I'm wondering if the blow back of the SR22 doesn't cause some loss and if that loss is equal to any loss in the cylinder gap of the revolver. Are the losses offsetting?the SR22 auto does not have a gap between the chamber and the bbl like the LCR22 does, so you do have a loss there not sure of the numbers tho. Doesnt really matter tho do like i did and buy one of each you will like both.
But the SR22 and the LCR 22 have the same barrel length...if you include the chamber in the LCR. Semi-autos barrel length includes the chamber, so for comparison you must include the chamber in the LCR and that is 3.5"....same as the SR22. Or measuring from the base of the cartridge to the muzzle and it is equal in both.I am no expert, but I think the velocity loss is due to the barrel length. Watching some You-tube videos an ammo, it seems about 15-20% from the manufactures stated velocity for .22 ammo, either standard or high velocity. I like that SR22p though, it's cheap fun at the range.
Common sense tells me that there is a loss due to the cylinder gap, then it occurred to me that there must be some loss in semi-autos, too because some of the energy generated is used to operate the action. How much is lost in each? I was just curious and thought maybe someone in the know had an answer. It's probably not much of a factor in the everyday scheme of things.With equal lengths and bores, MV would be the same, minus a loss from the LCR barrel/cylinder gap. That would likely be less than 10%, not significant to worry about. No more than the possible variation between two lots of the same ammunition.
With these very short barrels, we're probably losing 30-40% of the velocity and energy listed in ballistics tables for .22LR, anyway.