Identifying this round

[Yamahawr400]

Does anyone have any info on this? I believe it is the US cartridge co of lowell, mass. It is a 22. The case length is the same as a 22lr but bullet is shorter

 

[rsal]

I would think it would be the 22 long. Long rifle case with a bullet from the 22 short.


rsal

 

[1yesca]

I would think it would be the 22 long. Long rifle case with a bullet from the 22 short.


rsal

The .22 Short was conceived in 1857 primarily as a personal-defense round and for use in gallery guns which per popular at fairs of the time. It consists of a .222 caliber bullet between 25 and 30 grains in a rimmed case 0.421 inches long containing 4 grains of black powder. The .22 Long uses the same bullet in a case 0.613 inches long using 5 grains of black powder. so a 22 long and a 22 short use the same bullet

 

[Yamahawr400]

The .22 Short was conceived in 1857 primarily as a personal-defense round and for use in gallery guns which per popular at fairs of the time. It consists of a .222 caliber bullet between 25 and 30 grains in a rimmed case 0.421 inches long containing 4 grains of black powder. The .22 Long uses the same bullet in a case 0.613 inches long using 5 grains of black powder. so

 

[Yamahawr400]

I did mic the case and bullet. I can post the specs if that would help. I couldnt weigh the bullet being its still in the case. I did learn that they used the 22 for parlor (indoor) shooting. From what i was gathering they would typically use the 22cb or 22bb round for this. I could be wrong on what i read tho.

 

[trevj]

I would think it would be the 22 long. Long rifle case with a bullet from the 22 short.


rsal

Yep, this.

.22 Short was a big thing in the target community at one time, .22 Shorts were the cheapest, .22 long was what we bought when we could not afford .22LR, as the shorts were the 'poverty' choice, longs if you could afford the extra few cents, and LR was the choice of the well heeled kid!

These days the Shorts and longs are so little in demand, they actually cost considerably more than the LR ammo...

 

[M.B. Naegle]

I've got one of those parlor pistols that used to be my grandfathers. It's a lanky but cute little thing. There are still places to buy the little bb rounds but it seems like they're always out of stock. I try to grab a box of short rounds whenever I see them. My pistol's missing one of the internal flat springs that I eventually need to replace (can't remember if it was the trigger spring or the main spring).

That was a different world, shooting pistols in the living room to entertain your guests (and occasionally to deal with rats). This wasn't Bubba after a few drinks either. This was most often an activity of the mid to upper class.

 

[animal12]

I had a great uncle like NB mentioned , boy did he tell the best stories .
Your round could be one of the 22 rounds that Remington & Winchester each sold for a while way back that were a propriatorey round , they didn't last very long . I have the Remington .
animal

 

[CalG]

Yep, this.

.22 Short was a big thing in the target community at one time, .22 Shorts were the cheapest, .22 long was what we bought when we could not afford .22LR, as the shorts were the 'poverty' choice, longs if you could afford the extra few cents, and LR was the choice of the well heeled kid!

These days the Shorts and longs are so little in demand, they actually cost considerably more than the LR ammo...

Damn!
When I was a kid, we had to weigh the value of shooting longs vs the tail bounty on gophers.
IIRC the margins were slim if you missed often.

LR was NOT profitable.

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now CB caps run with the high price crowd,
Still a useful round for the tree rats.