Mark II and .22 short shells?
Hi guys, new to the forum, and to Savage rifles!
Just got my Mark II G today, its a thing of beauty. I shouldered someone elses before buying this one, and fell in love with the feel and balance of it, so out came the Christmas bucks!
The stock has a lovely dark brown coloration that wasn't apparent in the Cabelas Canada catalogue. I haven't had the chance to shoot it, that will have to wait till the weekend. I did load the magazine and cycle 10 rounds through it to see if they would feed properly, as some apparently have had trouble. Mine functioned perfectly. :D
I have a question somebody here can surely answer...the manual says nothing about shooting short shells at all, but the barrell says .22 LR only. I am assuming that shorts are not recommended by Savage? I don't plan on using them much anyhow, but someone somewhere is going to tell me its fine; i want to be sure.
Re: Mark II and .22 short shells?
Has worked for years.
Some times you get feed problems and you can also get a "burn ring or carbon ring" where the case and bullet separate. causing extraction problems when you switch to longer ammo.
Re: Mark II and .22 short shells?
22lr only means just use 22lr, as described above what can happen
cci makes a short / long, which is basically the same bullet and powder charge but in the longer LR case to accomodate .22lr only rifles.
Re: Mark II and .22 short shells?
Doubt they will feed from the mag, accuracy will probably be poor due to long jump to rifling, and the carbon ring/fouling problem mentioned.
But - no other problems (probably manual feeding directly into chamber as a single shot etc.).
If you are looking for a "quiet" round - the Remingtion CBee round may be a better choice. Accuracy is iffy at significant ranges but for pest control around the house/barn it is worth looking at.
Re: Mark II and .22 short shells?
Shooting shorts is "safe", but expect the accuracy to be sub-par. The reason is that the rifling twist is not designed for the short. May I make a suggestion: In affordable priced ammunition ($5/box of 50 or less), I have found nothing that will outshoot the CCI standard velocity. This cartridge does not break the sound barrier so there is no loud crack.
