Model 53, .22 Centerfire Magnum

[Jim Watson]

I recall an old article about a .25 Hornet revolver, the case shortened a bit like the K-Chuk to fit the cylinder but straight. Before the day of inexpensive consumer chronographs, the only description was loud and flat shooting. Glen Fryexll references it and describes how he assembled a Blackhawk that was giving 1500 fps with gas check bullets.

Christy would make a SAA cylinder for about anything, I have read of .218 Bee and .25-20 WCF.

 

[Walter Rego]

Here is mine, shipped to Evaluators in June of 1961. The serial number is very close to those on the invoice that DARE posted so it was probably made the same week.
I have fired some of the old Peters brand factory ammo and it is in fact pretty hot. I also have a good supply of the PPU ammo which seems to have been throttled down a bit. But still a lot of fun.

The cardboard spacer for the extra cylinder was missing when I bought it. Since the box bears a label from Evaluators I never bothered to letter it to see if it shipped with the .22 LR cylinder or if maybe some past owner just removed the piece of cardboard. The correct tapered SAT's are getting expensive and the unique tapered chamber swabs are also difficult to find and expensive when you do. I got lucky with this gun and it came pretty much complete as shipped. Except for maybe the .22 LR cylinder if it had one anyway....

 

[jcelect]

I recall an old article about a .25 Hornet revolver, the case shortened a bit like the K-Chuk to fit the cylinder but straight. Before the day of inexpensive consumer chronographs, the only description was loud and flat shooting. Glen Fryexll references it and describes how he assembled a Blackhawk that was giving 1500 fps with gas check bullets.

Christy would make a SAA cylinder for about anything, I have read of .218 Bee and .25-20 WCF.

You might be remembering the Winchester answer to the Jet, the .256 Win Mag. It is also a necked down .357 mag case. The Ruger Hawkeye is a single action chambered in the .256 win Mag, Marlin made a lever action gun for it, and S&W produced ONE mod 53 chambered in the .256 Win Mag cartridge! TC also chambered barrels for the cartridge.
I had an Encore barrel chambered for the .256 and at present I'm experimenting with load development for the lighter 25 cal bullets.
jcelect

 

[steelslaver]

If you keep the Jet and the KayChuck down to around 1800fps you won't eat up your throats or have brass set back, Full tilt loads of H110 or 4227 will start eroding the throats of any revolver.

 

[22hipower]

For anyone wondering, this is how one that hasn't been fired, or hardly fired, should look.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

https://flic.kr/p/2noDriY https://www.flickr.com/photos/194934231@N03/

 

[Jim Watson]

You might be remembering the Winchester answer to the Jet, the .256 Win Mag.

Nope, the .25 Hornet is a wildcat on .22 Hornet brass blown out nearly straight and shortened a bit for S&W although Glen F. was able to use it at full length in a very custom Ruger.

The few revolvers tried in .256 WM were discouraging and not put into production.

 

[dave1918a2]

I have had My Jet since around 1975. It will be the last gun I sell. I handload for it and do several different bullets. 40 grain to 52 grain. The 45 hornet being the most used with 11 grains of 4227 and a SP Magnum primer.

 

[Walter Rego]

I have one of the short lived Ruger Hawkeye single shot pistols chambered for the .256 Winchester Magnum. Yes, I like reloading for the oddballs. Here's the .22 Remington Magnum AKA .22 Jet and the .256 Winchester Magnum along with the parent cartridge for anyone unfamiliar with them.