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Magnum Wheel Man · August 4, 2014, 06:14 AM

they made them in 22... but those are rarer than hens teeth... I've never found one that was in good shape, let alone one in my price range... I'd love to add one to my collection...

one issue with the early 22's, is a lot of them will take modern high velocity 22 LR ammo, which is much too hot for the old iron guns, cylinders cracked, & guns loosened up horribly... I have several nice top break 22's as well ( though no Safety Police model's ) I always shoot Colibri or Super Colibri ammo in mine which uses lighter weight bullets & just priming compound to fire the bullets, just to make sure I don't damage anything...

August 4, 2014, 06:14 AM	#11
Magnum Wheel Man Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2006 Location: Southern Minnesota Posts: 9,333	they made them in 22... but those are rarer than hens teeth... I've never found one that was in good shape, let alone one in my price range... I'd love to add one to my collection... one issue with the early 22's, is a lot of them will take modern high velocity 22 LR ammo, which is much too hot for the old iron guns, cylinders cracked, & guns loosened up horribly... I have several nice top break 22's as well ( though no Safety Police model's ) I always shoot Colibri or Super Colibri ammo in mine which uses lighter weight bullets & just priming compound to fire the bullets, just to make sure I don't damage anything... __________________ In life you either make dust or eat dust...