22 mag/22 LR

madmex65 · 10-06-2009, 02:54 PM

I've had a new shooter ask me why you can't shoot 22 lr in a 22 mag cylinder of a Single-Six...and why you can't shoot a 22 lr in a 22 mag bolt action rilfe...I thought I'd ask my fellow participants on this sight to share their insights on this thoughtful question.
Thanks to all.

jerry · 10-06-2009, 02:56 PM

Ruger paid engineers to safely and properly specify and manufacture chambers for fit function and safety. Never fire a type of ammunition in a firearm that is not designed for it.

TeeRex · 10-06-2009, 03:05 PM

Besides what Jerry said the case on a 22 magnum is wider than a 22lr. I've never tried, but a 22lr in a 22mag chamber could also cause case failure.

big shrek · 10-06-2009, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TeeRex

Besides what Jerry said the case on a 22 magnum is wider than a 22lr. I've never tried, but a 22lr in a 22mag chamber could also cause case failure.

That ain't a could, it's a WILL.

Usualy rip down one side.

sell33 · 10-06-2009, 11:01 PM

^^i have seen it done with no problems when i was young and dumb. but i know better now and wont let anyone do it.

big shrek · 10-06-2009, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sell33

^^i have seen it done with no problems when i was young and dumb. but i know better now and wont let anyone do it.

Lucky ducky

I'm tempted to do it just for posterities sake...but I don't wanna screw up a Marlin 25MN rifle that shoots teensy lil groups

I guess next time I borrow a Savage I'll make a lil U-Tube movie

blaster · 10-07-2009, 08:40 AM

When I ws a young & dumb kid, a friend and I used to shoot .22 lr s out of his father's .22 mag High Standard derringer. never had a safty problem but the cases split and sometimes were hard to extract. his father found out about it and gave us a "talking to" and we never did it again. it can be done but it is not the right thing to do. accuracy probably would suffer too. but that was not a problem with a derringer cause they don't have any to start with.

10-06-2009, 02:54 PM	#1
madmex65 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Prescott Valley, AZ Posts: 4	22 mag/22 LR I've had a new shooter ask me why you can't shoot 22 lr in a 22 mag cylinder of a Single-Six...and why you can't shoot a 22 lr in a 22 mag bolt action rilfe...I thought I'd ask my fellow participants on this sight to share their insights on this thoughtful question. Thanks to all.

10-06-2009, 02:56 PM	#2
jerry Short Time Shirt Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 13,228 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	Ruger paid engineers to safely and properly specify and manufacture chambers for fit function and safety. Never fire a type of ammunition in a firearm that is not designed for it. Last edited by jerry; 10-06-2009 at 02:58 PM.

10-07-2009, 08:40 AM	#7
blaster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida Posts: 1,294	When I ws a young & dumb kid, a friend and I used to shoot .22 lr s out of his father's .22 mag High Standard derringer. never had a safty problem but the cases split and sometimes were hard to extract. his father found out about it and gave us a "talking to" and we never did it again. it can be done but it is not the right thing to do. accuracy probably would suffer too. but that was not a problem with a derringer cause they don't have any to start with. __________________ peace through superior firepower

10-06-2009, 03:05 PM	#3
TeeRex Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central, OH Posts: 339 Images: 1	Besides what Jerry said the case on a 22 magnum is wider than a 22lr. I've never tried, but a 22lr in a 22mag chamber could also cause case failure.

10-06-2009, 11:01 PM	#5
sell33 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,035	^^i have seen it done with no problems when i was young and dumb. but i know better now and wont let anyone do it.