[Betty]

Look really close now....

http://www.olegvolk.net/runt_pics/guns/mysterygun1.jpg

And that's my only hint! :p
I'm so mean.....

[Walosi]

One of my kids has reitred from the Army since I last saw one, but isn't that the firing pin and headspacing pin on a S&W .22 Jet?

[Betty]

Walosi,
You just spoiled my fun! :p

More pics:
http://www.olegvolk.net/runt_pics/guns/mysterygun2.jpg

http://www.olegvolk.net/runt_pics/guns/mysterygun3.jpg

http://www.olegvolk.net/runt_pics/guns/mysterygun4.jpg

[Marko Kloos]

Very nice. Make sure you keep the chambers squeaky-clean and dry...the .22 Remington Jet has a tendency to back out of the cylinder against the recoil shield otherwise.

Where'd you find it? Did it come with the original box with cutouts?

[Walosi]

De debbil made me do dat :rolleyes:
but I doubt if I spoiled the shootin' part of your fun, from the looks of that beauty. What is ammo/loading component availability nowadays?

[Betty]

The gun is my brother's latest acquisition. Apparently he got a good deal in the trade. It has a woman's name engraved on the left side of the frame (Eleanor something-or-other). I don't think it came with it's original packaging.

.22 Jet has a quite of "oomph." It is a necked down .357! AFAIK, the ammo is discontinued? My brother saved the brass, and he hopes to try his hand at reloading.

[Walosi]

I've been out of touch with that gun and ammo since the early 60s. A friend of my dad had one, and a couple of Behlert conversions in .22 Hornet. I lusted for one mightyly, but they went away before my earning power caught up. Since I loaded the Hornet, I was allowed to shoot his conversions to my hearts content, but the Jet was the one that brought out the sweats. Lendringser is right about the Jet. The upper pin was intended to bear against the case head just enough to keep it from backing up, tying up the primer on the firing pin. The Hornets had a tendency to stick in the chamber if they were not loads that had been fired in that particular gun, also. Idiosyncracies of bottle-neck cartridges in a revolver. Picky, but FUN shooting.

[Marko Kloos]

Old Western Scrounger has .22 Remington Jet brass for $26.96 per 100. I don't think anyone still stocks factory ammo for it.

[Gordon]

Hey I like jet's . I would have answered but you beat me. I have never had a case 'back up' in my 1200rnds of jet shooting in 2 of them. About 15 years ago I traded up from my 6" to an 8 3/8" one that was cleaner. I still have dies and a Contender barrel(with phanton scope) and shoot these at ground squirrel when the spirit moves me , but I haven't been moved in 6 years. These are way cool sort of a "super K-22 masterpiece" .Bad news is a lot were butchered into PPC guns because of floating firing pin. BTW the chronographed velocity from 8 3/8" barrel for Remington factory loads was 1950fps from my gun. 1850 from 6".

[crewzer]

I think thatjg sales (http://www.jgsales.com/jgusedrif.html#usedhandguns) has them

[4thHorseman]

runt_of_the_litter, Thanks, I like that. I never seen anything like that before.:)

[Traveler]

If you're a little handy it's worth the time to make up a set of .22 lr chamber inserts from brass. The aluminum ones are okay, but brass works better.