.22 ammo

[3rdTennCo.C]

It seems when I post here I can never keep the topics in one thread Haha. Just picked up a 1860 Allen&Wheelock sidehammer .22 cal.

I know its asked around a bit but would anyone here know where I may find some .22 short in BP? Or should I skip to reloading my own? Price is no issue, dont intend on shooting a lot.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Ah . . . the classic .22 caliber.

Of all my rifles, that's my favorite. ( I own three models and I like all of em' better than my Remington .30-06 )

I love those little 22's.
They are so fun for target practice.
The Ruger 10-22 is by far my favorite.

I don't reload my own ammo, but I can't imaging reloading a .22 round.

Heck, I didn't even realize .22's even existed back then.
I thought they came out during the 20th century.

 

[Kirk Womack]

It seems when I post here I can never keep the topics in one thread Haha. Just picked up a 1860 Allen&Wheelock sidehammer .22 cal.

I know its asked around a bit but would anyone here know where I may find some .22 short in BP? Or should I skip to reloading my own? Price is no issue, dont intend on shooting a lot.

You might try .22 CB caps, they might well approximate the pressures of the old .22 short in black powder.

 

[Kirk Womack]

Ah . . . the classic .22 caliber.

Of all my rifles, that's my favorite. ( I own three models and I like all of em' better than my Remington .30-06 )

I love those little 22's.
They are so fun for target practice.
The Ruger 10-22 is by far my favorite.

I don't reload my own ammo, but I can't imaging reloading a .22 round.

Heck, I didn't even realize .22's even existed back then.
I thought they came out during the 20th century.

Yep, the first model Smith and Wesson revolver to come out in the 1850's was chambered in .22 short rimfire.

 

[3rdTennCo.C]

Ah . . . the classic .22 caliber.

Of all my rifles, that's my favorite. ( I own three models and I like all of em' better than my Remington .30-06 )

I love those little 22's.
They are so fun for target practice.
The Ruger 10-22 is by far my favorite.

I don't reload my own ammo, but I can't imaging reloading a .22 round.

Heck, I didn't even realize .22's even existed back then.
I thought they came out during the 20th century.

Smith and Wesson no 1 in 1858/1859 if memory serves right

 

[3rdTennCo.C]

You might try .22 CB caps, they might well approximate the pressures of the old .22 short in black powder.

Many say cb caps and I know I said price is no problem but I think I lied, 80 dollars for 150 rounds of cb is crazy, I was looking to replicate the original .22 short bp that the guns then were designed to fire.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Smith and Wesson no 1 in 1858/1859 if memory serves right

I learn something every month on this site.

 

[Camp Randall Armory]

I have fired 22 short cb out of my Smith & Wesson number 1 and it works well.

 

[Booner]

It seems when I post here I can never keep the topics in one thread Haha. Just picked up a 1860 Allen&Wheelock sidehammer .22 cal.

I know its asked around a bit but would anyone here know where I may find some .22 short in BP? Or should I skip to reloading my own? Price is no issue, dont intend on shooting a lot.

Aquila still makes. 22 shorts, as does CCI and Remington. Sorry, there only available in smokeless at around 1080 fps, but priced between $4.00 to $9.00 per 50 depending on manufacturer.
You can get them at MidwayUSA.com. and I see they are currently in stock. You could buy the smokeless, pull the bullet and empty the powder and replace it with blackpowder if your worried about the velocity of the smokeless.

The lowly. 22 rf is my current favorite round. I'm shooting around 10,000 a year now from 50 to 250 yards.

 

[Albert Sailhorst]

I'm a fan of the .22!
I keep a loaded pistol for home protection.....(as well as a .410 shot-gun for close quarters combat)
Firing at a common thief, who is a coward anyway, he will flee at the sound of the rounds going off in his direction, which, even if I miss him, is what I want anyway (for him to flee!).

