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October 27, 1999, 07:20 PM
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Join Date: October 29, 1998
Location: mid-coast Maine
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When I was growing up, all the .22s were marked as chambered for .22 short, long, and long rifle. Todat it appears that they're all marked as chambered for .22lr. Is there a difference in the chambering or have the .22 short and long simply fallen out of favor or popularity?
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October 27, 1999, 09:41 PM
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Member In Memoriam
Join Date: March 17, 1999
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Hi, Motorep,
The .22 Long is definitely neither popular or common, though it is still made. There is a little problem firing shorts in a LR chamber, as you can get lead buildup in the area where the chamber stops, and this can prevent chambering of the LR. Takes a lot of shooting, but does cause a problem. Back in the old days, a lot of guns would not feed the short or long very well, and most semi-autos would only function with LR. So makers were telling the public that this gun would work with all three and was more flexible. Besides, .22 LR was $.40 a box and .22 Short was $.23, so a gun that handled shorts was better. You could say the change in marking is a sign of a more prosperous society. Jim |
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