22 Shorts in 22LR?

[RBK]

Can I safely fire 22 shorts in my S&W revolver that normally fires 22 LR? How about my Ruger 10/22?

Many thanks

 

[Bobshouse]

You can in your revolver, you CANNOT in your 10/22.

The 10/22 will not cycle the shorts, they will jamb everytime.

Bob

 

[Art Eatman]

Over a long period of shooting shorts in your revolver, you can get a bit of lead buildup at the front of the chambers; this can make it a bit difficult to then load long rifles.

However, now that you know, it's quite easily remedied by paying a bit of extra attention to this when cleaning.

No worse than shooting .38 Special in a .357 Maggie.

, Art

 

[Benjamin]

While they will not feed correctly in a stock 10/22, it is not unsafe to use them in that firearm.

 

[C.R.Sam]

Safe.
Accuracy may or not be good, depends on your individual gun and the particular batch of shorts.

Sam