Can I fire 22 magnum thru my 22 revolver?

[roisigns]

Can I fire 22 magnum thru my 22 revolver?

If not, why not?

 

[dbrier]

You can't, it won't fit in the cylinder.

 

[SEIndSAM]

NO!!!! The case is much longer, it will not even chamber in your revolver.

 

[jgreiner]

Can I fire 22 magnum thru my 22 revolver?

If not, why not?

Only if you have a revolver with a .22 MAG cylinder.

 

[Shadow8088]

Only if you have a revolver with a .22 MAG cylinder.

oddly enough, I just came across a 22 mag cylinder, wrapped in an oiled cloth, among my father in law's old gun cases... don't have a gun for it.. but i've got a perfectly blued, untouched cylinder....

 

[pinshooter45]

Something like my Ruger Single Six come with both cylinders. The 22 mag is both longer and the base is a Little wider making it very difficult to stick one in a 22lr chamber.

 

[pinshooter45]

oddly enough, I just came across a 22 mag cylinder, wrapped in an oiled cloth, among my father in law's old gun cases... don't have a gun for it.. but i've got a perfectly blued, untouched cylinder....

Bet you it belongs to a Ruger Single Six!

 

[anifong]

Just traded my 22/45 for a Single Six, and I'm having a blast with it. Haven't found any .22 mag to try yet, though.

 

[chef larry]

And never try to put a .22 LR into a .22mag revolver, it will destroy the gun.

 

[Spanky46151]

Just traded my 22/45 for a Single Six, and I'm having a blast with it. Haven't found any .22 mag to try yet, though.

Love the Single Six, but ain't that the loudest gun you ever fired? I can shoot any other 22 handgun without ear protection (I know, I know), but I have to slip on the muffs when the Ruger takes the stage.

 

[patience0830]

And never try to put a .22 LR into a .22mag revolver, it will destroy the gun.

I call bs. If it fired at all the worst that would happen is a ruptured case and possibly the cylinder jammed due to debris.. Prolly some personal hand damage if the case ruptured. The bullet fits thru the forcing cone just fine.

 

[barnstormer37]

Can I fire 22 magnum thru my 22 revolver?

If not, why not?

Wikipedia isn't always right, but this article is pretty good. You might try taking a look a it.

My advice would be to use a properly chambered gun for each cartridge. I have the Taurus 992 with cylinders for both .22LR and .22WMR and would never consider loading .22LR into the magnum cylinder. The mags won't fit into the .22LR cylinder.


.22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

I call bs. If it fired at all the worst that would happen is a ruptured case and possibly the cylinder jammed due to debris.. Prolly some personal hand damage if the case ruptured. The bullet fits thru the forcing cone just fine.

It wouldn't necessarily be a catastrophic event, though.

Over time I'm sure there'd be some erosion of the chambers / leade / throat as well.

Case rupturing + hot gasses into your hands, face, and eyes are by far the largest worries.

That and the above scenario will generally mean that there won't be enough pressure contained to motivate the bullet very well.

-J-

 

[Rey B]

"Love the Single Six, but ain't that the loudest gun you ever fired? I can shoot any other 22 handgun without ear protection (I know, I know), but I have to slip on the muffs when the Ruger takes the stage." No worries Spanky46151 just keep shooting and the problem will go away. And hearing aids are really comfortable once you get used to them.

 

[Fishersjohn48]

"Love the Single Six, but ain't that the loudest gun you ever fired? I can shoot any other 22 handgun without ear protection (I know, I know), but I have to slip on the muffs when the Ruger takes the stage." No worries Spanky46151 just keep shooting and the problem will go away. And hearing aids are really comfortable once you get used to them.

No. You need some bigger guns! Go now, buy something!!

 

[Manatee]

The danger is dropping the round entirely through the cylinder into the barrel where it gets stuck and firing a subsequent high pressure round behind it. I saw a cowboy shooter in florida drop a 20 gauge into his 12 gauge SKB by mistake in competition. In the heat of the moment, he reloaded a 12 on top of it when the round failed to fire. Not a very pretty result.

The 22 myth is a myth.

 

[2cool9031]

And never try to put a .22 LR into a .22mag revolver, it will destroy the gun.

I did it before and it split the case...gun was ok.

 

[Indy 1911]

No na na no no no

 

[other dave]

Can I fire 22 magnum thru my 22 revolver?/QUOTE]
Sure you can.
ONCE!

 

[kboom524]

The danger is dropping the round entirely through the cylinder into the barrel where it gets stuck and firing a subsequent high pressure round behind it. I saw a cowboy shooter in florida drop a 20 gauge into his 12 gauge SKB by mistake in competition. In the heat of the moment, he reloaded a 12 on top of it when the round failed to fire. Not a very pretty result.

The 22 myth is a myth.

The size difference between a 22lr and a 22mag is not enough for a 22lr round to drop entirely through a 22mag cylinder. The bullets on both rounds are .22 caliber. The main difference between the two cartridges, besides length, is the case diameter. The 22lr has a healed bullet, the bullet and case are same diameter with smaller diameter heal of bullet inside case. The 22mag has a casing with a larger diameter than the bullet allowing bullet to fit inside it. You can put a 22lr into a 22mag chamber and it will fire, but it will rupture because the sides of the casing will not be supported in the larger diameter 22mag chamber. As you stated a 20 gauge shell will fall through a 12 gauge chamber with disastrous results if a 12 gauge shell is chambered and fired behind it.