savage 22 HP reloads

[bigkelly]

please give me some feed back
I'm thinking about aqiuring a savage 22 HP and would like to be able to reload some .224 bullets instead of the standard .227/.228 bullets used in the 22HP,But have been told that this won't work,or at least not work very well.does anyone have any opinions?
thanks
kelly in ft.myers fl

[dcloco]

They are right, it won't work.

They will shoot, but ruin the barrel and be VERY inaccurate. Stick with 227 diameter bulles for the High Power.

[Eric in NC]

Some people get decent results, some get horrible. Depends on how worn your barrel is.

Dcloco - how will an undersized bullet ruin the barrel?

Buffalo Arms has some pretty reasonably priced 227 bullets that are lighter (shorter) than the Hornady bullets. They work a lot better in my Savage. I think the twist on the 1899 barrels is marginal at best for the 70 grain bullet.