TTv2
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I decided that I wanted the ability to shoot .22 Mag from a rifle, but didn't want to buy a new rifle and figured for under $30 an adapter for .223 was worth trying. In the same order I also got a .30 Carbine for .308 and haven't been able to try that yet, don't have ammo, but after seeing the result of .22 Mag from .223, I'm sure the accuracy will be as good.
So, how was the accuracy? I was shooting at 15 yards using a wood block as a rest and it usually took two strikes on the rimfire primer to fire, so the couple times it fired on the first strike I got in the habit of not using my best trigger pulls and they turned into flyers. Flyers aside, the group was the size of a quarter. The POI was well below the bullseye, I expected that, but windage was about dead on.
So, is this something that is great for 50y headshots on anything? No, this is not a long range solution, not unless you had some way of having a second zero for a scope or you knew your holdover for a certain distance.
What use do these things have? Harvesting small game at close range, I'd like to see a .308 not blow up a rabbit at 10y or a .223 a squirrel at 15y. A second caliber option in the event you can't get ammo for the rifle or you can only find a certain ammo (.32 is one people are saying is available right now.)
That said, I do not recommend the .22 rimfire adapters because there's the issue of not firing on the first strike, but also the firing pin plug that is needed to fire them is easy to lose and without the plug you cannot shoot them.
I will recommend the .30 Carbine and .32 adapters because they don't require a plug to shoot them like the rimfires do, so you don't have to deal with losing a plug and it should also fire reliably on the first strike. I don't know that for a fact yet and it may just be my rifles causing the issue, but I will report back on the results for centerfire when I can get some .30 Carbine to shoot.
Also, I do want to say that I think rifles chambered for rimmed cartridges like .303, .30-30, 7.62x54r, .30-40 are better choices over rimless ones because the rim is a more positive headspace. By that I mean the manufacturer of these adapters doesn't know your specific rifle's chamber, so with the rimless adapters there's a chance the adapter will not sit deep enough in the chamber and not allow the bolt or the break action to close or will sit too deep and the firing pin won't hit the primer. Not saying that this is a guarantee, I haven't had this issue yet, but it is more difficult to close my break open rifle with the .22 Mag adapter while the shotgun adapters I have are no issue at all and those headspace off a rim.
EDIT: Adapter was bought from MCA Sports. I think they're the only company that makes rifle chamber adapters.
So, how was the accuracy? I was shooting at 15 yards using a wood block as a rest and it usually took two strikes on the rimfire primer to fire, so the couple times it fired on the first strike I got in the habit of not using my best trigger pulls and they turned into flyers. Flyers aside, the group was the size of a quarter. The POI was well below the bullseye, I expected that, but windage was about dead on.
So, is this something that is great for 50y headshots on anything? No, this is not a long range solution, not unless you had some way of having a second zero for a scope or you knew your holdover for a certain distance.
What use do these things have? Harvesting small game at close range, I'd like to see a .308 not blow up a rabbit at 10y or a .223 a squirrel at 15y. A second caliber option in the event you can't get ammo for the rifle or you can only find a certain ammo (.32 is one people are saying is available right now.)
That said, I do not recommend the .22 rimfire adapters because there's the issue of not firing on the first strike, but also the firing pin plug that is needed to fire them is easy to lose and without the plug you cannot shoot them.
I will recommend the .30 Carbine and .32 adapters because they don't require a plug to shoot them like the rimfires do, so you don't have to deal with losing a plug and it should also fire reliably on the first strike. I don't know that for a fact yet and it may just be my rifles causing the issue, but I will report back on the results for centerfire when I can get some .30 Carbine to shoot.
Also, I do want to say that I think rifles chambered for rimmed cartridges like .303, .30-30, 7.62x54r, .30-40 are better choices over rimless ones because the rim is a more positive headspace. By that I mean the manufacturer of these adapters doesn't know your specific rifle's chamber, so with the rimless adapters there's a chance the adapter will not sit deep enough in the chamber and not allow the bolt or the break action to close or will sit too deep and the firing pin won't hit the primer. Not saying that this is a guarantee, I haven't had this issue yet, but it is more difficult to close my break open rifle with the .22 Mag adapter while the shotgun adapters I have are no issue at all and those headspace off a rim.
EDIT: Adapter was bought from MCA Sports. I think they're the only company that makes rifle chamber adapters.
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