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single six .22?

GuvamintCheese
was shooting my single six 22 today (old 3 screw) and noticed that the brass that was coming out was splitting..I was using 22lr not .22. would this make a difference and can you safely shoot 22lr in the single six? can you shoot 22 short in it?. Thanks
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  • nmyers
    .22 short, long, & long rifle have the same diameter cases. But, if you tried to shoot any of these in a .22 mag cylinder --- THAT would result in split cases.

    Neal
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  • duckhunter
    10-4 check and see which cylinder you had in the gun.

    I WOULD RATHER BE DUCK HUNTING.
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  • GuvamintCheese
    Its a standard 22 cylinder. if the cases are splitting is it unsafe?
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  • TWalker
    It's never good to have split cases. If you wear safety glasses you should be fine,(probably) but something is wrong either with the gun or the ammo. Buy 3-4 different brands and see how they do. If the splitting continues, call Ruger. I'm sure they can fix the problem.

    "Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away." Thoreau
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  • gunnut505
    Are the 22s you're shooting very old? If not,I think you might have a 22WMRF cylinder there; some are marked around the front end, some have punchmarks in ones or twos on the face, some are a mystery until you get them clean enough to slide a 22WMRF into them.

    "Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit" --OVID
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  • GuvamintCheese
    It is a standard 22 cylinder but the shells are very old. thanks
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  • GuvamintCheese
    WHOA I just stuck a 22 mag in the cylinder and it fit. I have owned this gun a long time and never new it was a mag..how do I know what I can safely shoot? it just says 22 on the side. can I continue to shoot 22 in a mag cylinder??? there is no markings on the cylinder.
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  • mpolans
    IIRC, the .22mag cylinders were unfluted, the .22lr cylinders were fluted. I think you'd be better off just buying a .22lr cylinder.
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  • cbxjeff
    You have a mag cylinder. I've seen this at the range before. I as only a guest here, and not a real expert, I would say that you won't die from shooting the 22LR in the mag cyl. Digging them out of the cyl is a pain. I don't believe 22LR or 22 short would be a problem if you had a true 22LR cyl.

    BTW don't just go out and just buy a 22LR cylinder. You may get lucky or you may shave a bunch of lead because of timing. Let a pro help with this.

    cbxjeff<P>It's too late for me, save yourself. <br>
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  • gskyhawk
    I had the same thing , i bought a used single six 3 screw that was sold as 22lr, got it home and started shooting it and had the same problem ,, I ended up buying a used cylinder for mine , the 1st one didn't fit , but got lucky with the second one , fit right in and line up prefect ,,, so you can try either way ,, but be forewarned if you send it back to Ruger they will change it to the new transfer bar system
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  • 2xbyu
    If the rear of your cylinder looks like this it's a 22WMR cylinder.
    253269.jpg

    The 22lr cylinders have a firing pin groove cut around the cylinder.

    The OM 3 screw cylinders (1953-'73), 22lr & 22WMR, are both fluted. The only way to tell the difference is from the rear. Grooved 22lr, or as in picture 22WMR.

    When the NMs came out in 1973 Ruger changed the 22WMR cylinder to unfluted and rollmarked the cylinder with "22WMR"

    Here's both.
    253347.jpg
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