I need some second opinions based on experience...
I saw a Tompson Contender chambered for a .22 long rifle that re-sized the bullet to .17 caliber by the time the slug exited the muzzle.
I thought, "Hey, that's cool!" primarily because of the inexpensive nature of the .22 LR.
So I'm wondering. Could you get a Ruger 10/22 action with a beefed up recoil spring and put such a reduction barrel (.22 to .17)on it?
Would it be accurate? Would it be effective?
I have been told that the bore is so small that you have to manually evacuate the smoke, and run a cleaning rod through it about every 10 rounds.
What problems would I encounter?
Please educate me.
Thanks!
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John/az
"The middle of the road between the extremes of good and evil, is evil. When freedom is at stake, your silence is not golden, it's yellow..." RKBA!
I saw a Tompson Contender chambered for a .22 long rifle that re-sized the bullet to .17 caliber by the time the slug exited the muzzle.
I thought, "Hey, that's cool!" primarily because of the inexpensive nature of the .22 LR.
So I'm wondering. Could you get a Ruger 10/22 action with a beefed up recoil spring and put such a reduction barrel (.22 to .17)on it?
Would it be accurate? Would it be effective?
I have been told that the bore is so small that you have to manually evacuate the smoke, and run a cleaning rod through it about every 10 rounds.
What problems would I encounter?
Please educate me.
Thanks!
------------------
John/az
"The middle of the road between the extremes of good and evil, is evil. When freedom is at stake, your silence is not golden, it's yellow..." RKBA!