What is this round? - The Firearms Forum

raven18 · 06-06-2009, 08:08 PM

looks to be a 22 short but for what?

Haligan · 06-06-2009, 08:11 PM

Hilti gun. It's used to drive a nail into stuff like concrete with a 22 blank.

312shooter · 06-06-2009, 08:12 PM

Thats looks to be an old shotshell round, thats the way I remember them before the blue plastic tips were invented.

raven18 · 06-06-2009, 08:16 PM

Thanks guys for your help

Lotsdragon · 06-06-2009, 08:17 PM

Yepp stud gun cartridge.......

johnlives4christ · 06-06-2009, 08:25 PM

it looks like a 22 short birdshot to me, it does look like a blank round for firing nails, but the CCI headstamp would indicate otherwise. best i recall winchester is still making the 22 birdshot with the crimped style head, instead of the blue plastic critter

Maximilian II · 06-07-2009, 05:09 AM

So...shoot it at a piece of paper from 20 feet. That will tell you if it's a blank or shotshell.

ampaterry · 06-07-2009, 06:18 AM

I know the nail-gun blanks were sold in a lot of different power levels, depending on what the job required, but I have never seen any .22 shotshell in other than LR.

But that crimp is indeed used on both, at various times.

Alpo · 06-07-2009, 09:19 AM

I agree with ampaterry. Only shot loads I've seen were either Long Rifle or Magnum. None in short. Really not enough room in that case for a payload.

The suggestion about shooting it at a piece of paper sounds good, but what if it is corrosive primed, or loaded with black powder? I'd truly hate to rust my gun barrel, on that type experiment.

I think a better idea would be to ask CCI.
http://www.cci-ammunition.com/about_us/contact.aspx

bntyhntr6975 · 06-07-2009, 12:05 PM

Its a blank. I used to have a bunch of them. Great for nail drivers and dog training. The shotshells were just a little different.

RustyFN · 06-07-2009, 07:07 PM

Yep, it's a Hilti shot for a powder actuated tool.

tim.sr · 06-07-2009, 08:01 PM

yup for nail gun got me sum but you need a hammer to set it off.

06-06-2009, 08:08 PM	#1
raven18 Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 48	What is this round? looks to be a 22 short but for what? -->

06-06-2009, 08:11 PM	#2
Haligan Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: FEMA Region II Posts: 1,900	Re: What is this round? Hilti gun. It's used to drive a nail into stuff like concrete with a 22 blank. __________________ "He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falshoods and errors." - Thomas Jefferson

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312shooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 1,148	Re: What is this round? Thats looks to be an old shotshell round, thats the way I remember them before the blue plastic tips were invented.

06-06-2009, 08:16 PM	#4
raven18 Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 48	Re: What is this round? Thanks guys for your help

06-06-2009, 08:17 PM	#5
Lotsdragon Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Potosi, Mo Posts: 813	Re: What is this round? Yepp stud gun cartridge.......

06-06-2009, 08:25 PM	#6
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: What is this round? it looks like a 22 short birdshot to me, it does look like a blank round for firing nails, but the CCI headstamp would indicate otherwise. best i recall winchester is still making the 22 birdshot with the crimped style head, instead of the blue plastic critter

06-07-2009, 05:09 AM	#7
Maximilian II Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Northwest GA Posts: 1,381	Re: What is this round? So...shoot it at a piece of paper from 20 feet. That will tell you if it's a blank or shotshell. __________________ Karma is just justice, without the satisfaction. And I don't believe in justice. -Joe Sarno, bagman.

06-07-2009, 06:18 AM	#8
ampaterry TFF Admin Staff Chaplain Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: West Tennessee Contributor Posts: 6,277	Re: What is this round? I know the nail-gun blanks were sold in a lot of different power levels, depending on what the job required, but I have never seen any .22 shotshell in other than LR. But that crimp is indeed used on both, at various times. __________________ A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders. Larry Elder

06-07-2009, 09:19 AM	#9
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,651	Re: What is this round? I agree with ampaterry. Only shot loads I've seen were either Long Rifle or Magnum. None in short. Really not enough room in that case for a payload. The suggestion about shooting it at a piece of paper sounds good, but what if it is corrosive primed, or loaded with black powder? I'd truly hate to rust my gun barrel, on that type experiment. I think a better idea would be to ask CCI. http://www.cci-ammunition.com/about_us/contact.aspx __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste good with catsup - George of Lod, Year of Our Lord 297 I always take precautions. Beware the Evil Bullet Fairies.

06-07-2009, 12:05 PM	#10
bntyhntr6975 V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wichita, Ks. Posts: 258	Re: What is this round? Its a blank. I used to have a bunch of them. Great for nail drivers and dog training. The shotshells were just a little different.

06-07-2009, 07:07 PM	#11
RustyFN Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Virginia Posts: 592	Re: What is this round? Yep, it's a Hilti shot for a powder actuated tool.

06-07-2009, 08:01 PM	#12
tim.sr V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: MI. Posts: 290	Re: What is this round? yup for nail gun got me sum but you need a hammer to set it off. __________________ Tim.Sr U.S.ARMY VET.