Could some one give some more info on the .22 Short? What's it's role? Can it be safely shot in a .22LR rifle?
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Could some one give some more info on the .22 Short? What's it's role? Can it be safely shot in a .22LR rifle?
Google gives a lot of info.
The important issue is the short in a long rifle chamber. The residue of the charge can build up to make chambering of a long rifle difficult, so having a cleaning rod and patches with you when doing that, is important. I dont think that any permanent damage will be sustained.
Two questions:
- Which type of solvent works good to clean built-up residue?
- Can .22 Short bullets easily get stuck in a rifle barrel? My .22 rifle had a bulge, and Dr Google said that is often due to .22 Short cartridges getting stuck.
I use ,22 short a lot in my very old Anschutz of vague origin, about a seventies vintage.
For a silenced rifle, it is markedly quieter than any subsonic I have used. Accuracy does not suffer up to 25m, that's as far as I can shoot in my garden.
Never paid much attention to specific cleaning fluids, just a nylon brush and some Ballistol every now and then.
IMO just about any penetrating oil and a copper bristle brush should do the job.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ds J
I have shot quite a few hundred Swartklip 22 Shorts through my 22LR rifle. The HV's were supersonic and very noisy. The SV's were quiet with the suppressor. I used them to snipe the rats in and around a shed. Trajectory was slightly lower than the subsonics I normally used. The lower weight (29gn) of the Shorts caused less collateral damage when they zipped through the rats. (I did not own an airgun at the time.)
I never had one get stuck, but I have seen enough old 22 rifles with bulged barrels to suspect that it did happen occasionally. I suspect the bulges were caused by bullets getting stuck due to a squib load, and another shot being fired to get it out again. That could happen with any load.
Interesting info thanks. I have had excellent results with CCI Quiets to deal with Indian Mynahs. They much more silent than my air rifle or standard sub sonics. But, 40gr at 750fps are overkill for Mynahs. May just give the Short load a go.
I've never heard of shorts being a problem. Many of the Winchester and Remington "saloon guns' ie. pump action and lever actions with tubular mags are marked "suitable for ,22 Short, Long and Long Rifle"".
I always used a fired "empty case", to remove the buildup inside the chamber after shooting shorts in my target pistol but I must admit I never shot a lot of shorts before inserting the LR case and then continue with LR's.
Gave some S&B shorts a go. Works well, So far I'm on three Mynahs. Initial testing at 25m showed it wasn't as accurate as the CCI Quiets but il recheck after a box through the barrel. Can't say theres a big difference in sound level Vs CCI Quiets.
Can you buy .22 Short on a .22 LR licence?
You should be able to, considering the ammo can be "safely discharged" in a .22 LR.
Theoretically , yes. It is legal and should also be safe. The only trouble I can foresee is an incapable salesman.Quote:
Originally Posted by StanCT
You can legally as it can chamber and fire in your firearm.
Interestingly, my licence states .22, .22 long and.22 LR
You can not make out a big difference here. I blame it on the angle and cellphone. If you stood next to a wall the sound and difference would be amplified.
Also, CCI's short is not very different from CCI standard and sub for speed. It has less weight but that doesn't seem to make a big difference for sound or at least not without a silencer.
You can hear a slight difference between the 1st and 2nd shot. The 3rd sounds about the same as the 2nd. The 4th actually sounds a bit louder than 2 and 3.
With a silencer, shorter barrel or longer barrel the sound will be different so take it all with a pinch of salt.
https://youtu.be/JEpWR5UYu5Y
https://i.imgur.com/rBgq3sK.jpg
1 40 1255
2 40 1070
3 40 1050
4 29 1080
I would not have expected such a high velocity with the CCI shorts, considering their stated velocities are not far off when chronoing in my experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meteor
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by StanCT