 180's in hand and Pissed off? __________________ COBC #1- That's all Folks.

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October 28, 2019, 16:57	#4
pre1989 Registered FALaholic #: 76523 Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Red rocks AZ Posts: 651	I would guess : 1. Rim lock and feeding issues as other person suggested ( I know the keltec 22mag were very clear on how they had to be loaded to prevent that ) 2. Most 22 are made for plinking or other roles were a double stack mag and a wider grip are not worth the trade off in mag increse 3.Maybe also as 22lr pistol are easier to get or a my first handgun in many countries so keeping it at 10 rounds would make it legal more places I know the m&p 22lr hold 12 at least for the org .Some of the colts do as well and the like ..But double stack or really over 10 round 22 handguns esp are rare

November 07, 2019, 17:04	#5
SteelonSteel Veteran Member Contributor FALaholic #: 18603 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,175	Also being rimfire with the go bang section of the cartridge on the outer edge it probably is frowned upon having too much spring force in the design. How many of you have held the follower down via some thumb button while free dropping cartridges into the magazine..........and lost your grip on the follower snapping the first round or two wildly into the feed lips. Yea nothing ever went bang on me either but it made me consider the possibility.