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8 hours ago, railfancwb said:

Modern break top .22 revolvers made by at least two companies. 

 

But that's not one of them.  NAA makes the Ranger, a rimfire mini revolver. And S&W and Uberti make replicas of long obsolete discontinued models.

But H&R, Iver Johnson, Forhand & Wadsworth, Webley, and the rest are all obsolete orphans, discontinued many decades ago. Try finding ammo in .32 or .38 S&W today.

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Iver Johnson Sealed 8, probably the most modern non-NAA design, likely no newer than the 1950's.

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36 minutes ago, pipedreams said:

Ruger LCP (Lightweight Compact Pistol)
Chambered in 22LR and 380 - 10 round mag.

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Actually, that's a picture of the discontinued LCP Custom which was made after the original LCP but before the newer LCP ll.  It is easily recognized by the red trigger and taller sights. It has the 6 round magazine of the original LCP. 

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15 minutes ago, ChuteTheMall said:

Actually, that's a picture of the discontinued LCP Custom which was made after the original LCP but before the newer LCP ll.  It is easily recognized by the red trigger and taller sights. It has the 6 round magazine of the original LCP. 

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Yes I know, the trigger gives it away, still fires the same cartridges.

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1 hour ago, pipedreams said:

Webley Mark IV
Chambered for the 38/200 (38S&W) cartridge.
Produced under WW2 in big number, approxly500.000 units. In servise to 1963.

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Actually, the .38-200 is not identical to the .38 S&W but they do share the same cartridge cases and can be fired in each other's guns. The British .38/200 Mk 1uses a 200 grain bullet while the USA's  .38 S&W uses a 145 grain LRN bullet, give or take a grain or two depending on manufacturer. There is also a British .380 Mk ll cartridge (no relation to .380 ACP) with a 178 or 180 grain FMJ bullet, because the Germans claimed lead bullets violated the Hague convention. This is arguable. Try finding any of this ammo for sale today. Or .38 Colt New Police which had a flat nose bullet.

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Left to right, a .38 Colt New Police from Winchester, a .38 S&W from Remington, and the British military .380 Revolver Mk ll.

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25 minutes ago, ChuteTheMall said:

Actually, the .38-200 is not identical to the .38 S&W but they do share the same cartridge cases and can be fired in each other's guns. The British .38/200 Mk 1uses a 200 grain bullet while the USA's  .38 S&W uses a 145 grain LRN bullet, give or take a grain or two depending on manufacturer. There is also a British .380 Mk ll cartridge (no relation to .380 ACP) with a 178 or 180 grain FMJ bullet, because the Germans claimed lead bullets violated the Hague convention. This is arguable. Try finding any of this ammo for sale today. Or .38 Colt New Police which had a flat nose bullet.

The .22 Long - not Long Rifle - is almost an orphan. CCI says they make them but no others claim to. The .22 Short is manufactured by several. 

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8 minutes ago, railfancwb said:

The .22 Long - not Long Rifle - is almost an orphan. CCI says they make them but no others claim to. The .22 Short is manufactured by several. 

And the .22 WRF (Winchester Rim Fire) is another. It's almost identical to the .22 WMR (Winchester Magnum Rimfire) except shorter in length, but less powerful and thus more pleasant in tiny NAA mini-revolvers. Otherwise useless IMHO.

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3 hours ago, ChuteTheMall said:

And the .22 WRF (Winchester Rim Fire) is another. It's almost identical to the .22 WMR (Winchester Magnum Rimfire) except shorter in length, but less powerful and thus more pleasant in tiny NAA mini-revolvers. Otherwise useless IMHO.

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There are purpose-made guns which require near-obsolete cartridges. A Winchester 1890 pump rifle expected .22 Longs. Think it may have had relatives requiring the .22 WRF.

The Rossi/Taurus clones of the Winchester 62 had a S/L/LR version and there was a version for .22 WMR (called Model 72).

Rossi’s current .22 pump is not a clone of the Winchester 62  it is not a takedown and has a polymer receiver  

 

 

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