Can I use .22 Long in .22LR semi-autos?
I know functionality will be hit or miss, but can I do it, and will I damage things if I do?
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Can I use .22 Long in .22LR semi-autos?
I know functionality will be hit or miss, but can I do it, and will I damage things if I do?
It's fine. .22 LR will safely shoot .22 Short, .22 Long, and of course .22 LR.
The distinction between Long and LR is sorta pointless these days....Most high-velocity rounds such as the Stinger and Hornet would be considered Longs by the historical defintion. The only difference between the two is that Long's were originally just ~30gr bullets, with LR being 40gr. The cases are the same.
I've never tried it, but I have doubts about .22 short feeding through my .22 LR magazines... There wouldn't be an issue?
I'm not aware of any detachable magazine .22s that function on a variable diet of .22s (Shorts to LR), but several tube fed ones do.
A semi auto probably won't work. Revolvers/Bolt Actions/Lever Actions should be ok
I know that I've run .22 Shorts through a Mossberg tube-feed bolt gun, with no issues. Anything that has a box magazine is going to have issues though.Quote:
Originally Posted by HCL3