22 Revolver Flexibility
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waterhouse
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I've shot .22 shorts in a ruger single six without problem. If you shoot a lot of them it is a good idea to scrub the cylynder prior to shooting LR, as they can get stuck.
MacAR
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Yes, it should. If it will chamber a 22 LR then it will shoot longs and shorts just as well.
Mac
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NIGHTLORD40K
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What kind of revolver are we talkin bout?
NIGHTLORD40K
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Hmmm....didnt know Winchester ever made a production revolver, let alone one chambered for .22. Got pics?
Reason I ask is there were some revolvers made in the late 1880s which were stamped ."22 CAL" and were capable of chambering a .22lr, but whch were only proof-tested for shorts.
J-Bar
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I found this for what it’s worth.
If DuckyLuck really has an authentic Winchester revolver, he should get it appraised rather than shooting it.
MacAR
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You have a Hi Standard. They are nicely made, though cheaper, firearms. I've never owned one of them but have tried to. Those people I know that do have them say that they are nice shooters, and can handle just about anything you can cram in the chambers. Here's a link to a pretty nice review: https://gundigest.com/gun-reviews/gun-review-the-sentinel-22-revolver . Enjoy!
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Starter52
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^^^^ What Mac said.
The High Standard Sentinel was a well respected gun back in the 1970's. Not as slick as a Colt or S&W but a good reliable gun.
Ok for shorts, longs or LR.
The High Standard Sentinel was a well respected gun back in the 1970's. Not as slick as a Colt or S&W but a good reliable gun.
Ok for shorts, longs or LR.
Pat Riot
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I had a High Standard Sentinel Mark IV .22 Magnum. It is a 9 shot revolver.
I gave mine to my sister. She has bad hand arthritis but she can shoot the High Standard East enough. It’s her “house gun”.
Mine was very reliable. It was so-so in regards to accuracy.
I would recommend not trying to disassemble the gun down to the frame as it takes 3 hands and a very salty vocabulary to get them back together. Maybe once a year or so squirt some Hornady One Shot Cleaner and Lube in the firing pin hole and the frame openings for the trigger, hammer and hand and also on the ejector rod.
Getting parts is getting harder and harder.
If you clean it and take care of it that revolver should be a reliable shooter for some time.
Enjoy it.
I gave mine to my sister. She has bad hand arthritis but she can shoot the High Standard East enough. It’s her “house gun”.
Mine was very reliable. It was so-so in regards to accuracy.
I would recommend not trying to disassemble the gun down to the frame as it takes 3 hands and a very salty vocabulary to get them back together. Maybe once a year or so squirt some Hornady One Shot Cleaner and Lube in the firing pin hole and the frame openings for the trigger, hammer and hand and also on the ejector rod.
Getting parts is getting harder and harder.
If you clean it and take care of it that revolver should be a reliable shooter for some time.
Enjoy it.
.308 Norma
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The High Standard Sentinel probably was "well respected" back in the '70s, but the guns themselves went way further back than that. The best that I can recall, I bought mine in 1964 or 1965, and my dad had one of the snub-nosed versions that he bought sometime in the '50s.
I've mentioned my High Standard Sentinel before in threads about guns that people regret selling. I can't even remember now why I sold mine - it was dependable and surprisingly (to me anyway) accurate. Many a tin can, jack rabbit and mountain grouse fell to that 22 revolver.
At any rate, yeah, a person can shoot shorts, longs and long rifles in a High Standard Sentinel - I did. Furthermore, I loaded mine with shorts when I let my wife shoot it as that was the first time in her life she had ever fired a gun - in June of 1971, less than a week after we got married.
TheWarhammer
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I love my 1955 Hi-Standard Sentinel R-101. My Dad taught me to shoot with one just like it. We shot that little pistol for years. Thousands of rounds later, when I was about 20 years old, it finally broke. The top strap fractured and popped right off. Sadly, there was nothing to be done about it. I really missed that little revolver. Fast forward 25 years to 2019 and my Dad presented me with a gift... He had found an identical Sentinel in a pawn shop and bought it for me as a Christmas gift. For some reason, Dad had even kept the leather holster he bought for the original gun. That holster had sat empty for 25 years and it finally had a use again. It was like getting a piece of my childhood back!
I've shot .22 LR, Long, Short, shot shells, CB and Super Colibri through it. With the CBs and Super Colibri, it's ridiculously quiet. I've shot pellet guns with more noise and recoil, lol. It's truly one of my most fun guns.
I've shot .22 LR, Long, Short, shot shells, CB and Super Colibri through it. With the CBs and Super Colibri, it's ridiculously quiet. I've shot pellet guns with more noise and recoil, lol. It's truly one of my most fun guns.
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NIGHTLORD40K
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I saw one at a local gunshop today, unfired, mint in box.
Are you sitting down?
They were asking $795 (!!!!!!!!) for it..........
Are you sitting down?
They were asking $795 (!!!!!!!!) for it..........
FFGColorado
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Used to have a Taurus 8 shot 22Mag revolver and shot everything '22' from it no problem.
Pat Riot
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I saw one at a local gunshop today, unfired, mint in box.
Are you sitting down?
They were asking $795 (!!!!!!!!) for it..........
Whoa! I will double that...
Geno929
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I have a High Standard Double-Nine with Nickle plating and black plastic grips. Had it for decades. It's a good shooter and devours any and all ammo. I have an similar leather holster in black. Excellent little field gun.
Driftwood Johnson
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Getting back to the original question, if we are talking about Winchester rifles, the pump action Model 1890 could only feed and chamber 22 Short, 22 Long, OR 22 Long Rifle. They could not feed and chamber the other two cartridges interchangeably. The chambering was clearly marked on the barrel as to which 22 rimfire cartridge they were chambered for. The way the carriers were designed, they could only accommodate each specific cartridge, and the chambers were cut for that cartridge.
These were the classic gallery rifles, and more were sold chambered for 22 Short than the other two cartridges.
By the time Winchester brought out the Model '06 pump, it could chamber and feed all three rounds interchangeably.
Getting back to the original question, if we are talking about Winchester rifles, the pump action Model 1890 could only feed and chamber 22 Short, 22 Long, OR 22 Long Rifle. They could not feed and chamber the other two cartridges interchangeably. The chambering was clearly marked on the barrel as to which 22 rimfire cartridge they were chambered for. The way the carriers were designed, they could only accommodate each specific cartridge, and the chambers were cut for that cartridge.
These were the classic gallery rifles, and more were sold chambered for 22 Short than the other two cartridges.
By the time Winchester brought out the Model '06 pump, it could chamber and feed all three rounds interchangeably.
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