Hey Y'all,
I have an old Colt single action frontier .22 magnum revolver.
I know its a .22 mag, but could I just just regular .22 LR rounds through it?
I want to use it for trapping and .22 mag rounds are to big for dispatch and expensive.
I have a Ruger Super Single Six witrh 2 cylinders. One for magnum and one for .22 s/l/lr. For the life of me I cant remember if the mag.cyl.will shoot them all.If I can find my manual I will see what it says.
No do not do that. The 22 mag shell is slightly larger diameter than the 22 standard. The 22 standard will be a little loose in the cylinder and will at a minimum swell when it fires. Worst case it could split and allow flame into the cylinder, could erode the cylinder, could cause a bullet to stick in the barrel and you could follow it with another bullet, etc.
No, don't do that unless you have a .22 LR cylinder. My uncle as the Peacemaker with interchangable cylinders for that reason.
Anyone got an idea where I could buy the 22 cylinder? I have looked on Google and can't find any.
Try e-gunparts.com, gunbroker.com, auctionarms.com.
The last two are auction sites where you can save a search until one shows up.
You might want to look into 22 Winchester Rim Fire (22WRF) ammo. It's a sort of 22 mag short that unlike 22 LR is safe to fire in a 22 Mag chamber.
Winchester (occasionally) and CCI make it.
http://www.cci-ammunition.com/products/detail.aspx?use=3&loadNo=0069
Thanks for the help.
I found the cylinder on the first site, but holy heck they are expensive, $110-$120 for one. :o :o