10/22 and bird shot cartridges

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I was wondering if anyone has ever had luck shooting the bird shot shells threw the 10/22. It says in the manual to avoid it but im told its cause they cause more jams. anyone got thoughs
 
The rifling causes a pattern with a big void in the center. The cci ones with the gel/plastic ends should cycle ok, I have some but never tried then in a 10/22. Not much killing power, used them for shooing mice inside a trapper cabin. Don't think they'd take a grouse down.
 
I've been thinking of trying some of these out on paper at close-ish range just for the hell of it (with my 10/22). I'll post back if I ever get around to it. I'd kinda like to see this circular pattern the rifling is supposed to cause. That said, does anyone even make a smoothbore .22 any more?
 
sparq said:
I've been thinking of trying some of these out on paper at close-ish range just for the hell of it (with my 10/22). I'll post back if I ever get around to it. I'd kinda like to see this circular pattern the rifling is supposed to cause. That said, does anyone even make a smoothbore .22 any more?
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Try an older, shot-out Cooey rifle...;)
 
the EASY alternative would be to find or have someone make up a SMOOTH BORE 10/22 barrel- maybe somebody's castoff that has gone to a competition barrel-or one that's been shot out- something you can get for almost nothing- trouble is , being a 22, it takes a LOT to wear out a 22 barrel-and i think even a 410 would be more effective- and no, it doesn't bother the rifling- they're just lead shot, not steel, and no moreso than a bullet- it's just that effective range and shot pattern is so lousy out of the rifle-why bother comes to mind
it's the LENGTh OF THE CASE THAT CAUSES THE JAMS- the nose gets caught on the forward edge of the ejection port- you can get that out with a small screwdriver
 
I've tried shotshells in both my 10/22's and neither would extract. Have not tried them in my 10/22 M thou.
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I use them in an old BSA bolt repeater for pigeons in my barn.
You need to get within 20 yards or less to drop them consistently.
 
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my experience is that they don't have enough power to cycle a semi-auto action, I fired some from a remington nylon 66 and it kinda made me laugh how there was barely even a pop sound and left the empty case in the chamber.. The ones I had were just crimped on the end of the brass and once that opens they are longer than a full cartridge and that made it harder for me to even extract when manually cycling the bolt.
 
but they're WONDERFUL to play with somebody's mind with- slip a round or 2 of those in there when someone's doing a string and it REALLY throws off their concentration
 
Waste of cash. They will not cycle and often get stuck in my 1022 chamber as the tip of the case expands. The whole box is still sitting in my gun locker practically unused, and I dont plan on using them any time soon!
 
I've used them with my Ruger Bearcat on balloons, when first introducing youngsters to handgunning. Six busts with six shots is a guarantee to get them hooked. I see no other useful purpose for them.
 
I have had the experiance with a 597. What happens is the full brass shot shells expand when fired inside the throat of the barrel and 1 jamb the action effectively making your semi a straight pull bolt action. And 2 the empty brass drags on the edge of the rifling causing wear and if your ejector is worn can slip over the rim and then necessitates a manual extraction of the case.
3 The rifling spins the shot and doesn't keep it in a dense pattern.
4The fine #12shot in most of these shells can supposedly jamb in the rifling making slug firing dangerous with out a thorough cleaning first. I've never had this happen but its possible I suppose. I just find that the shells barely kill squirrels and if you can find them the #10 shot is marginally better.
I'm told that the shot shells with the plastic shot caps work better but have not tried them.
 
Dukester said:
I use them in an old BSA bolt repeater for pigeons in my barn.
You need to get within 20 yards or less to drop them consistently.
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I'd need to see a video to believe it. Unless you mean 20 feet, I don't buy it. I would let you shoot me in the face at 20 yards (okay 30 yards I would).

These things are more than useless at anything other than point blank. Kill a snake... Sure. A pigeon at 60 feet... Sorry, I'm skeptical.
 
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