[DontBurnMyFlag]

Haha, I should have worded my thread better. Im not talking about different brands of ammunition here. For example, we know that a .357 can shoot .38 spl ammunition. Are there any other revolvers that shoot more than one type of ammo? Using moonclips or just the cylinder? I remember reading something about a revolver that shot .45 LC rounds and .410 shotgun shells or something like that. Just a gun question thats been boggling in my head for a while.

Thanks

[xring44]

Yes, there are several combinations,
.44 Magnum/.44 special
.454 Casul/.45 colt
and I believe Freedom arms has one with 3 cylinders includeing .45ACP

The question about the revolver shooting .45 colt and 410 gauge would be the tarus revolver I believe.

[Lou629]

Ruger makes ( or used to a while back ) a convertible, called a blackhawk i think? Comes with 2 cylinders, one is .357/.38 and the other is 9mm. I suppose you need moon clips for the 9's, although not sure about how that would work.

[pmbiker]

A revolver chambered for .45acp with moonies will shoot .45 super and 45AutoRim. You might want to keep the .45 super and hot .45AR loads out of your vintage 1917 revolvers though. Also I remember reading that someone, probably cor-bon is down loading the 500S&W magnum to a 500S&W special. S&W's new .460 magnum can shoot 454 casull and .45 colt. Ruger makes/made a couple of their single actions with interchangeable cylinders, .45 colt-.45acp and .357 mag-9mm. S&W up until recently sold a 10mm moon clip revolver that will also run with .40 ammo.

I may be wrong and don't quote me. I think the .44mag/special can use .44 russian and 454 Casull/.45 Colt will also chamber and fire .45 Schofield.

Almost forgot about the little old .22LR that will shoot .22long, short, CB caps etc.

Thats all I can think of for now, I'm sure there are others.

[Cocked & Locked]

The Medusa revolver supposedly shoots 25 different cartridges in the .380-9mm-.357 range from the same cylinder.

Medusa link...
http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/firearms/1277301.html

[Sistema1927]

The Ruger Blackhawk convertible does not need moon clips with the 9mm cylinder. While double action revolvers need the moon clips to facilitate extraction, the rod of a single-action does this job without needing clips. In fact, using clips in a single-action would keep you from extracting cases.

Another combination: The .32 H&R magnum will also fire .32 S&W and .32 S&W long.

[ID_shooting]

My Single-Six does 22LR, 22Mag and 22short

[foghornl]

ID Shooting was faster than me on the keyboard, but yeah, the Single Six with the extra cylinder will shoot .22Short/.22Long***/.22Long Rifle from one cylinder, and .22Mag from the other.

***I still see .22Shorts on the shelves, but it has been MANY YEARS since I have seen any .22Long ammo.

[stevekl]

You can get CCI brand .22 longs. A .22 long, by the way, has the same case as a .22 long rifle, but the .22 long shoots the same bullets as a .22 short.

Also, revolvers chambered for .460 S&W will also chamber .454 casull and .45 colt.

[BluesBear]

Also, revolvers chambered for .460 S&W will also chamber .454 casull and .45 colt.and .45 Schofield (aka .45 S&W)

The new Taurus will fire .45 S&W, .45 Colt and .410 shotshell.

The S&W 610 revolver, using moon clips, will fire both 10mm and .40 S&W.

And don't forget .38 Short Colt and .38 Long Colt work well in .38 Special (and .357)

You can also fire .22 WRF (Winchester Rim Fire) in a .22 WMR (Winchester Magnum Rimfire) chamber.

And of course there's the .22 BB Cap and 22 CB Cap* which can be fired in standard .22 Short/Long/Long Rifle chambers.
*the REAL .22 CB cap that is. What CCI calles a CB Cap is really just a low velocity .22 Short)

Yes CCI stil makes the .22 Long. Sadly most everyone else dropped them years ago. I try and buy .22 Longs whenever I can find them at a decent price. They feed better in many guns than shorts do and are great for plinking.
CCI also make the .22 CB Long which is nothing more than a low velocity .22 Long.
The Aguila .22 Colibri and Super Colibri are also .22 Long sized and will feed and function just fine in the old guns chambered for .22 Long.

