norton Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Posted this on the- ahem-other site. I had not shot any .22 shorts in quite a few years. I was in a local sporting goods store and ran across a couple of boxes of 100 CCI CB shorts. Shot 100 of them from my Colt Trooper with an 8" barrel. Shooting at 100 feet I could see them going down range. Almost like shooting tracer rounds. At first I was concerned about this but it went off without a hitch. Bouncing tin cans around was a blast. Couple of days later I stopped at the same store and bought the last 4 boxes they had left. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, norton said: Posted this on the- ahem-other site. I had not shot any .22 shorts in quite a few years. I was in a local sporting goods store and ran across a couple of boxes of 100 CCI CB shorts. Shot 100 of them from my Colt Trooper with an 8" barrel. Shooting at 100 feet I could see them going down range. Almost like shooting tracer rounds. At first I was concerned about this but it went off without a hitch. Bouncing tin cans around was a blast. Couple of days later I stopped at the same store and bought the last 4 boxes they had left. IIRC i used to shoot those at the small shooting galleries at the state fair. I could buy them for home, but some of the CB rounds were problematic in longer barrels. I should mention that for many many years I shot a Model 74 Winchester in 22 short only. I got it when I was 8 or 10. Edited July 26, 2020 by janice6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Beretta 950 is a tip up barrel pocket pistol in .22short. Nice little gun, superseded by Bobcat in .22LR. Several serious target pistols in .22short. Even S&W Model 41. High Standard. Walther OSP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmet Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Shorts are a ton of fun. I have a Winchester 62A in 22 Short and I always come away with a grin after shooting it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Only shot a few hundred of these rounds over the years and they were a delight. Probably pretty good for small game hunting within reason. Out of a Trooper that sounds like just a blast! The only time i ever saw bullets going down range was when the sun was setting behind us and you could watch .45 ACPs as they went down range. That was a curious thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ede Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Always wanted a rifle chambered for Shorts back when you could find Short ammo everywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Spent my life with a Model 74 Winchester bored for .22 shorts only. It came in all variations of .22. Got mine when day bought a used car around 1946 and it was under the rear seat. Now it's gone from my son to his daughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 On 7/25/2020 at 9:33 PM, norton said: Posted this on the- ahem-other site. I had not shot any .22 shorts in quite a few years. I was in a local sporting goods store and ran across a couple of boxes of 100 CCI CB shorts. Shot 100 of them from my Colt Trooper with an 8" barrel. Shooting at 100 feet I could see them going down range. Almost like shooting tracer rounds. At first I was concerned about this but it went off without a hitch. Bouncing tin cans around was a blast. Couple of days later I stopped at the same store and bought the last 4 boxes they had left. As a very young shooter, I bought some of these many, many, years ago and was disappointed that they wouldn't cycle the action on my semi-auto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I have used shorts, longs, long rifles, shot shells, CB caps, and sub sonics. They're all fun. I have been firing 100 plus rounds a day lately, mostly through handguns but also blasting .22 magnum out of a Marlin bolt action. My favorite .22 Magnum is my H&R model 700 semi auto. Functions great and I have a pile of magazines for it. The handgun we have been using lately for practice is the Mountain Eagle polymer semi auto. Holds 20 rounds. Cool firearm. Accurate and functions nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Growing up I used to shoot cartons, not boxes, of ammo through the Winchester model 62 pump. Still have it. My dad bought it before I was born. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted September 15, 2022 Administrators Share Posted September 15, 2022 I used to know a girl that wore 22 shorts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now