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I bought .22 CCI Longs instead of LR by mistake.

Does anyone have any experience shooting longs in a 10/22?  I'm assuming that there is probably not enough force to push the bolt back.

They probably won't feed properly, since the mags are designed to hold 22LRs.

Solution:  Find someone with a tube fed 22 and swap ammo - many of them will handle 22 long (and 22 short) just fine.

Thanks!

Buzzbie,

I have a Marlin lever action that shoots LR, longs or shorts. If you can get them up to the northern part of the state, I would be interested in buying or swapping for them. I think I can get my hands on some 22 LR from a friend.

They should also work in a .22 revolver if you know someone who has one.

Quote from: Buzzbie on July 03, 2013, 02:12:26 PM
I bought .22 CCI Longs instead of LR by mistake.

Does anyone have any experience shooting longs in a 10/22?  I'm assuming that there is probably not enough force to push the bolt back.

They'll likely feed just fine, as long as you make sure to seat them all the way back when loading the magazine [smack the back of the mag, just like you'd do w/ a ctr-fire box mag.] The real problem is likely to be that they'll cycle the bolt just enough to extract & then stovepipe each round; it would be better if they didn't cycle the bolt at all, & you'd be able to work the action much like a straight-pull bolt action [just imagine you're in the Battle of the Somme w/ some poor Canuck regiment armed w/ Ross rifles... ]

As Nero said, you're likely better off finding someone w/ a manual action you can trade ammo with.

Too bad they aren't the CB Longs: lots of folks like using those for pest control [not much louder than an air gun when fired out of a longer barrel.]

Ive seen shorts all over the place, but I don't think ive ever seen longs in a gun shop.

If the bottom of your bolt has the radius redone, they should run. They will feed with an unmodified bolt, they may not cycle the action.

Quote from: PA10mm on August 10, 2013, 10:18:25 PM
Ive seen shorts all over the place, but I don't think ive ever seen longs in a gun shop.

I just saw longs yesterday, for the first time in years...  Had to take a double look because I saw .22 -- A triple look because I saw long.