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Thread: Can I use .22 long in .22LR guns?

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    Can I use .22 long in .22LR guns?

    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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    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.
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    I've never tried it, but I have doubts about .22 short feeding through my .22 LR magazines... There wouldn't be an issue?
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    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.

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    A semi auto probably won't work. Revolvers/Bolt Actions/Lever Actions should be ok

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    Quote Originally Posted by HCL3 View Post
    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.

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