 

[Kirk Womack]

Many say cb caps and I know I said price is no problem but I think I lied, 80 dollars for 150 rounds of cb is crazy, I was looking to replicate the original .22 short bp that the guns then were designed to fire.
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Nobody makes black powder .22 shorts. You'd have to pull the bullet out of each case, empty the powder, fill the tiny case with 4f black powder, and seat a new bullet. All without firing the primer. I'd highly recommend you bite the bullet( no pun intended), and go with CB caps.

 

[Kirk Womack]

Many say cb caps and I know I said price is no problem but I think I lied, 80 dollars for 150 rounds of cb is crazy, I was looking to replicate the original .22 short bp that the guns then were designed to fire.

Many say cb caps and I know I said price is no problem but I think I lied, 80 dollars for 150 rounds of cb is crazy, I was looking to replicate the original .22 short bp that the guns then were designed to fire.

Nobody makes black powder .22 shorts anymore. You'd have to load your own, and that's a dangerous prospect. Because it's difficult to pull the bullet, reload with 4f black powder, and reseat the bullet, without accidentally firing the primer. I'd be safe, and spring for CB caps.

 

[3rdTennCo.C]

How are the CCI .22 CB Shorts, it says they run 710 fps at 32 ft.lbs.

 

[3rdTennCo.C]

Nobody makes black powder .22 shorts anymore. You'd have to load your own, and that's a dangerous prospect. Because it's difficult to pull the bullet, reload with 4f black powder, and reseat the bullet, without accidentally firing the primer. I'd be safe, and spring for CB caps.

I dont think reloading .22 is anymore dangerous than any other ammo when a proper press and dies are used, which is how I would do it (I already load 9mm, .357 and 45-70)

 

[3rdTennCo.C]

Aquila still makes. 22 shorts, as does CCI and Remington. Sorry, there only available in smokeless at around 1080 fps, but priced between $4.00 to $9.00 per 50 depending on manufacturer.
You can get them at MidwayUSA.com. and I see they are currently in stock. You could buy the smokeless, pull the bullet and empty the powder and replace it with blackpowder if your worried about the velocity of the smokeless.

The lowly. 22 rf is my current favorite round. I'm shooting around 10,000 a year now from 50 to 250 yards.

Im not sure what I was looking at but for that price thats fine, what I saw was 80 for only 150 rounds

 

[Kirk Womack]

I dont think reloading .22 is anymore dangerous than any other ammo when a proper press and dies are used, which is how I would do it (I already load 9mm, .357 and 45-70)

I don't believe they make reloading dies for .22 rimfire, since it cannot be reloaded once the cartridge has been fired.

 

[Booner]

I don't believe they make reloading dies for .22 rimfire, since it cannot be reloaded once the cartridge has been fired.

It is possible to reload. 22LR.
Google "22lr reloader"
They offer a kit, mold, dies and primers, etc. for reloading .22lr.
Reloading for. 22lr really came into its own a few years ago when. 22 rimfire ammo was so hard to find, and it's a popular thing in the "prepper" community.

Later edit:
I see they can reload. 22 shorts, long, and long rifle.
This might be what you need for your 22 short.
And I don't think the kits are that expensive, around $70.
That's about what I spend for 500 rounds of match ammunition.

 

[3rdTennCo.C]

I don't believe they make reloading dies for .22 rimfire, since it cannot be reloaded once the cartridge has been fired.

I thought that too, but I (like the people who make kits for it) kinda thought "If they did it once in the factory...why couldn't it be done again?" Thus I researched and found the kits

 

[Patrick H]

The lowly. 22 rf is my current favorite round. I'm shooting around 10,000 a year now from 50 to 250 yards.

I would not have thought it possible to shoot .22 rimfire effectively at 250 yards, but I've been several times with @Booner. He is making me believe otherwise!

 

[111thNYSV]

22 is a great little round and probably the first caliber 99% of us gun enthusiasts started with.