Has anyone here ever shot the .22-6-40?

Basically, I understand it to be a greatly shortened, sharp -shouldered, .22 Hornet case suitable for either revolvers or rifles.

Apparently it was originally intended to give .22 Hi-Speed LR to .22 WRF +P performance, with better quality and more accurate jacketed bullets, coupled with reloadability.

Though velocities up to 2,200 fps and good accuracy have been reported with 50 and 55 gr. bullets, it is really intended more for 45 & 50 grain bullets at about 1,800 fps...


Apparently it was designed to do all the things on small game which the .22 LR, the .22 WMR, and the .22 Hornet/Bee won't do. Like kill them surely out to 100-125 yards, but without destroying all the eating meat.

Has anyone here actually seen one in use, or shot one yourself? What can you tell us about it?

Canuck

I have one cartridge in my collection but it's labeled as a 22-5-40. (maybe the 22-6-40 is the magnum version).

It's pretty much as you described. I don't know anything more about it except that I believe it was meant for use in the Contender pistol.

I THINK there was an article about it in the old HANDLOADER magazine. I don't have an index and can't tell you when it was but probably in 1970s or 80s ??

Good luck

Ray

I just remembered - it's in Steve's Pages too. Maybe he can tell you more about it.

Ray

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Originally posted by Cheechako:
Canuck

I have one cartridge in my collection but it's labeled as a 22-5-40. (maybe the 22-6-40 is the magnum version).

It's pretty much as you described. I don't know anything more about it except that I believe it was meant for use in the Contender pistol.

I THINK there was an article about it in the old HANDLOADER magazine. I don't have an index and can't tell you when it was but probably in 1970s or 80s ??

Good luck

Ray

Thanks, Ray - Ken Waters did an article on it in a 1984 issue of Rifle, and I THINK there was an article or two in Precision shooting about 15 years ago but I haven't found that one.

Ken built his in a rifle, and was pretty enamored of it. I've always been one of his fans. Historically, he wasn't always 100% on the money, but then no one is. As far as his reports of what he tried, I always found his assessments to be pretty much bang-on. So, was thinking I might like to try one of those for myself. Seems like in a little light weight, re-barreled Anschutz or something similar, it would be a great little putz-around-in-the-oak-thickets firearm.

Maybe your's is the same cartridge but just called something different by whoever built it?

Edited to add: Thanks for the info in your next post about Steve's Pages. I'll go look there to see if there is any additional info.

In the meantime if ANYONE has ever used one, please post anything you can remember about it. Doesn't have to be earth-shattering insightful, documented, analytical, or anything like that. Just what ever you can recall about it.

Muchas Gracias, y'all.

Check out www.saubier.com and the 17 & 20 Squirrel as well as the Mink version. I have built several for a local guy on CZ527 actions.

Loading the 297/230 Morris :

http://britishmilitariaforums.yuku.com/topic/1262/t/Loa...-297-230-Morris.html



Glenn

If we're gonna talk about larger (but not very big) diameter cartridges, here's one worth the effort....

When I lived in Canada I had a .297/.250 Martini rook rifle but no ammo. I made an auxillary chamber for it in .25 ACP. Now that was a fun rifle, especially as the .297/.250 had the proper .2505" bore (groove diameter) for the .25 ACP bullets.

Used 0.9 grs. of Alcan's Nike as the propellant...that's just a bit faster burning than Bullseye.

Never chrono'd it, but it was sure fun to plink with. Only aggravating problem was a guy with big hands like me can pinch his fingers between the case mouth and the bullet, when trying to hold them in place as he runs the combo into the seating die....