Trigger Mike Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 I found a 22 magnum cylinder for a stainless Colt Frontier. Will it fit my blued one or did only certain models accommodate the 22 magnum cylinder.
Chili Ron Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 Howdy, It might fit or might not. The real question is if the barrel is correct for magnum .. A lot of folks think long rifle and magnum are the same and they are NOT. Check into this before your load up and start shooting. It is NOT the same as 38 and 357 magnum. Did the 22 originally come with a 22 mag cylinder? Best CR
Trigger Mike Posted December 18, 2015 Author Posted December 18, 2015 i don't think it originally did
Three Foot Johnson Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 Many, many years ago, I wrote to Colt about this and the answer was along the lines of if the barrel says .22LR, the barrel is .22LR only. If it says .22 magnum or .22 cal, it can safely be used with a .22 mag cylinder.
ShadowCatcher Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 I found a 22 magnum cylinder for a stainless Colt Frontier. Will it fit my blued one or did only certain models accommodate the 22 magnum cylinder. Never heard of such a gun! Please post a picture! SC
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 Although there are significant dimension differences in the cases, and hence the chambers, the bullet diameter is also different: The .22 LR has a .223" bullet, and the .22 WMR is .224". Some would consider it imprudent and possibly unsafe to shoot a jacketed bullet down a tube that's .001" undersized... Conversely, shooting a .22 LR in a magnum cylinder will likely give you some issues... the neck size of the .22 LR is .016" smaller than the .22 WMR, and may not seal well or possibly even split. Of course, since no one had ever told us this stuff, when I was a kid we did it all the time. Nary a mishap and much fun had.
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 I purchased one of the Colt Frontier .22 LR revolvers back in 1968. I believe that it specifically said not to shoot .22 Mag. IIRC Colt then came out with a .22 Mag Model. Not the same critter.
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 .. A lot of folks think long rifle and magnum are the same and they are NOT. CR Does this also apply to the North American Arms little 22? 'Cause mine came with both a .22 lr and a .22 magnum cylinder.
Chili Ron Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Howdy, Yes. BEst CR ps- with the 22 mag being so hard to find, Id suggest SELLING it not shooting it.
Trigger Mike Posted December 21, 2015 Author Posted December 21, 2015 my pistol is marked 22 instead of 22LR. i once had the nickel colt with the LR cylinder as well as this cylinder, just wanted to put it to use. might sell it instead.
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Well... I won't advise you to shoot it. But if the cylinder fit... and if the timing was correct... and it was mine... well... I'd slug the barrel, just to make sure it wasn't undersized... BTW ~ the Ruger Single-Six Convertible has a .224 bore.
Tom Bullweed Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 The Colt Frontier .22 was made 1959 to the early 1970s. The Colt New Frontier .22 was made early 1970s to around 1990. The Frontiers that I have seen were all fixed sight and had alloy frames. The New Frontiers that I have seen had fixed or adjustable sights and were all steel frames. The New Frontiers mostly came with both LR and WMR cylinders.
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