The 22 short is a great round. I have several old Winchesters
chambered for the short only. Nice quiet round for bolt action single
shots also but some guns with LR chambers group well with shorts
and some don't. I like shooting shorts in my 2" S&W md 34 and pre 34
because the high speed 22 LR tends to have an irritating muzzle blast
from the short barrels for casual backyard plinking.