22 Shot Shells?
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There are other threads around here if you want more info, but I can't see them damaging rifling. That said, they may foul the rifling with lead a bit, and the general consensus is that firing shot in a rifled barrel "spins" the shot so you end up with sorta a donut-shaped pattern. Probably won't cycle semi-automatics, either (of course).
I've never heard that they were. What I have heard is that they're completely useless, won't cycle in semis, don't pattern worth a damn, lack any punch beyond about 10'.
All interweb opinions and YouTube watching mind you...but they hold no appeal to me, so no desire to test 'em out.
All interweb opinions and YouTube watching mind you...but they hold no appeal to me, so no desire to test 'em out.
I have an old Stevens boy's .22 with a smoothbore barrel. I've taken quite a few spruce hens with it, but at really close range (a little more than 10 ft., though, IIRC). Never tried patterning or anything like that, though.
Apparently they were quite popular for shooting starlings or sparrows and mice and rats in barns, where they wouldn't cause any damage.
BTW, you can't get steel shot for them, so forget about using one for geese or ducks.
Apparently they were quite popular for shooting starlings or sparrows and mice and rats in barns, where they wouldn't cause any damage.
BTW, you can't get steel shot for them, so forget about using one for geese or ducks.
The 22 shotshells firing from crimps are better than the ones that use a capsule. The #11-#12 shot is also good for creating artificial worm holes in faux antique refinishing.
I used to load 1 shot shell and one regular round alternately in my revolver for dispatching copperhead snakes when I lived in the States. More often than not the shot shell stuns them some what and you need to follow up with the real deal afterwards.
I used to load 1 shot shell and one regular round alternately in my revolver for dispatching copperhead snakes when I lived in the States. More often than not the shot shell stuns them some what and you need to follow up with the real deal afterwards.
22 shot shells will not harm the barrel. You need to be very close to your target if you are using a rifled barrel 22, because the rifling causes the shot pattern to spread open fast as it leaves the barrel (and there's not that much shot to begin with for good pattern density). So the closer the better (10 feet). If you have a smooth bore 22, the pattern will stay more together, but still the effective range should remain kind'a close, say about 15 feet, because there's not that much shot in the round.
Some 22 shot shells have long brass that is crimped at the top to hold in the shot. They can jam sometimes in a gun upon ejecting, as the brass is just a little too long. Shot shells that have plastic cups at the end to hold in the shot are the proper length and will not be too long to cause a jam. If I remember correctly, those were made by CCI?
Years ago the gun companies made 22 rifles with the option of a smooth bore barrel for 22 shot shells. They were intended for small varmint control in a garden, and I think there used to be a sport for shooting small clay targets indoors of large buildings?
Those 22 smooth bore guns are worth big dollars today, mostly as a collectable. As far as I know, no companies are making a 22 smooth bore today.
Some 22 shot shells have long brass that is crimped at the top to hold in the shot. They can jam sometimes in a gun upon ejecting, as the brass is just a little too long. Shot shells that have plastic cups at the end to hold in the shot are the proper length and will not be too long to cause a jam. If I remember correctly, those were made by CCI?
Years ago the gun companies made 22 rifles with the option of a smooth bore barrel for 22 shot shells. They were intended for small varmint control in a garden, and I think there used to be a sport for shooting small clay targets indoors of large buildings?
Those 22 smooth bore guns are worth big dollars today, mostly as a collectable. As far as I know, no companies are making a 22 smooth bore today.
Savage was making a single shot bolt action in smooth bore fairly recently if not currently. I have a friend who bought one new probably 4 years ago. He also has an old Remington pump in smooth bore.
It's actually pretty impressive what the smooth bore 22's are capable of. He uses them inside grainaries and sheds while I stand outside with a 410. He's killed a lot of pigeons, and a lot farther then 10ft. You want lots of fun, get inside a grainary full of mice with a couple smooth bore pumps.
As for a rifled barrel, as mentioned the effectiveness is very low, but it won't harm the gun. Probably want to clean it really well after though.
It's actually pretty impressive what the smooth bore 22's are capable of. He uses them inside grainaries and sheds while I stand outside with a 410. He's killed a lot of pigeons, and a lot farther then 10ft. You want lots of fun, get inside a grainary full of mice with a couple smooth bore pumps.
As for a rifled barrel, as mentioned the effectiveness is very low, but it won't harm the gun. Probably want to clean it really well after though.
A friend used shot shells in a chicken barn and .22 longs otherwise. The barrel was leaded to the point much of the rifling was invisible. It may have never been cleaned but the accuracy with the longs had a pattern worse than the shot shells. I may have been reduced to a smooth bore. The shot shells were able to kill mice inside the barn.
