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I was watching Ian of Forgotten Weapons Q&A video earlier today and one of the questions he got was what .22 Short ammunition could be used today to shoot the S&W Model 1 revolver that was made for black powder .22 Short, which to Ian's knowledge (and my own) is no longer made.
Ian's response was to use .22 CB or .22 BB ammo because it's fired by the primer only, but he's still not sure as he is concerned about the quality of the steel in 150 year old guns. He said that it would be best to seek out people with more expertise in the S&W Model 1.
It got me to thinking if it would be safe to shoot the S&W Model 1's and I came to the conclusion that, so long as the revolver's timing is good and it locks up and aligns the chamber with the bore, then it should be just fine because I doubt that rimfire priming compounds in the 1860's is much different in pressure than it is today.
What do you gentleman think? Are these old, old guns safe to shoot with using the primer only as a propellant?
EDIT: Correction. I originally said CCI .22 CB Short, but I don't believe that ammunition is primer only.
Ian's response was to use .22 CB or .22 BB ammo because it's fired by the primer only, but he's still not sure as he is concerned about the quality of the steel in 150 year old guns. He said that it would be best to seek out people with more expertise in the S&W Model 1.
It got me to thinking if it would be safe to shoot the S&W Model 1's and I came to the conclusion that, so long as the revolver's timing is good and it locks up and aligns the chamber with the bore, then it should be just fine because I doubt that rimfire priming compounds in the 1860's is much different in pressure than it is today.
What do you gentleman think? Are these old, old guns safe to shoot with using the primer only as a propellant?
EDIT: Correction. I originally said CCI .22 CB Short, but I don't believe that ammunition is primer only.
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