What is this ammo good for?

[JohnM]

When we were kids we used to but shorts because they were cheap.
Seems like we could get them for like 15 cents a box sometimes.
Compared to 3 times that for LR. Can't remember what longs were, maybe the same as LRs.
Then there were the CBs, some times really cheap if a hardware store had a bunch they wanted to get rid of.

 

[351 WINCHESTER]

Decades ago shorts were cheaper than longs or long rifle ammo. I don't know if they were that much quiter than long or long rifles. I think it was mostly about money (I know it was for me).

 

[alsaqr]

i have a Browning semi-auto rifle that is chambered for .22 shorts. Bought the gun in a PX in Korea in 1963.

 

[hang fire]

IIRCC ,the S&W .22 RF short was the first American metallic cartridge and came out in 1857 for the S&W revolver.

I can still remember when could buy .22 short, long, long rifle and extra long rifle cartridges.

 

[trex1310]

When I was a kid I must have shot a pickup truck load of .22 shorts
(they were cheaper than .22lr) in my Winchester single shot rifle.
They would be somewhat valuable nowadays.

 

[27hand]

22 shorts

My BIL uses shorts to hunt squirrels and he is very good at it.

I'm not sure what his ammunition source is but I know he finds them.Not sure what rifle he uses.

 

[rcmodel]

Walmart had .22 Short on the self here, even during the ammo shortage after the last election.

The thing is, people won't pay more for real good .22 Shorts when they can buy crappy Long Rifle bulk-pack for less.

rc

 

[Dr_B]

The .22 shorts are great for shooting rats. Also fun for target practice in very small revolvers.

 

[shuvelrider]

^ Above post. That being said, are 22 shorts still available in the stores or not these days? I,m still using the bricks of them and other 22,s from my dads pile of ammo, since he died 12 years ago. Always fun to shoot years ago for small game season or plinking.

 

[Sport45]

We go through a bunch of .22 short because it's the only thing that will chamber in our High Standard Model C pistol.

 

[pockets]

That being said, are 22 shorts still available in the stores or not these days?

Most Walmarts carry 'CCI .22 Hi-Velocity Shorts' in 100-packs (as well as their low-power CB Shorts).
I've also had very good luck with Aquila .22 Shorts in pocket guns like Astra and Beretta. I buy those online usually. Although, some pocket guns prefer standard velocity rounds for efficient cycling.

 

[Jim_100]

I would follow what Flopsweat said about firing the centerfire reloads. Especially in a gun I like or with my right hand.

 

[hardluk1]

Heres some priceing - http://www.sportingcollectibles.com/22_ammunition.html
http://ammolady.com/id8.html

 

[JohnM]

Hoo boy, don't that make ya weep.
I can remember a lot of those old boxes like it was yesterday instead of---------

 

[hardluk1]

40 or 50 years ago

 

[JohnM]

Some over 50 years I think, I was in the service that many years ago and some look like from way before then.