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.22 short in 22 LR
04 January 2009, 01:07
robm.22 short in 22 LR
any problem firing 22 shorts in rifle chambered for long rifle? i've got a mental image of the bullet jumping out to the far end of the chamber before the rifling starts and leaving shaved-off lead behind. just an over active imagination? thanks, R
04 January 2009, 01:14
tin cancontinuous (like for centuries) use in this practice is said to slightly crater the LR chamber at the length of the short case.
I'd do it.
04 January 2009, 01:16
recoilpadI do it all of time in my Remington 552 Speedmaster. You have to give it a good cleaning after each shooting session. Once I shot 2000 shorts before cleaning the rifle and it wouldn't chamber long rifles any more. My gunsmith had to take it down and really give it good cleaning. After a while it makes a .22 short chamber.
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04 January 2009, 02:02
MickinColoI have a Winchester 94/22 that has problems chambering shorts, I have to take it slow. I have a Winchester 62A that shoots them with no problems. Some autos have trouble with them jamming but if you want to shoot shorts in your LR chambered rifle or handgun, go for it.
Recoilpad is right, if you fire a bunch of them you’ll probably need to clean your chamber before using LRs again. That’s no big deal, just clean your rifle.
04 January 2009, 02:35
vapodogI shoot shorts for fun and practice with kids all the time.....never a problem...
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04 January 2009, 04:43
ddunnThere is no safetly issue.
There may be a cycling issue if dealing with a semi-auto rifle/pistol.
Accuracy will suffer. Tight chambers are more accurate.
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04 January 2009, 05:11
Mort CanardMany magazine fed 22lr rifles have trouble feeding Longs, shorts, or CBs from the magazine. You may have to use your rifle like a single shot if that is possible.
There are quite a number of older rifles that will handle all three.
The cleaning recommendations are probably not a bad idea.
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05 January 2009, 08:58
BBBruceIMO that's what they make 'em for. I suppose there may be some somewhere (ie a carnival), but I do not remember ever hearing of a chambering for .22 short. Of course, there's a lot I don't remember these days.
05 January 2009, 11:11
seafire2quote:
Originally posted by recoilpad:
I do it all of time in my Remington 552 Speedmaster. You have to give it a good cleaning after each shooting session. Once I shot 2000 shorts before cleaning the rifle and it wouldn't chamber long rifles any more. My gunsmith had to take it down and really give it good cleaning. After a while it makes a .22 short chamber.
tons of 22 rifles rifles listed that their magazine held x amount of 22 LR, 22 Shorts or 22 Longs..
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05 January 2009, 11:52
Rodney H.{500Jeffery}If you want a quieter round to use and don't like chambering shorts in your long rifle chamber then try some Aguila Super Calibri as these are lower power and very quiet. Rodney.
06 January 2009, 01:05
ddunnquote:
Originally posted by BBBruce:
IMO that's what they make 'em for. I suppose there may be some somewhere (ie a carnival), but I do not remember ever hearing of a chambering for .22 short. Of course, there's a lot I don't remember these days.
I have seen a 22Short rifle at the range. It was old. It was a pump. The owners were trying to feed it 22LR. It didn't function with 22LR.
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06 January 2009, 01:52
DUKThese slow .22 lr "Z" gallery or room loads are available from RWS, Winchester and others and use the lighter .22 short's bullet. They do not carry propellent, only the primer, make little noise but are still pretty precise until 50 meters or so and do not generate the cleaning issue.
06 January 2009, 03:18
MickinColoI remember some Winchester 62s chambered for the 22 short. They were used in shooting galleries and parlors. I remember seeing a few of them in a rack for sale many years ago. Used guns that were shot out (the barrels weren’t shot out, the actions were falling apart though).