Can you do this with spent .22 Mag cases?

[whm1974]

I've read a webpage of some guy who did this and who swears it actually works. He simply cut the rims off of shot .22 Magnum cases and use them to shoot .22 LR out of his S&W .22 Magnum Revolver without any issues at all.

Yes I'm aware that it is dangerous to use .22 Long ammunition in .22 Mag Cylinders. Hot gases to your face and all that.

But has anyone done before? Are there chamber adapters you can buy that does this?

 

[jdavis123]

I don’t know anyone who has done this. Off the top of my head, i would be surprised if you could insert a .22 round into a .22 mag case. However, I’ve been surprised before. Even if it would work, I don’t think it’s something that I would do short of some sort of an emergency.

 

[mcb]

I have heard similar but I have never tried it.

 

[chicharrones]

I've read a webpage of some guy who did this and who swears it actually works. He simply cut the rims off of shot .22 Magnum cases and use them to shoot .22 LR out of his S&W .22 Magnum Revolver without any issues at all.

Yes I'm aware that it is dangerous to use .22 Long ammunition in .22 Mag Cylinders. Hot gases to your face and all that.

But has anyone done before? Are there chamber adapters you can buy that does this?

I haven't done it, but it looks like you have to increase the bore size of the spent .22 WMR cases a bit.
https://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/smithing/402291-sleeve-adapters-22-wmr-22-lr.html

 

[whm1974]

I haven't done it, but it looks like you have to increase the bore size of the spent .22 WMR cases a bit.
https://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/smithing/402291-sleeve-adapters-22-wmr-22-lr.html

Really sounds like a lot of work to bother with since it is likely the fired .22 LR cases would be stuck together with the homemade adapter sleeves, requiring the shooter to make a new batch each time he want to shoot .22 LR ammo from his .22 Mag.

 

[Monster Zero]

I've read a webpage of some guy who did this and who swears it actually works. He simply cut the rims off of shot .22 Magnum cases and use them to shoot .22 LR out of his S&W .22 Magnum Revolver without any issues at all.

Yes I'm aware that it is dangerous to use .22 Long ammunition in .22 Mag Cylinders. Hot gases to your face and all that.

But has anyone done before? Are there chamber adapters you can buy that does this?

 

[Monster Zero]

Why?

 

[whm1974]

Why?

Because .22 LR is way cheaper then .22 Mag ammo and the vast majority of DA Revolvers don't have exchangeable cyclicals.

 

[chicharrones]

Why?

Versatility.

If you've ever liked shooting .38 Special out of .357 Magnum guns, or .44 special out of .44 magnum guns, or you like guns with an extra cylinder for .22 LR/.22 WMR or .45 ACP/.45 Colt . . .

 

[KevininPa]

.22 wrf can frequently be had cheaper than .22 mag. My last batch was CCI. It can be used in revolvers. I use it in a High Standard Sentinel Mark IV.

 

[kBob]

Anyone seen the steel adaptor sleeves for shooting .22LR in .22 Magnum?

Someone with both cartridges take a spent .22 magnum and a dremmel with cut off disc and end this discussion before I go nuts from the "AUGHT-A" and "AUGHT-NOT" screaming from the back seat and drive off the edge of that cliff!

… and I don't want to die, I just wanna ride my....

 

[chicharrones]

Anyone seen the steel adaptor sleeves for shooting .22LR in .22 Magnum?

Not in person, but MCA offers them. http://mcaceak.com/adapters.html

 

[Jim Watson]

My neighbor the gunsmith reported cutting the heads off WRMs to use as LR adapters in his Frontier Scout that did not come with both cylinders. Unfortunately, I did not see him in action with it and he soon traded off the revolver.