Why .22 short

The bullet weight ranges from 30g to 50g with velocities ranging from to feet per second. Yes, technically you can but the rifle chambered in. Here are a few things to consider when doing so. The 22 short, 22 long, and 22 long rifle all have the same rim, base, and neck diameter on the case this is known as a straight case.

The rest of the bullet protruding from the neck is relatively the same diameter as the case for all three. The difference between the bullets is mainly in the weight grain with the 22 long rifle being heavier and longer compared to the 22 short and 22 long.

This means that you can technically fire a 22 short or long in a 22 long rifle, however, the 22 long rifle has been designed with a chamber specific for a 22lr cartridge. As you chamber a 22lr cartridge into a 22lr rifle that has been designed for a 22lr cartridge, the bullet engages with the barrel rifling immediately.

If you chamber a 22 short into a 22lr rifle that has been designed for a 22lr cartridge, the 22 short bullet will have to travel a short distance after being fired before engaging with the rifling, which will affect the accuracy of the bullet. Another thing to consider is the rifling inside the barrel. Barrels designed for the 22 short have a or rate of twist for the lighter bullet. A barrel designed for the 22 long rifle has a rate of twist for the longer and heavier bullets.

This again will affect accuracy if you shoot a 22 short in a 22 long rifle barrel. The 22 long and 22 long rifle has enough chamber pressure to cycle a semi-auto, whereas the 22 short will not reliably cycle a semi-auto and you will most likely have regular jamming. See the size difference in the table above. Instead, the bullet is the same diameter at the base of the bullet, which is then inserted into the neck of the casing.

The casing of the 22WMR is therefore slightly wider than the bullet. Almost a waste to use a heavy forged action like the 6 on a. Being accurate and quiet, it was great to stop rabbits and squirrels from raiding the garden. Vegetable gardens used to be a bunch more popular than they are now.

Advanced is being able to do the basics while your leg is on fireBill Jeans Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put upRobert Frost. Even the longs were a little cheaper than long rifles.

Remember the hardware store guy selling individual rounds out of the box? Ours did -- and to year-olds like me. When I came up with 4 bits I could get a box of shorts and have enough change for a pepsi-cola in the grocery area of the store.

Shorts did everything I needed from my trusty a yard shot was a loong shot back in those days and I didn't risk ammo on yard shots. I can't remember when I started using long-rifles, but would not have been until the ammo companies started putting them out in bulk packs and selling them cheaper than shorts which has been a long time I know.

The greatest patriot Patrick Henry. That is why most old Stevens Favorites have eroded chambers and won't extract long cases. Yes, they were sold at the grocery store because they were the first ingredient in many recipes. I never bought any liquor there I was too young anyway , but they always had lots of ammo. I would have a. Never worried about anyone stealing the bike or the rifle.

I wish we could go back to that kind of thing. You sure can get a lot of them in a tubular magazine In the UK it was tradition to shoot Rooks when the young branchers were leaving the nest, a large Rookery required at least a couple of boxes of shorts and my Erma Leveraction used to get quite warm.

I guess the little. You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. To anger a Conservative lie to him, to anger a Liberal tell him the truth.

A perfect example of a democrat lie. Second, My lever action repeaters and single shots are much more versatile though. They can handle everything from. Overall, I find the utility and versatility a welcome advantage of being able to use about any. I'll buy them anytime I see them.

They don't tick my nearest neighbors off to much when shooing my single six of Winchester I still use hearing protection when shooting anything. I have that ringing in my ears 24 7. Dam tinnitus will drive you crazy!

Is that correct? Want REAL change? I think, anyway. Paul - in Pereira "He is the best friend of American liberty who is most sincere and active in promoting true and undefiled religion. Click, ping. I currently use the Super Colibri in my Henry. With 4 Irish Terrier-ists outdoors all day, any pests are night time only now. The report sounded like a dud in my rifles. Took quite a few checks after firing before I finally decided they were OK, and not stuck in the bore!

Amazingly, the Remington branded 22 Longs made the rifle look like a shotgun! Groups averaged close to 5 inches. Never could figure out why. Moot point now. No one makes them anymore. Abbey, I can load up the with like My grandfathers brother was killed not to many years after they got the gun.

He was shot in the head by one of their cousins supposedly by accident. My grandfather also told me , when he and my grandmother were first married that little rifle kept them in meat. Blow it up and you will see written "For small game hunting". This was done to beat the Geneva convention. The "Small Game" was japs in the South Pacific Military Wiki Explore. Popular pages. Raaen, Jr. Project maintenance. Register Don't have an account? Edit source History Talk 0. For other. ISBN Gun Digest Books.

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