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J. Doyle said:
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cbach8tw said:
Is .22 Long just a fun cartridge to shoot around? Varmint killer or for small game? Just wondering what practical applications the caliber has.
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plinking and small game.
Velocity is a little less than the standard .22 long rifle.

If you're mainly interested in a "fun" cartridge for parlor shooting, plinking, murdering frogs, etc. there are the .22CB; .22BB (hard to find these days, I'm not sure if they are still made today. They were when I was a youngling in the 1960's) and the .22 short.
If your .22 rimfire ISN'T a semi-auto, and will chamber and shoot the .22 Long Rifle, it will also chamber and shoot the shorter cartridges.
Rossi made a slide action .22 Short Gallery rifle a few years ago. It would also shoot the shorter CB and BB cartridges. I don't remember if you had to load it like a single shot with the CB/BB cartridges to avoid feed problems.
.22 short and long are getting harder to find. I haven't seen either at the local sporting goods/gun shops or Walmart for a few years now.
The subsonic .22LR are fun to shoot as well.
 
afishhunter said:
plinking and small game.
Velocity is a little less than the standard .22 long rifle.

If you're mainly interested in a "fun" cartridge for parlor shooting, plinking, murdering frogs, etc. there are the .22CB; .22BB (hard to find these days, I'm not sure if they are still made today. They were when I was a youngling in the 1960's) and the .22 short.
If your .22 rimfire ISN'T a semi-auto, and will chamber and shoot the .22 Long Rifle, it will also chamber and shoot the shorter cartridges.
Rossi made a slide action .22 Short Gallery rifle a few years ago. It would also shoot the shorter CB and BB cartridges. I don't remember if you had to load it like a single shot with the CB/BB cartridges to avoid feed problems.
.22 short and long are getting harder to find. I haven't seen either at the local sporting goods/gun shops or Walmart for a few years now.
The subsonic .22LR are fun to shoot as well.
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There's still a good supply of .22 short around. I have boatload of .22 short cb rounds from CCI. They work great in my henry pump gallery gun. Almost no noise....just a tiny little "pop".
 
POCEH KOCEB said:
I keep admiring your G setup... The only thing I'd add would be a threaded barrel and a mag with 154gr rounds... :cool::thumbsup:
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thank you.

I ran all three with Glock threaded barrels but it was honestly just a waste for me as no can and decided against going that route. Sold them off and here I am. As for the 154, I run 147 gr HST.
 
J. Doyle said:
There's still a good supply of .22 short around. I have boatload of .22 short cb rounds from CCI. They work great in my henry pump gallery gun. Almost no noise....just a tiny little "pop".
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Makes sense back in the late 1800's to early 1900's "Parlor Shooting" was a popular pastime with both hims and hers (and a popular party entertainment). They would set up a bullet stop in the parlor (AKA: "Living Room") for target shooting.
(I wonder why it fell out of fashion after a few decades... maybe they finally got tired of the smell in the house and everything in it?)
I don't think hearing protection had been invented yet, so quiet arms were required
The .22 short CB Caps were quite popular, and I believe more accurate than the early spring and pump air BB and Pellet guns.

"CB" stands for "Cap Balls" by the way. The originals were made with winged percussion musket caps that had a round ball or conical pressed in. No gun powder (black powder at the time. Smokeless powders hadn't been invented yet.) was added The BB Cap was basically the same, but with a couple grains of FFFFg black powder added.
The .22 Short predates both by at least 20~25 years, of course. (Smith & Wesson Number 1 was introduced in 1859(?) 1860(?) and yes, it was carried as a backup by some Union and Confederate troops, so the (black powder) .22 Short was used on the battlefield, but never in an issue arm. The S&W No. 2 in 32 rimfire came out around 1861, and was more popular with the troops than the No.1, as it had better stopping power.
I've heard the No.1 was also popular with the ... um ... "Ladies of The Evening" ... of that period for self defense.😊
 
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