.22 Black powder cartridge revolvers - The Firearms Forum

Old Gun Guy · 03-20-2010, 03:33 PM

If this question has been asked before, then I apologize in advance. If a turn-of-the-century .22 black powder revolver is in good shooting condition, i.e., indexes well and locks up tight, would it be safe to fire CB shorts in it?
Thanks!
Old Gun Guy

RJay · 03-20-2010, 03:45 PM

CB shorts contain no power, the bullet is propelled by the force of the primer only. those and even the CB long (CCI) , which contains 1 Gr of powder should be perfectly safe in any mechanically sound black powder .22 firearm.

Old Gun Guy · 03-20-2010, 04:30 PM

RJ,
Thanks for the info!
Old Gun Guy

b.goforth · 03-21-2010, 12:35 PM

personal opinion. i would not fire this or any other black powder revolver with modern ammo. what will happen eventually is it will not be tight and indexes as well as it does now. in other words you can only harm it not help it.

bill

old semperfi · 03-21-2010, 06:51 PM

as far as im concerned as long as it locks up tight and is not a valuable collector the cbs are fine old semperfi

Buffalochip · 03-22-2010, 09:03 AM

WARNING--I had an old Eli Whitney c. 1875 .22 revolver that was in very good condition. I fired a .22 CB cap into the leg of a picnic table about 10 feet away and the bullet bounced back and hit ME in the shin. OUCH! No broken skin, just stung a bit.

03-20-2010, 03:33 PM	#1
Old Gun Guy V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: N. Utah Contributor Posts: 489	.22 Black powder cartridge revolvers If this question has been asked before, then I apologize in advance. If a turn-of-the-century .22 black powder revolver is in good shooting condition, i.e., indexes well and locks up tight, would it be safe to fire CB shorts in it? Thanks! Old Gun Guy -->

03-20-2010, 03:45 PM	#2
RJay Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,504	Re: .22 Black powder cartridge revolvers CB shorts contain no power, the bullet is propelled by the force of the primer only. those and even the CB long (CCI) , which contains 1 Gr of powder should be perfectly safe in any mechanically sound black powder .22 firearm. __________________ RonJames

03-20-2010, 04:30 PM	#3
Old Gun Guy V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: N. Utah Contributor Posts: 489	Re: .22 Black powder cartridge revolvers RJ, Thanks for the info! Old Gun Guy

03-21-2010, 12:35 PM	#4
b.goforth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: houston, tx Posts: 3,174	Re: .22 Black powder cartridge revolvers personal opinion. i would not fire this or any other black powder revolver with modern ammo. what will happen eventually is it will not be tight and indexes as well as it does now. in other words you can only harm it not help it. bill __________________ Author: Iver Johnson's Arms & Cycle Works 1871-1993 H&R Arms Company 1871-1986 (due spring 2010) available from www.gunshowbooks.com website; iverjohnsoncollector.x10hosting.com

03-21-2010, 06:51 PM	#5
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	Re: .22 Black powder cartridge revolvers as far as im concerned as long as it locks up tight and is not a valuable collector the cbs are fine old semperfi

03-22-2010, 09:03 AM	#6
Buffalochip Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 766	Re: .22 Black powder cartridge revolvers WARNING--I had an old Eli Whitney c. 1875 .22 revolver that was in very good condition. I fired a .22 CB cap into the leg of a picnic table about 10 feet away and the bullet bounced back and hit ME in the shin. OUCH! No broken skin, just stung a bit.