22 question

festus · 05-05-2008, 08:16 AM

Why hasn't there been a centerfire 22 LR ?
My contender hammer strikes either rimfire or centerfire cartridges . It would be a blast to be able to reload 22 lr. Think of the possibilities. I don't care if it is economically feasible, but if it is physically possible.
I can't get this idea out of my head.

VALMET_M76 · 05-05-2008, 08:51 AM

Are you hearing voices?

festus · 05-05-2008, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by VALMET_M76

Are you hearing voices?

Yeah, but they are all in Spanish, or maybe it's just my irritated bowel acting up, either way it's annoying.

I have before me a 22 lr cartridge along with a small pistol primer and a dial vernier caliper.
22 case mikes out at .224. primer mikes out at .174. distance across the base including rim is.272.
There is .050 difference in diameters that makes it .025 of material on each wall.
Why can't a cartridge be made that allows a primer to be inserted?
Can it be done?

VALMET_M76 · 05-05-2008, 03:28 PM

They call what you are looking for the 22 HORNET.

TwoBit · 05-05-2008, 03:48 PM

Festus, not to worry. Valmet is menstruating. As usual.

I have been wishing the same thing for years. The .22 hornet, .221 Fireball and .218 Bee is not what I have wished for. No, I want a damn twenty two long rifle case with a small pistol primer pocket in it.

Thank you.

My reasons are varied, but important to me. CB caps and Aguila Colibri's are fun, but not what I want. I want to cast .22 round balls and put them over a small pistol MAGNUM primer.

I have drilled squirrels squarely in the head any number of times with the Colibri and the Cb Caps. Squirrel will flop around, run off, then die. I do not like that. I want a little hotter, reloadable deal.

Sometimes I think too much.

Max-Guy · 05-05-2008, 04:27 PM

This is brainstorming. It is worth nothing...

Turn a hornet case down to get a cartridge head of identical dimensions to a 22LR. Leave a step on the case head. Cut the rim off a regular 22 case on a case trimmer or lathe to a consistant length and press it on to the case head you made.

Probably would be a bit delicate and the labor, extreme. But when all you got is time, maybe it's worth it.

-- Max

ironhead7544 · 05-05-2008, 05:14 PM

22 VeloDog

VALMET_M76 · 05-05-2008, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by TwoBit

I want a little hotter, reloadable deal.

Sometimes I think too much.

Why not do that with a 22 Hornet? Primer and a smidgen of powder and cast bullets.

Gives you an excuse to buy a beauty like this.

partymember · 05-05-2008, 06:06 PM

CZ?

VALMET_M76 · 05-05-2008, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by partymember

CZ?

527lux.

I like the CZs.

partymember · 05-05-2008, 06:13 PM

its absolutely beautiful. What do they fetch these days? May need to work one into my budget.

ETA; nevermind, $654. not too bad

05-05-2008, 08:16 AM	#1
festus Curio & Relic AKaholic #: 4996 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hampstead NC, C.S.A. Posts: 3,290	22 question Why hasn't there been a centerfire 22 LR ? My contender hammer strikes either rimfire or centerfire cartridges . It would be a blast to be able to reload 22 lr. Think of the possibilities. I don't care if it is economically feasible, but if it is physically possible. I can't get this idea out of my head.

05-05-2008, 03:48 PM	#5
TwoBit Senior Member AKaholic #: 2729 Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 973	Festus, not to worry. Valmet is menstruating. As usual. I have been wishing the same thing for years. The .22 hornet, .221 Fireball and .218 Bee is not what I have wished for. No, I want a damn twenty two long rifle case with a small pistol primer pocket in it. Thank you. My reasons are varied, but important to me. CB caps and Aguila Colibri's are fun, but not what I want. I want to cast .22 round balls and put them over a small pistol MAGNUM primer. I have drilled squirrels squarely in the head any number of times with the Colibri and the Cb Caps. Squirrel will flop around, run off, then die. I do not like that. I want a little hotter, reloadable deal. Sometimes I think too much. __________________ I don't take much shit, I don't give much shit so it follows I am not in the shit business. My presence here is entirely voluntary and medicinal.

05-05-2008, 04:27 PM	#6
Max-Guy Senior Member AKaholic #: 7218 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 790	This is brainstorming. It is worth nothing... Turn a hornet case down to get a cartridge head of identical dimensions to a 22LR. Leave a step on the case head. Cut the rim off a regular 22 case on a case trimmer or lathe to a consistant length and press it on to the case head you made. Probably would be a bit delicate and the labor, extreme. But when all you got is time, maybe it's worth it. -- Max __________________ There are very few personal problems that can't be solved by suitable application of high explosives. -- unofficial motto of Combat Engineers.

05-05-2008, 06:06 PM	#9
partymember Curio & Relic AKaholic #: 5600 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ass Posts: 9,180	CZ? __________________ Vinland Uber Alles

05-05-2008, 06:13 PM	#11
partymember Curio & Relic AKaholic #: 5600 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ass Posts: 9,180	its absolutely beautiful. What do they fetch these days? May need to work one into my budget. ETA; nevermind, $654. not too bad __________________ Vinland Uber Alles Last edited by partymember; 05-05-2008 at 06:18 PM.

05-05-2008, 08:51 AM	#2
VALMET_M76 Temp ban-Multiple indiscretions. AKaholic #: 90 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,090	Are you hearing voices?

05-05-2008, 03:28 PM	#4
VALMET_M76 Temp ban-Multiple indiscretions. AKaholic #: 90 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,090	They call what you are looking for the 22 HORNET.

05-05-2008, 05:14 PM	#7
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