Ruger Forum

wrwasem · August 26th, 2012, 09:35 PM

Hi i am new to this forum and just got my 10/22. I have a 10/22 it fires 22LR
ammo. My question is can I use CCI CB shells in it. they are the same length
as 22 shorts. Will they chamber and will they eject alright. I am haveing poblems with coyotes and have houses close by so i need a low vol. shell
thanks
Bill

gfw1985 · August 27th, 2012, 04:27 AM

Never tried, but going to say no. Could possibly be chambered individually and would fire, but not enough oomph to cycle action. The action is designed for 22LR only.

Tom in Arizona · August 27th, 2012, 04:48 AM

Take care to verify impact for each round fired before firing the next. May work at first in rifles but as your bore becomes dirtier a bullet a bullet may not clear the barrel.

Scott Free · August 27th, 2012, 04:55 AM

I know it's possible, but I wouldn't shoot a coyote with any .22, let alone one that is so underpowered.

ozo · August 27th, 2012, 05:29 AM

You are asking for danger to knock on your door......

I see no reason the 'short' projectile won't clear the barrel.....
I shoot them in lever guns, but guns chambered for short,long,long rifle.
You will have to use them as a single shot only.
I still do not recommend it.
Nor would I use a 'short' on a coyote.......
unless you are a pristine shooter and can guarantee an ear/eye shot.
A .22lr round is more than capable if the shot is placed correctly......
but shooting anything around other housing can be dangerous.....
any of the .22's are dangerous for 4-5 thousand feet.

Smithy · August 27th, 2012, 01:12 PM

I finally figured out what Remington has done. They use to sell CB's and CB Longs. They've scrapped that idea and only sell CB Long Rifle. So that round is exactly the size of your standard 22lr. Power wise you'll have a pull bolt action, but they should feed perfectly and work in the 10/22's magazine perfect as well. It is just priming compound so I'd heed the warning's of Tom. Unless you see dirt kick up, you may still have the bullet in your barrel. Here they are...
Remington CBee Ammo 22 Long Rifle 33 Grain Hollow Point Best of luck in your critter problem. Smithy.

laidlerj · August 27th, 2012, 03:46 PM

I used CB's to help my youngest son learn how to shoot - he was initially a bit nervous about recoil (saw too many movies where people are "blown away" by recoil, I guess). Unless I'm mistaken, CB's are powered by just the primer and don't have any powder.

Yes, the CB's will fire just fine in a 10/22, but they won't cycle the action. I saw a .22 short conversion kit in the Brownell's catalogue, but even that won't cycle with CB's.

As others have mentioned, be sure that the bullet clears the barrel before firing another round, although I didn't have any problem with that. Also, be aware that you'll have to re-zero your rifle, 'cuz the CB's will hit a LOT lower than .22 LR's.

I'm not sure that CB's will have enough power to kill a coyote, even if you can hit it. More likely, you won't hit it unless you're shooting at less than 25 yards, given how fast the bullet is dropping at that point.

Good luck and be careful!

Jim

Smithy · August 27th, 2012, 10:24 PM

That was the big whoopie with the Remington rounds http://www.midwayusa.com/product/160...n-hollow-point With the lighter hollow point that expands at lower velocities, you have a better chance for critter damage than the normal CBee solids. Don't know about coyote, but certainly rabbit, gopher, and squirrel are in danger. Smithy.

NewportNewsMike · August 28th, 2012, 06:59 AM

I have used CB's in a 10/22 to control squirrel population and invading grackles (trying to move into the attic through bad soffit vents) numerous times.

CCI makes (or used to make, not sure now) CB's that are CB Long (as opposed to CB Short). The CB Long still is just the primer charge like the CB Short but was in a longer (22 LR-sized, rather than 22 Short-sized) case. I chose the CB Long over the CB Short whenever I could find them for the simply reason that I figured the the longer case may feed better through 10/22 magazine. Note that neither variety of CB will cycle the action - you still have to do so manually, but using a loaded magazine makes reloading as simple as racking the slide back to eject fired case and load new round.

When I first used the CB's in my 10/22, I realized that they were not as quiet as when I had used them in my Marlin 39A lever gun. Finally figured out that, while CB's will not cycle the action, there is enough power to move the bolt back enough to let some "noise" out. All quieted down nicely as soon as I started reaching over with my "off hand" to hold bolt fully closed during firing.

I would consider CB's about as powerful as a good pellet gun - which means not real powerful. I think you are limited to squirrels, birds, and other small critters. Certainly not anything the size of a coyote.

I have seen several articles over the years that talked about why we have CB's in the first place. One use was indoor pest control - mice in barns, et cetera. The other was Parlor Shooting. Seems in the late 1890's and on up to the 1920's until the Depression Era, folks would gather in the parlor for a little indoor shooting. The sport was big in France and Belgium (even special parlor guns were made), and finally made to the shores of the US.