Shot shells in a Ruger 22/45

[Danno]

Just picked up a new Ruger 22/45 MK III....looking forward to lots of plinking.

In addition to the plinking, thought this would be a good camping/fishing/hiking gun. Thinking shotshells for snake and such.

Anyone have problems with shotshells with the 22/45?

Thanks, in advance.

 

[Danno]

Oh....also looking at an Uncle Mike holster, OWB, just something to sling on the belt for convenient carry while hiking. Can anyone recommend the right size? Thanks

 

[jadek44]

My IWB Unk. Mikes is a # 15..............There #s stay the same for both. Be advised it isn't the best fit. I used a chicago screw part way down to snug mine up. Senior moment. Mine is the 4 1/2 slab bbl..Merry CHRISTmas to all

 

[dwd]

My friend has a Ruger .22 semi-auto and he says that shot shells don't work very well in his. He say the shells aren't powerful enough to advance the slide so you have to manually rack the slide every time.
He then bought Ruger's 9 shot revolver for his shotshells and snakes.

 

[96/44]

The .22 shotshells won't cycle in any of my autos, but they will feed OK if you cycle them manually.

 

[Charon]

I've not tried shot shells in my 22/45. I tried them in a Nylon 66, and results were poor. They fed okay, but they did not cycle the action, although they did make it move a little. When I manually cycled the action, the fired case would come about halfway out, then slip out from under the extractor. The bolt on the Nylon 66 cannot be locked back, which didn't help. I ended up getting the empty out with a rod. If you use them in a revolver you will likely notice the ejector rod takes a bit more "push" and the fired shotshells never fall out, but have to be lifted out if the ejector isn't long enough to push them all the way. The shotshells also deposit a lot of lead in the barrel.

To clarify: I have not tried the CCI loads with the little blue shot capsule. My comments are about the Winchester and Federal brass shotshells.

 

[Danno]

Thanks everyone. Did pick up a Gunmate #12 holster from Academy today. Actually, a very snug fit. Not bad for less than $15.

Also picked up some CCI shot shells.

Oh, and 250 rounds - Federal, Remmington and Winchester.

Off to to the range on Saturday to give it a whirl. I'll let you know how the shotshells go.

 

[blume357]

try one of those shot shells.... put up a target and stand about 10ft away and shoot it.... you'll discover that this is not what you will want to use on a snake... let alone any other little critter. I guess it would work if you (the end of the barrel) were about 3ft away from the snake.

use regular rounds on critters like that.... but you know, I would leave even poisonous snakes alone out in the wild... unless you are hungry.....

 

[Danno]

Damn this little pistol is a hoot! And very accurate. Was shooting 15 yards today, and had some very nice groupings after awhile. Went through 4 boxes of 50: Federal, Remmington, Winchester and another. Only had a few glitches...failures to feed. But I hadn't stripped it to even clean it. Frankly, I shot it basically right out of the box. I am sure the few malfunctions won't occur as it gets broken in.

Also tried a couple of shot shells. No, they didn't cycle the bolt but they were easy to clear manually. Seems like it will be good for snakes only within 5 feet or so.

All in all I am thrilled with this Ruger! And 200 rounds for less than $8 is a real bargain.

 

[toysoldier]

Most shot loads for .22s are #12 shot. Rifled barrels spread the pattern badly. If you're close enough to kill something with .22 shot, you're close enough to kick it.

It's a different story with a smoothbore. I have a Winchester Model 67 smoothbore, and it's previous owner (my elderly cousin's wife) shot many birds out of her garden with it.

 

[D_Gunner]

Damn this little pistol is a hoot! And very accurate. Was shooting 15 yards today, and had some very nice groupings after awhile. Went through 4 boxes of 50: Federal, Remmington, Winchester and another. Only had a few glitches...failures to feed. But I hadn't stripped it to even clean it. Frankly, I shot it basically right out of the box. I am sure the few malfunctions won't occur as it gets broken in.

Also tried a couple of shot shells. No, they didn't cycle the bolt but they were easy to clear manually. Seems like it will be good for snakes only within 5 feet or so.

All in all I am thrilled with this Ruger! And 200 rounds for less than $8 is a real bargain.

Pictures of your gun we all love gun porn :lol:

 

[D_Gunner]

Most shot loads for .22s are #12 shot. Rifled barrels spread the pattern badly. If you're close enough to kill something with .22 shot, you're close enough to kick it.

It's a different story with a smoothbore. I have a Winchester Model 67 smoothbore, and it's previous owner (my elderly cousin's wife) shot many birds out of her garden with it.

I wont shoot shot shell out of a rifled barrel,It just dont seem Kosher.If you want to get shoot get a shotgun with a smooth bore

 

[drphish]

I picked up some of these last weekend and shot them yesterday. I have some thick, nearly 1/2, cardboard and at 10 meters i was very pleased with the spread as well as with the penetration of the shot. it blasted right through the target. The largest issue that i have had with these is they just dont seem to feed right. im going to try and polish the feed tube and see if it helps but the CCI blue plastic housing would break when it was charging into the chamber.

 

[Danno]

http://www.ruger.com/products/2245SlabSided/models.html

Can't post a pic. But here's the link. My 22/45 is yer basic slab sided model. Got it new for $265. Polymer frame with molded grips. Great little pistol!

Couple thoughts:

- on the shot shells, I didn't expect them to cycle the bolt. Too underpowered to do that. But I figure if I'm hiking and have a snake slither up to my boot, I'm not likely to blow my toe off either. The shot shell cartridge fed just fine for the mag but did have to be manually cleared. No problem, it's what I expected.

- on breaking down the pistol, the first time was a bear. The bolt pin was really tight. Do watch the videos at the Ruger site and on YouTube. It's a fairly funky process, compared to my P95, but after it comes apart a couple of times, it's a lot easier. Just take your time.

- on cleaning, I shot about 200 rounds or more pretty much out of the box. Just a brief wipe down and a patch down the bore. It was really oily to begin with and then oily and dirty after the range. Disassembled per the Ruger instructions and hit it liberally with non-chlorinated brake cleaner until it dripped out clean. Re-oiled - lightly - the trigger and moving parts, especially the bolt, ran a bore snake with CLP down the barrel, twice, wiped everything down and reassembled.

Piece of cake. It is shiny clean now. Can't wait who get it dirty again!

 

[Danno]

http://www.ruger.com/products/2245SlabSided/models.html

Can't post a pic. But here's the link. My 22/45 is yer basic slab sided model. Got it new for $265. Polymer frame with molded grips. Great little pistol!

Couple thoughts:

- on the shot shells, I didn't expect them to cycle the bolt. Too underpowered to do that. But I figure if I'm hiking and have a snake slither up to my boot, I'm not likely to blow my toe off either. The shot shell cartridge fed just fine for the mag but did have to be manually cleared. No problem, it's what I expected.

- on breaking down the pistol, the first time was a bear. The bolt pin was really tight. Do watch the videos at the Ruger site and on YouTube. It's a fairly funky process, compared to my P95, but after it comes apart a couple of times, it's a lot easier. Just take your time.

- on cleaning, I shot about 200 rounds or more pretty much out of the box. Just a brief wipe down and a patch down the bore. It was really oily to begin with and then oily and dirty after the range. Disassembled per the Ruger instructions and hit it liberally with non-chlorinated brake cleaner until it dripped out clean. Re-oiled - lightly - the trigger and moving parts, especially the bolt, ran a bore snake with CLP down the barrel, twice, wiped everything down and reassembled.

Piece of cake. It is shiny clean now. Can't wait who get it dirty again!