Question for .22 gurus.
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skeetgunner
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You can but....
1. feeding from a mag may be an issue, but single loading would work
2. cycling in a semi-auto will be an issue
3. the shorter round will build up fouling in the chamber, hindering feeding of 22lr at a later time
Its also possible that a .22 short fired in a long barreled gun may not clear the barrel if it squibs and due to the quiet sound signature, might go undetected. A .22rf fired after that will either bulge or ring the barrel.
That's probably a general problem for .22cb, .22bb's and .22short in general.
1. feeding from a mag may be an issue, but single loading would work
2. cycling in a semi-auto will be an issue
3. the shorter round will build up fouling in the chamber, hindering feeding of 22lr at a later time
Its also possible that a .22 short fired in a long barreled gun may not clear the barrel if it squibs and due to the quiet sound signature, might go undetected. A .22rf fired after that will either bulge or ring the barrel.
That's probably a general problem for .22cb, .22bb's and .22short in general.
Thanks guys. I never realy heard that you shouldn't. Just of the 22's I own some are marked 22lr only and others s,l,lr. I new the semi's may not fed well and the mags may not function because they are marked lr only. But I have a single shot that is marked 22LR only.
Anyway, thanks.
Anyway, thanks.
cz452shooter
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I know some people who shoot shorts through their CZ's without a problem (not very accurate though). I think it is mainly the issues skeetgunner addressed.
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I have posted this previously, but will reiterate. All other, shorter ammo may be safely fired in the Long rifle only chamber. However, if a large number of shorts are fired in the LR chamber, a ring of "pitting" will form right at the position where the short case ends in the chamber. This may create extraction problems when using long or long rifle ammo in the future. It is noteworthy that it takes a considerable amount of shooting with shorts to create this problem. A few boxes does not result in any issues whatsoever.
Obviously any "odd" sound on discharge should be followed up with a check to be sure it was not a squib load, and that the bore is clear. Regards, Eagleye.
Obviously any "odd" sound on discharge should be followed up with a check to be sure it was not a squib load, and that the bore is clear. Regards, Eagleye.
I have an old remington 550 (I think) that is a tube fed semi that will reliably cycle s, l, lr. It does this with the help of a floating chamber. (I haven't noticed any pitting and its a very old gun with probably countless rounds through it)
The current remington 552 speedmaster will do the same thing but does it not with a floating chamber but with a very light recoil spring and a big rubber bumper in the rear of the action to absorb the smack.
The current remington 552 speedmaster will do the same thing but does it not with a floating chamber but with a very light recoil spring and a big rubber bumper in the rear of the action to absorb the smack.
Got pics? Where'd you find it?
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What he said...
For now, I like the look:
I hope the mods are okay with the labels on that pic, esp. considering the dates!
Quick thing - the CB longs have, well, "longer" casings to theoretically help them feed better in .22 LR firearms. Cycling's a function of the cartridge's "oomph", though.
Also, I love the story I heard of the fellow who shot CB's from his .22 short pistol; apparently they cycled fully..
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ajayofcanada
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I have a match barrel and tried to solve the Stinger myth. When I had the barrel out of the rifle, I took a Stinger and it slid right in, no force required. I have a feeling that all match barrels accommodate the extra MM. or 2 for Stingers, but people still believe the old wives tale that it is a horrible idea, without actually proving whether it is true or not.
My advice is to prove it for yourself first, ask a guy at the range who's shooting Stinger 22's if you can borrow 1 Stinger round to see for yourself.
My advice is to prove it for yourself first, ask a guy at the range who's shooting Stinger 22's if you can borrow 1 Stinger round to see for yourself.
whatever is that you have is probably not "match chambered", which does require a bit of force to feed any 22lr ammo. That is because bullet actually cuts into rifling in match chambered barrel. And those, real match chambered barrels are not good for stingers. Or rather stingers are not good for those barrels. Everything else "match-ish" is good to go.
gringo, honestly I don't know why would you want to feed your rifle with 22 shorts or longs or CB's. You will not make it miraclously quieter that airgun but will loose accuracy and punch. Some semi's will cycle and shoot very well 22longs because those are close to 22lr dimentionally. In fact 22 longs are good to shoot through 22lr pistols - no recoil whatsoever.
