Posted: 1/6/2007 1:37:06 PM EDT
| I have a ruger single six, I picked up at the pawn shop as a .22 mag. why can I not shoot .22 long out of it? why do I have to buy another cylinder? |
| I see so is that why the give two cylinders? it just didn't make since to me. both .22 cal just one is longer and has a little more punch. the funny thing is my cylinder has no markings for a magnum or .22lr. I'm a little worried it might not be a magnum cylinder |
| I an surprised that the cylinder does not have markings,the convertible model has cylinders that are clearly marked.When I tried shooting LR out of my 22mag cylinder the cases split most of the time. One wonders if the powder would burn with full power when the case ruptures. In theory 22lr and 22mag have slightly different bore sizes and the ideal twist rate might be different,I do not know how Ruger deals with this. |
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As stated above, .22 Magnum and .22 LR are not interchangeable like the .38 Special/.357 Magum, .44 Special/.44 Magnum, etc. Due to the different cartridge designs, the .22 Magnum chamber is larger (in diameter) than the .22 LR chamber. The .22 Magnum uses conventional bullet seating - the bullet OD of the bullet is the same outside and inside the casing - therefore the case itself is larger than .22 caliber. Conversely the .22 LR uses a heel based bullet - the exposed portion of the bullet is the same diameter as the casing, and the bullet is "stepped down" at the rear to fit into the casing. I've never attempted to fire a .22 LR from a .22 Magnum cylinder, and while I doubt the results would be catastrophic I certainly wouldn't recommend it. If you cylinder is unmarked it sounds like you have a .22 LR cylinder in it. I don't know if this is 100% true of all Single Sixes, but with every one I've ever seen these have been the differences: The .22 LR cylinder is fluted and not marked The .22 Magnum cylinder is NOT fluted and IS marked .22 WMR |
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I have several of these. Some are fluted, some are not, some are marked, some are not. Some have a slot cut around the face where the cartridges enter, some do not. It depends on the age of the super single six. There are several variants. Cases will split if you fire LR out of the Mag cylinder. My cylinders are not marked, or fluted, so I have accidentally mixed them up. |
so I should try to shoot a .22lr to find out?
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I'd say take it to a gunsmith. There's nothing good about a ruptured case. |