Winchester · Carbine
Winchester Model 9422M
Lever action · .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire · introduced 1972
Also known as 9422M, Model 9422M, 9422 Magnum
About the Winchester Model 9422M
The Winchester Model 9422M is a lever-action rimfire carbine, the .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (.22 WMR) chambering of the celebrated Model 9422 family introduced in 1972. A scaled-down homage to the centerfire Model 94, it pairs a forged steel receiver and blued barrel with an American walnut straight-grip stock, feeds from an 11-round tubular magazine, and uses a side-ejection design that leaves the top of the receiver clear for scope mounting. The Magnum chambering delivers roughly twice the muzzle energy of .22 Long Rifle, extending its reach against small game and varmints out to well over 100 metres.
Widely regarded as one of the finest production rimfire lever-actions ever made, the 9422 series earned a devoted following for its wood-and-steel quality and slick action. The Magnum 9422M gave small-game hunters and pest controllers a hard-hitting rimfire in the classic Winchester lever profile, and clean examples command a strong collector premium today.
Winchester Model 9422M specifications
General
- Type
- Carbine
- Action
- Lever action
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Single action
- Calibres
- .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire
- Magazine capacity
- 11 rounds
- Magazine
- Tubular
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 521 mm (20.5 in)
- Overall length
- 943 mm (37.1 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 2.72 kg (6.00 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:16 in (406 mm)
- Rifling
- 6 grooves, right-hand twist
- Grooves
- 6
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Forged steel
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 610 m/s (2001 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 483 J (356 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 125 m
History
- Introduced
- 1972
- Discontinued
- 2005
- Production status
- Discontinued
- Country of origin
- US
- Designer
- Winchester (Olin) engineering team
Features
- Side ejection
- Tubular magazine
- Hooded front sight
- Adjustable rear sight
- Drilled and tapped for scope
Safety
- Half cock hammer
- Trigger block
The 9422M was cataloged alongside the standard .22 LR Model 9422 and shared its action; the distinguishing 'M' denotes the .22 WMR Magnum chambering. Production ran until 2005, when the entire 9422 line was discontinued as Winchester closed its New Haven, Connecticut plant.
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