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Any reason a 223

RosieRosie Member Posts: 14,525 ✭✭✭
edited November 2013 in Ask the Experts
50 grain bullet wouldn't work in a 22 magnum rimfire?
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  • duckhunterduckhunter Member Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Can't think of any [8] [8] [8] [8]
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  • SoreShoulderSoreShoulder Member Posts: 3,148 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You mean 50 of course?

    The powder charge may be wrong even if the bullet you pulled out of the case was 50 grains because the jacket may be harder to engrave.

    The ogive is probably too long to feed through the magazine.

    Most 224 50 grain bullets are probably thinly jacketed varmint bullets but it may not expand because it will be driven much slower than it ordinarily is.

    The jackets of centerfire 22 bullets are strong because of RPM. RPM can help expansion. You're not going to get the RPM with a 22mag.
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  • Hawk CarseHawk Carse Member Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It has been done but the increase in bullet weight, bearing surface, and jacket stiffness really boost the chamber pressure. Normally only done in strong single shot as TC Contender.
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  • tsr1965tsr1965 Member Posts: 8,682 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you want to experiment like that, I would suggest, that you find a Cooper Model 38, chambered in 22 CCM(Cooper Centerfire Magnum).

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