Blue Brick
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Can you shoot 22LR in a 22Mag revolver without change cylinders?
22LR in a 22Mag cylinder?
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I wouldn't.
The .22 mag case is tapered, so there could be a fit issue.. also, the bullet will have to travel that much further down the cylinder bore before it gets to the barrel.. seems like a recipe for disaster to me.
Every .22 that shoots both mag and LR comes with swapable cylinders to switch from one cartridge to the other. That alone tells me they are not interchangeable in a single cylinder.
The .22 mag case is tapered, so there could be a fit issue.. also, the bullet will have to travel that much further down the cylinder bore before it gets to the barrel.. seems like a recipe for disaster to me.
Every .22 that shoots both mag and LR comes with swapable cylinders to switch from one cartridge to the other. That alone tells me they are not interchangeable in a single cylinder.
Radagast
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.22 magnum has a wider cartridge than .22lr, you will probably get splitting cases. Personally I wouldn't try it, I don't like the idea of uncontrolled venting of gas in front of my master eye..
mgkdrgn
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"Can" you? Yes.
You can also jump off of very tall building and stand in front of moving trains.
You can also jump off of very tall building and stand in front of moving trains.
The Lone Haranguer
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The cases will split. (Don't ask how I know.)
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Hud
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Hmmm....
Someone gave you those cases, right LTR ?
Hud
Someone gave you those cases, right LTR ?
Hud
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Nope , just a pic I found some time ago which appears to show what can happen when one decides to fire 22lr in a gun that is NOT a 22lr. As they say , a picture is worth a thousand words
I bought a used .22 mag barrel single shot barrel for my Contender G2.
There was a thick ring of lead at the far end of the chamber. Someone had been shooting .22lr in it and the bullets were being stripped of lead when they tumbled into the end of the chamber.
So it was firing, and lead was coming out of the barrel, but I don't consider that to be working.
I have wondered if in a pinch (emergency) you could take empty .22 mag cases, cut the rim off, slip a .22lr into the end of it and shoot it from a .22 mag chamber. The mag brass would guide the bullet and prevent gas from passing the bullet.
FWIW, the .22 mag case is not tapered, it measures .238" - .239" from stem to stearn.
There was a thick ring of lead at the far end of the chamber. Someone had been shooting .22lr in it and the bullets were being stripped of lead when they tumbled into the end of the chamber.
So it was firing, and lead was coming out of the barrel, but I don't consider that to be working.
I have wondered if in a pinch (emergency) you could take empty .22 mag cases, cut the rim off, slip a .22lr into the end of it and shoot it from a .22 mag chamber. The mag brass would guide the bullet and prevent gas from passing the bullet.
FWIW, the .22 mag case is not tapered, it measures .238" - .239" from stem to stearn.
pingpong
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Nooooooo!!!!!
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