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This rifle only shoots 22 shorts. I can only find 27 and 29 grain ammo. Does anyone one know if this will be too powerfully for this rifle?
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1922 Remington model 24 ammo
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30-30remchester
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The rifle was built prior to the development of hi-speed ammo. Standard velocity ammo was the only ammo available when your rifle was made. Standard velocity 22 ammo is still being offered. I would suggest searching some online ammo sources for availability. This was another John Browning design and is a classic. If it were mine I would have no problems using modern ammo.
Take a look at 'ammo seek dot com' for rimfire .22 shorts.
Just stay away from the "high velocity" and have fun with the Remington.....
Just stay away from the "high velocity" and have fun with the Remington.....
DWalt
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I have a Remington Model 12 pump .22 which is somewhat older than yours. No problems with shooting high speed ammunition, and I have been using it for a long time. It is an excellent reliable rifle. For many years I owned a Winchester '06 from the 'teens, never had a problem with it either in use of high speed ammunition. Both those rifles are capable of using .22 Short, Long, and Long Rifle interchangeably. The '06 in particular hardly ever fired anything but HV .22 Short. I don't believe you need to limit yours to using standard velocity .22 Short only.
Remington 24 was originally made for the .22short standard vel round.
After the 22Short HS came out,,the Model 24 owners manual had a change printed on the first page recommending 'Remington Kleenbore Ammunition'..."Either regular or High Speed types are suitable".
Earlier manual mearly stated '..standard .22 caliber short cartridge..'
Ammunition recommended was 'Smokeless Greased' cartridges (IIRC that was also roll stamped on the bbl)
The Remington brand ammunition recommended here was 'Lesmok'.
Wether the the differences above came about simply because the cartridge itself evolved into a HS loading and the manual reflected that,,
or Remington made a change internally in the rifle (stronger recoil spring), I really don't know.
But I suspect the latter.
That based on what other designs had to do (Colt (Woodsman), Marlin(39),,) in the same era when faced with upgrading guns designed for standard vel 22 ammo to shoot HV 22 ammo.
Plus it's a balanced blow back system. You can't really compare it's strength to the Win '06 or the Rem 12. Both of these are manual repeaters with solid bolt to receiver lock-up.
The M24 simply relies on the recoil spring and weight of the breech block to balance the force of the round being fired. A blow-back system.
Weaken the spring or increase the force of the cartridge being fired (Standard Vel the HS) against the breech block and something gets damaged.
My.02
After the 22Short HS came out,,the Model 24 owners manual had a change printed on the first page recommending 'Remington Kleenbore Ammunition'..."Either regular or High Speed types are suitable".
Earlier manual mearly stated '..standard .22 caliber short cartridge..'
Ammunition recommended was 'Smokeless Greased' cartridges (IIRC that was also roll stamped on the bbl)
The Remington brand ammunition recommended here was 'Lesmok'.
Wether the the differences above came about simply because the cartridge itself evolved into a HS loading and the manual reflected that,,
or Remington made a change internally in the rifle (stronger recoil spring), I really don't know.
But I suspect the latter.
That based on what other designs had to do (Colt (Woodsman), Marlin(39),,) in the same era when faced with upgrading guns designed for standard vel 22 ammo to shoot HV 22 ammo.
Plus it's a balanced blow back system. You can't really compare it's strength to the Win '06 or the Rem 12. Both of these are manual repeaters with solid bolt to receiver lock-up.
The M24 simply relies on the recoil spring and weight of the breech block to balance the force of the round being fired. A blow-back system.
Weaken the spring or increase the force of the cartridge being fired (Standard Vel the HS) against the breech block and something gets damaged.
My.02
I had one of the early models for a while that had the rollmark 2152hq
referred to on the barrel. I shot a variety of HS .22 Short through it,
mostly because std. velocity .22 Short ammo seems to be nonexistant
these days. I also have a couple of Winchester mod 74 autos made
about 1940 that are in .22 Short which have been fired with HS ammo
but they are newer than the old Remington mod 24. If you chronograph
.22 Short ammo you will quickly learn that HS ammo is pretty slow
except for CCI brand. I woudn't worry about shooting HS Short ammo
in one of the old auto rifles.
referred to on the barrel. I shot a variety of HS .22 Short through it,
mostly because std. velocity .22 Short ammo seems to be nonexistant
these days. I also have a couple of Winchester mod 74 autos made
about 1940 that are in .22 Short which have been fired with HS ammo
but they are newer than the old Remington mod 24. If you chronograph
.22 Short ammo you will quickly learn that HS ammo is pretty slow
except for CCI brand. I woudn't worry about shooting HS Short ammo
in one of the old auto rifles.
