Waimea Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 South Florida Gunslingers who shoot in Punta Gorda the 3rd Saturday and 4th Sunday will be allowing .22 for pistols and rifles. This is an effort to help our shooters save primers for the large matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakebite Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 I'd be interested in knowing how this turns out. I'd like to know if many folks actually have the guns. I have a Henry Golden Boy Rifle. All the rest of my 22s are Auto loaders. Will be interesting. Hope it works for you. Snakebite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Revolvers are a pain to check if you load 5 and down on empty as they all have chambers with rims recessed. Just the nature of the beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hells Comin Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 My single 6 Rugers have the cylinders machined so u can see the rims and short stroked all Done by the late Great Wes Flowers . Hells Comin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I just bought two Ruger Wranglers. Hope I get to shoot soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sloe Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Well, it will save primers but have you looked for 22LR lately. It's about as hard to find as primers and getting just as pricey. BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisco Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Winter rules around here means wear whatever keeps you warm, everything can be staged if you want, and .22s are OK. The .22 thing started to avoid chasing brass in the snow, but it seems fairly popular even when we don’t have any on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waimea Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Barry Sloe said: Well, it will save primers but have you looked for 22LR lately. It's about as hard to find as primers and getting just as pricey. BS I have WAY more .22 cartridges than primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Slim SASS #24733 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 When my kids shot .22's in matches with Single Sixes I just marked the outside of one of the chambers with red fingernail polish and never loaded that chamber. Turn the cylinder so the polish is just to the left of the topstrap, pull the hammer until the polish disappears, lower the hammer on an empty chamber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Spade Mikey Wilson Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 We have had a 22 Rim Fire Class at a couple of our local clubs for a couple of years now. I have two Heritage pistols and a Henry Golden Boy. I shoot that class maybe a couple of times a year. I made a gauge out of a piece of dow rod and a wooden cap for the pistols. After loading slide the dow down the barrel. If it goes all the way down it is an unloaded chamber. If the red section painted on the dow shows it's a loaded chamber. Quite easy for the loading table officer to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakebite Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 13 hours ago, Waimea said: I have WAY more .22 cartridges than primers. I'll gladly trade you two for one... maybe even three! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Skinner Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 On 12/8/2020 at 5:29 PM, Warden Callaway said: Revolvers are a pain to check if you load 5 and down on empty as they all have chambers with rims recessed. Just the nature of the beast. Ruger Wranglers have free spin pawls. They solve the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black RZR Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 On 12/8/2020 at 3:29 PM, Warden Callaway said: Revolvers are a pain to check if you load 5 and down on empty as they all have chambers with rims recessed. Just the nature of the beast. Yeah my 58 conversions have same issue. But it can b done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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