22 lr in a 22 short chambered rifle

[tmark]

Will a 22 long rifle rimfire cartridge chamber in a 22 short rifle chambered for 22 shorts?

[Bt Doctur]

most are designed as "short, long, long rifle" Try it

[Johnny P]

On the Winchester Model 1890 the difference was in the carrier. A carrier for a .22 Short would not load a .22 Long Rifle. Remington also made some auto ,22's for the Short, and they will not load a Long Rifle. Just depends on the gun.

[JB White]

If the rifle is actually chambered for shorts, then the LR may have to be jammed into the rifling to get it to chamber.
What kind of rifle did you get? It's either very old or one of the later 'gallery rifles'?

[joem]

I seen to remember Browning made a rifle chambered for shorts only. Kind or rare I think.

[Rick]

Have a 141 Remington auto in 22 short only. Looks exactly like a Browning Auto. The barrel is rifled especially for the shorts. Bought from a WW1 fighter pilot and later a Texas Ranger. It was his favorite and was the last gun to go when he sold it to me when he was in his late 90s.

Accurate and very low noise.

[Sunray]

A Short is .289" shorter than a LR. .686" OAL vs .975". Case length is .423" vs .595". So no, a Long Rifle will not chamber in a Short only chamber.

[leftyo]

there are plenty of shorts only guns out there, if the gun is marked for 22shorts, thats what you feed it!

[Jeff L]

I suppose you could have it reemed by a gun smith to 22 long rifle, but if it's an older gun it might hurt the value later.

[RCS]

The 22 short rifling is one in twenty and one in twenty four twist, while the 22 Long Rifle has a one in sixteen twist. If the 22 short chamber is rechambered to 22 long rifle, it will not be as accurate because
of the difference in twist