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Is it safe to fire 22 shorts in a New Model Single Six ? I have some backyard rodent work to do. :roll:

Thank you. I feel stupid not looking at the manual.45Colt_Man":2v5njgev said:Straight from the Manual.
The RUGER® NEW MODEL SINGLE SIX® & BISLEY revolvers
chambered for .22 long rifle are intended to be used with any standard make of .22 long rifle, long or short ammunition in either regular, high velocity or hypervelocity
loading.
Available online if you don't have it.
Dana
backtalk":x7lg71ck said:Is it safe to fire 22 shorts in a New Model Single Six ? I have some backyard rodent work to do.
45Colt_Man":x7lg71ck said:Straight from the Manual.
The RUGER® NEW MODEL SINGLE SIX® & BISLEY revolvers
chambered for .22 long rifle are intended to be used with any standard make of .22 long rifle, long or short ammunition in either regular, high velocity or hypervelocity loading.
Available online if you don't have it.
chuck_in_texas":266u9rn8 said:The only handicap to using .22 shorts (besides the extra cleaning mentioned earlier) is: where do you get them?
I haven't seen a box around here in this part of South Texas in a long, long time.
That's right. My experience with .22 shorts is that the accuracy in in a .22 LR chamber is sometimes less than impressive. CB "long" have worked better for me in my Single Sixes and Win M60 rifle. My 10/22 won't cycle the action but can be fired single shot with CBs. You may even have better luck in finding CB cartridges as they aren't a big seller and may be more likely to be gathering dust on a dealer's shelf. JMO, Dennis....BTW backtalk, I like your choice of barrel length, I'm a "long tom" fan myself. That oughta be a fine "rodent rooter"! :wink:cas":19vtf8yo said:
You can also get other things that may shoot better like CB Caps, Colibri etc.