S&W Model 17

[llowry61]

We used 22 shorts in the 60's close to the house for pests etc. I had not thought about 22L at all, in fact I forgot they ever made them. I bet they are rare. We used LR for squirrel hunting, coon hunting and trapping. I am going to keep my eyes open for 22L.

 

[Seadragon]

If you find any .22 long at a reasonable price you should by those. I think they've been out of production for 50 years. I remember those being sold in the 60's but haven't seen any in a long time. You might find some in an estate sale or some other obscure place but most people know they're collectable.

CCI makes them, or at least they used to. They list them as "currently unavailable" but that's true for a lot of ammo these days! Here's a link to their web page:

22 Long

It says they are "the only commercially offered 22 Long cartridge on the market." I would guess that's probably true.

 

[Speedo2]

Around 20 years ago I came upon a good deal on a Colt Lightening 22 pump action rifle and was told that it would be best to shoot only longs in it. So I bought a brick of CCI 22L's and had some fun for a while. My poker luck took a turn for the worst and I wound up selling the Lightening. I still have around half a brick of 22L's. Wish that I still had that Lightening. -S2

 

[murphydog]

An older thread and question already asked and answered.

Apparently none of the respondents are old enough to have gone to Frontierland at Disneyland and shot .22 Shorts at the shooting gallery. Sadly replaced many years ago by an electronic setup, and probably soon that will disappear for pointing your finger at a target and whispering "bang".

 

[ruger 22]

Murphydog, your post got me. I recall going to an amusement park where I lived and for a quarter you got to shoot a Winchester pump with 10 22 shorts in it. It was the best gallery at the park but we had damn few quarters in our pockets at that time and more often than not my brother and I would split a round. Great memory of the early 1950's.

 

[steelslaver]

An older thread and question already asked and answered.

Apparently none of the respondents are old enough to have gone to Frontierland at Disneyland and shot .22 Shorts at the shooting gallery. Sadly replaced many years ago by an electronic setup, and probably soon that will disappear for pointing your finger at a target and whispering "bang".

You would probably get thrown out for pointing you finger and going bang,

 

[Babysitr]

I remember years ago the "carnies" came to town every year and had a gallery with Winchester 61's shooting shorts,the rifles were chained to the counter for security...My old buddy Fred shoots a lot of shorts on his trapline every year, recently told me they are getting hard to find and expensive!

 

[PeteC]

Can someone tell me if this is the same round as the nicer/neater CCI boxes, just bulk packed? (picked up one of these at a gun show this weekend, 'cause that is all I could find from CCI)

 

[rman]

I grew up with a Winchester 67A single shot rifle. We lived on the farm and I had few ways to earn any ammo money. (Even though it was cheap then.) My Mom had a peach tree that bore white peaches and they were the best ever to eat. Usually just before they got ripe enough to pick, the squirrels would come around and take a bite. If it wasn't quite ripe, they would move on to the next one. I could buy .22 shorts in those days for .25 cents a box. Everytime I shot a squirrel, Mom would fry it and give me a quarter for ammo. I didn't have camo so I'd hide in the hedgerow near the peach tree and pop them on their way to the tree. I got waaaay ahead on the ammo.

 

[22lrfan]

I've never shot .22 Shorts through my 17's or any of my other revolvers but I've shot thousands through these .22 Short gallery guns, a 1908 Winchester Model 1906, a 1922 Remington Model 24 and a 1939 Winchester Model 74.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Today I Made a swing through Sportsman Warehouse.
The only 22 they had was some Shorts.
Did I buy? Well NO!
They were sky high, I don't like them anyway.