22 magnum......

[pwillie]

Can you safely shoot a 22 LR cartridge CCI Rat shot in a Ruger revolver 22 magnum?

 

[dickydalton]

No

 

[Alaskan Ironworker]

And no

 

[Armored farmer]

.22 mag chamber is larger than .22lr. The brass will split every time.
I'm not certain how dangerous it is...just not s good idea in general.

 

[Riomouse911]

I’ll fourth it...gotta keep them separate .

Stay safe!

 

[crestoncowboy]

Like they said, it will split cases every time. We know this most likely because we have done it many times, or at least I have with normal 22lr ammo. They do make rat shot in 22 mag.

 

[Walkalong]

Actually they do, I have some.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1...fire-wmr-52-grain-12-shot-shotshell-box-of-20

 

[DM~]

Some one use to (and maybe still does) make some sleeves you can push into a 22 mag. cyl., and then safely shoot LR's in the mag. cyl...

Yes they do work just fine, I have some...

DM

 

[Walkalong]

I wonder if fired .22 mag cases could be cut for that?

 

[CraigC]

It won't explode but the cases will split and you'll probably get debris in your face.

 

[DM~]

I wonder if fired .22 mag cases could be cut for that?

I've seen it done...

DM

 

[Walkalong]

you'll probably get debris in your face.

That is what happened to me 40+ years ago when I tried it.

 

[crestoncowboy]

With normal 22 lr you occasionally get a bit of lead splatter. I have never seen it with a shotshell though. I wouldn't recommend anyone else doing it either way. Regardless of what I actually do. I also have more scars and healed bones than most.

 

[Gordon]

Mag rat shot is so much better !

 

[ontarget]

I have tried it. The absolutely do split every time.

 

[TTv2]

If it's a matter of life and death, you can get away with it, but you lose a lot of velocity and accuracy doing it.

 

[Walkalong]

If it's a matter of life and death, you can get away with it, but you lose a lot of velocity and accuracy doing it.

Like shooting .223 in a .222 Mag. You can do it, but that doesn't make it a good idea.

 

[crestoncowboy]

Accuracy wouldn't suffer in a shot shell I wouldn't think. That's what the op asked about.

But yeah it usually does suffer in the convertable 22/22mags when shooting regular bullets. All mine shoot 22 pretty poorly

 

[Gordon]

My ranch gun is an old three screw Ruger Single six 9.5" convertible with the .22 mag cylinder in place with CCI rat shot in first three chambers and two 40 grain hollow points in the last two (not converted, I load 5 rounds into it and down on an empty chamber. ) CCI .22 Mag Rat shot is twice as effective as .22lr shot in that revolver with the .22LR cylinder in place.

 

[crestoncowboy]

Mine is a new model but I have done the same with 4 mags and 2 rat shot.

When I bought my 329pd my plan was 4 magnums and 2 snake shot. Unfortunately the recoil from a magnum in that gun busts the rat shot and the pellets fall everywhere.