[bakert]

bluesBear covered most I can think of. .38 are shot most in my .357s but my favorite is the Ruger Blackhawk .45Colt/.45ACP
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f241/brumanj/Picture138.jpg

[ID_shooting]

"You can also fire .22 WRF (Winchester Rim Fire) in a .22 WMR (Winchester Magnum Rimfire) chamber."

Not starting an argument, but Robereno would probably disagree with that statement...

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=211052&highlight=mag

[joab]

Nagant revolvers shoot many different .32 rounds

[MCgunner]

***I still see .22Shorts on the shelves, but it has been MANY YEARS since I have seen any .22Long ammo.

I find the CCI .22 CB shorts very useful. I'm out on the edge of town, but still in the city limits. I have a little back yard range, good backstop, big field with woods behind me, but I don't shoot anything overly powerful, nor too loud. Out of a rifle, CB Shorts are quieter than my old Benjamin pump up pellet gun. They have a little more umph if I have to shoot a possum or something and they're very accurate out of my old Remington rifle. They're louder out of my revolver, but nothing too bad. I practice all the time with it when I have a little time and can't get to the range.

[BluesBear]

I stand by my statement that you can fire .22WRF in a .22 WMR chamber all day.

The link ID_shooting shared is not relevant because the cases shown in that linked thread are .22 Long Rifle NOT .22 WRF.

If someone is so uneducated as to not know the difference between .22 Long Rifle and .22 Magnum then that's their personal malfunction.
But then it seems that ID_shooting doesn't know the differences either.

[Jamie B]

.480 Ruger in a .475 Linenbaugh.

Jamie

[Bill B.]

There are a few Ruger Vaquero's in 38/40 that also came with a extra .40S&W cylinder to the best of my memory.

[MCgunner]

You can indeed, as I understand it, shoot .22 WRF in a .22 WMR cylinder. However, I don't recall ever even seeing a .22 WRF round. They've been extinct since I was very young. I guess you might be able to get 'em somewhere, but I don't know from where that would be.

No, .22 LR won't fire in a magnum chamber, but .22 WRF is not .22 LR. Seems to be a mis-understanding here probably because few folks even know what a .22 WRF is. I've only read about it, never actually seen the cartridge or a gun chambered for it.

[JohnBT]

The chart in my '67 Shooter's Bible doesn't list them as interchangable and CCI has this to say:

www.cci-ammunition.com/default.asp?menu=1&s1=6&s2=18#r2

"Q: I just purchased a box of your part number 0069 and it says 22 WRF. Is not the same as the 22 Magnum I usually shoot, is this a "short" 22 Magnum?

A: The 22 WRF is a unique cartridge. It was made a century ago for the Winchester model 1890 and some others. Shoot those cartridges only in guns so marked. 22 WRF and 22 WMR are different cartridges with different bullet diameters. While we are on that topic, we advise against the use of the jacketed CCI 22 WRF ammo in revolvers marked for that caliber, as we have found such revolvers have bore diameters well under the 0.226" bullet diameter standard for WRF."

[Robereno]

“If someone is so uneducated as to not know the difference between .22 Long Rifle and .22 Magnum then that's their personal malfunction.”

Ouch. Well… technically I do know the difference between .22 LR & .22 Magnums. It’s the cylinder I couldn’t figure out. :D

Yep, I’m new at this and would have to admit to being uneducated on the subject. Learning more everyday. This forum helps immensely.

[BluesBear]

I wasn't referring to you Robereno.

[BluesBear]

The Medusa revolver supposedly shoots 25 different cartridges in the .380-9mm-.357 range from the same cylinder.
If you don't mind excessively bulged, and ocassionally split, cases then, yes, it will fire them.

Firing and safely firing are two different opinions.

[ID_shooting]

ok, I made a mistake, so shoot me.

[Myself]

I beleive the 445 magnum also fires the 44 mag and special.

The 357 maximum also fires the 357 mag and the 38 special.

The Ruger Buckeye was also made in 32 mag with an additional 32-20 cyl.

The others I know of have already been mentioned.

[ojh]

A Nagant M95 can shoot 7.62 Nagant, .32 S&W Long WC and .32 H&R Magnum in the original cylinder, and with a conversion cylinder it shoots .32ACP too.

[Radagast]

Some ICORE shooters shoot 9mm para in the .38 super chambered 627.