22 short vs air rifle

gwpercle · Apr 3, 2025

I still use and enjoy the 22 Short ... even the 22 CB Cap .

There is a place for them ... I Like Them and buy them when I can .

I realy enjoy shooting them in my revolvers ...
Fun with the kids and a great way to introduce new shooters to the sport with no recoil and little noise .

I'm not putting a can on my revolver when I have a box of shorts or CB Caps !

Gary

Breakaway500 · Apr 3, 2025

No reason we can't have both. I do. Just for fun.

DWalt · Apr 3, 2025

gwpercle said:
I still use and enjoy the 22 Short ... even the 22 CB Cap .

There is a place for them ... I Like Them and buy them when I can .

I realy enjoy shooting them in my revolvers ...
Fun with the kids and a great way to introduce new shooters to the sport with no recoil and little noise .

I'm not putting a can on my revolver when I have a box of shorts or CB Caps !

Gary

No need for a suppressor on a rifle using .22 Short SV. I usually don’t use ear protection when firing my H-S Olympic pistol.

max503 · Apr 3, 2025

Even a gun that is chambered for LR will shoot CB shorts when you want to do something furtively.

My revolvers shoot shorts. They are quiet. I would be mad if I couldn't get them any more.

Oldsalt66 · Apr 3, 2025

These are a lot of fun in revolvers.

22 LR SUPER COLIBRI | Aguila Ammunition

No powder, priming material only.

Oldsalt66 · Apr 3, 2025

These are a lot of fun in revolvers, quiet and fairly accurate.

22 LR SUPER COLIBRI | Aguila Ammunition

AJ · Apr 3, 2025

I have a Walther OSP in .22 Short. It is a hoot to shoot. I have an air rifle and pistol, both are fun to shoot.

A friend has a .22, 9MM and .50 cal rifles. All are filled from a divers aqualung. Anything that is properly hit with those is going down. The .50 makes a heck of a hole!

cadmike · Apr 3, 2025

I have enjoyed both air guns and firearms all my life. The newer air guns are impressive but do require clunky compressed air tanks to keep them running. I’ve got a Marln 39a Mountie. It will hold 20 rounds of shorts in the tubular magazine. Instead of a clunky air tank, I just grab a couple small 100 round boxes of 22 shorts.

I see that OP is in Italy, but here in the states there are millions of guns laying around chambered in .22 short. And even more 22lr chambered bolt rifles, break actions, revolvers etc. that will also chamber the short. In that respect, The 22 short may be the most versatile cartridge available to us here.

Nevada Ed · Apr 3, 2025

The 22 short is a great round for a lot of us and I enjoy it, but

has any one killed a wild pig with one?

A new air gun will.

Stewboy · Apr 3, 2025

Breakaway500 said:
No reason we can't have both. I do. Just for fun.

100%. I've got 3 Air Arms (British made) air rifles, 2 pneumatic and one spring piston, all suppressed, in .22 and .25. Since I live in a suburban setting, they're all I can use for dispatching pests, and they're as deadly as they are dead quiet. They live quite amicably next to my powder burners.

D Brown · Apr 3, 2025

What's the best .22 Short bear load?

I'm sure glad I don't have to justify what I like to shoot... To anybody!

AJ · Apr 3, 2025

D Brown said:
What's the best .22 Short bear load?

I'm sure glad I don't have to justify what I like to shoot... To anybody!

Use the .22 Short to shoot whoever you are with in the knee and run! Hopefully it will slow them down so that the bear catches them.

taz666 · Apr 3, 2025

I own a Beretta 950 (1954) Richard93 should pick one up. They're lot's of fun.

gwpercle · Apr 3, 2025

AJ said:
Use the .22 Short to shoot whoever you are with in the knee and run! Hopefully it will slow them down so that the bear catches them.

I liked your post ... but I wanted to Love It !

Awesome answer AJ ... made me laugh !

Gary

AJ · Apr 3, 2025

gwpercle said:
I liked your post ... but I wanted to Love It !

Awesome answer AJ ... made me laugh !

Gary

Thank you very much!

AJ

sjmjax · Apr 5, 2025

While many air guns can match the performance of .22 short, they don’t fit in the palm of your hand quite like a Beretta 950.

AJ · Apr 5, 2025

sjmjax said:
While many air guns can match the performance of .22 short, they don’t fit in the palm of your hand quite like a Beretta 950.

That is true. However, in my case the Deputy Sheriff that lives next door would probably take umbrage to me discharging a firearm within the city limits...........

raljr1 · Apr 5, 2025

Oldsalt66 said:
These are a lot of fun in revolvers.

22 LR SUPER COLIBRI | Aguila Ammunition

No powder, priming material only.

I dispatched many blackbirds using these,

robvious · Apr 5, 2025

the perfect compromise.. lol

I have room for both in my world.. old pump or lever 22 rifle full of shorts is a hoot...

Old Corp · Apr 5, 2025

Years ago, when I hunted small game as a teen and early 20-something I'd often use .22 Short HP's for squirrel and rabbit. From a rifle, much less noise than a LR and VERY effective.

Also, working in a LGS in the 70's when small game hunting was more popular, sold quite a few Browning .22 Autos that were chambered in .22 Short ONLY. That, along with a cute little Redfield 3/4" 4x scope made a fine small game package for many.

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