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22 short

dallas.comdallas.com Member Posts: 214 ✭✭✭
edited May 2006 in General Discussion
Can one safely shot a 22 short in a 22 lr pistol?
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  • KK Member Posts: 1,291 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    All things being in order...yes (rev/ Semi/ singleshot?).
    We use CB mini caps in 22 Lrs often. Will NOT work a semi-auto action (makes it a single shot) but no harm to gun or shooter.
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  • hughbetchahughbetcha Member Posts: 7,801 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There are some folks who beleive that extensive shooting .22 short in .22 LR chamber will damage the chamber, erode the throat etc, resulting in loss of accuracy.
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  • ripley16ripley16 Member Posts: 4,834 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by hughbetcha
    There are some folks who beleive that extensive shooting .22 short in .22 LR chamber will damage the chamber, erode the throat etc, resulting in loss of accuracy.


    I messed up an Ithica model 49 doing just that. It takes a lot of shooting to do it though.
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  • rossowmnrossowmn Member Posts: 1,959 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks for asking that question. I, too, have wondered about using shorts. Of course, with LR going for less than half what I pay for shorts, I don't shoot many shorts. [:)]
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  • bobskibobski Member Posts: 17,866 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    if you shoot a short in LR bbl, the bullet must jump to the lands and grooves, because of the shorter case length. that is where the wear takes place. for comparison..picture shooting a .308 in 30-06.
    with that said, gun makers have beem making guns that will chamber all 3 bullets and are so marked 'short/long/long rifle,' for years. though it works, they never said its accurate and good for the gun.
    Retired Naval Aviation
    Former Member U.S. Navy Shooting Team
    Former NSSA All American
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  • 11BravoCrunchie11BravoCrunchie Member Posts: 33,423 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    22 shorts are great for taking care of stray cats within the city limits. I'll just leave it at that.
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  • gearheaddadgearheaddad Member Posts: 15,091 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Zulu7
    22 shorts are great for taking care of stray cats within the city limits. I'll just leave it at that.

    So is a cb cap and/or a conibear!!!
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  • mpolansmpolans Member Posts: 1,752 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by hughbetcha
    There are some folks who beleive that extensive shooting .22 short in .22 LR chamber will damage the chamber, erode the throat etc, resulting in loss of accuracy.


    I believe the above is one concern. In addition, if you fire a bunch of .22 shorts, if you try to fire some .22 LR without cleaning the chamber you might have some problems with them chambering.
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  • buddybbuddyb Member Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My experience with CB shorts is they are dirty.They crudded up my single shot so bad the bolt would not close.
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  • ZinderblocZinderbloc Member Posts: 925 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I agree with buddyb about CB caps. They seem to have some sort of waxy coating on the bullet (at least the CCI's do). The plated .22 shorts from Remington don't have this problem.

    gearheaddad: Conibear + peanut butter = no more gray squirrels in the attic.

    FYI for you non-trappers: a Conibear is a body-grip trap.
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  • oldemagicsoldemagics Member Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Zulu7
    22 shorts are great for taking care of stray cats within the city limits. I'll just leave it at that.

    exactly, keep a small handfull just for "covert tactical removal" when the "sensitive" neigbors are about
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  • dallas.comdallas.com Member Posts: 214 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Got a good deal on an old astra pistol that only shoots 22 short and never thought before about if it was ok to use them on a 22lr
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  • anderskandersk Member Posts: 3,627 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    It is not a problem to shoot a few, but I would not do it a lot since the chamber could be messed up a bit if it is done continually. Since .22 LR's actually cost less ... why mess around with shorts?
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:exactly, keep a small handfull just for "covert tactical removal" when the "sensitive" neigbors are about

    That would include me dogbreath.[:(!]
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