.22 Shorts in my Ruger SP101?

[PearlJam]

Simple question...

I own a River SP101 that I use to shoot. 22LR currently. I am wondering if I could also use. 22 shorts in it. I am taking my girlfriend to the range and want to start her with the quietest caliber I can.

Thanks

 

[Brian Williams]

In that tank of a 22, shoot what ever you desire.

 

[PearlJam]

I thought it might be OK, but I was always taught not to put any ammo in a gun that is not marked for it. The Kruger is marked. 22LR

 

[MagnumDweeb]

You want quiet, get .22lr Colibri 'Quiet Shot', you can order at ammunitiontogo.com. I get it from my FFL guy 5,000rds at a time for my NRA Pistol classes. Best stuff to help those akward and anxious first time shooters get over their fears.

 

[19-3Ben]

yeah, it's absolutely 100% no problem. Might have to clean out the chambers before moving up to .22LR, otherwise since the case is shorter in the .22short, you'll get fouling in the chamber that could cause the .22LRs to stick.
But it's certainly safe and I think .22short in an SP101 is a FANTASTIC idea for teaching a new shooter. Kudos to you for a good idea.

 

[Stophel]

There's the .22 Short, Long, and Long Rifle. Kind of like .44 Russian, .44 Special, and .44 Magnum. Just short, medium, and long versions of the same thing.

 

[Daizee]

The SP101/.22 is my favorite first hangun for introducing new shooters. Any .22 revolver is great for that job. Regarding "quiet", just please make sure she wears hearing protection no matter what powder-burning cartridge you start with.

regular .22LR subsonics such as any low-end "match" or "target" ammo are good starters as well, and typically cheaper than .22 shorts. They'll also match POA/POI better.


-Daizee

 

[PearlJam]

She absolutely will be wearing ear and eye (just in case) protection while shooting. Safety is always THE primary concern for me, hence this thread.

Thank you.

 

[sheepdog]

CCI CB caps are commonly available...come in short and long brass, and are powered by primer only...plenty accurate at 20 feet...about as loud as clapping your hands...

 

[NMGonzo]

shoot regular .22 lr and double up in the protection with plugs and muffs.

Yesterday at the range I could not hear the guy next to me firing his .22 rifle.

*pof* was all that I registered.

 

[PearlJam]

Just noticed that the auto-correct function on my phone changed "Ruger" to river and kruger the two times I typed it in this thread. I swear I'm not an idiot, its just that my smartphone isn't that smart.

 

[19-3Ben]

That's funny. the funny thing is the way the brain fills in for incorrect words/letters. Since i know what you meant, I didn't even notice!

By the way, I have excellent experience with the Remington CBee .22shorts if you can get a hold of them.

Once tried Aguila Super Colibri. they were they absolute worst, most awful thing ever. They leave some sort of crud in the barrel/action that has a texture like corn meal. It's just horrible!!
I once scratched up the bolt of a nice .22 bolt gun because I used that garbage ammo.

 

[Confederate]

Try buying an inexpensive air pistol (.177 w/rifled barrel) and just go outdoors or down in the basement. Air guns are cheap and fun to shoot, even for owners of real guns, and if you can master some of their actions, you'll learn to handle any pistol action!

It's also fine to start someone off with .22LR. Beretta's little 70S is astoundingly good, but gun companies always eventually drop their best offerings for some galactically stupid reason and then, like Keyser Soze, they just...poof! disappear!

So enjoy them while they're available. Get some good hearing protection and go with the .22LR ammo. (I had a girlfriend who went from a .22LR to a .44 mag, all in one day. She actually enjoyed shoooting my Ruger Redhawk when even I didn't like shooting it! She weighed 110 lbs, so go figure!

 

[Starter52]

+1 to using .22 shorts.

I learned to shoot handguns with an H&R .22 revolver and .22 shorts.

 

[MortalWombat]

I just shot some Aguila Colibris from my SP101 just last week. Primer only loads, no gun powder. Very quiet. And you can actually see the bullet hit the target.

 

[paintballdude902]

well the single six says you can shoot shorts i think most .22lr revolvers are fine for the shorter .22s

 

[Brian Williams]

Just remember to clean the chambers after you shoot the shorter cartridges.