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Offline Turkeyfeather

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Model 1890 in WRF
« on: April 29, 2004, 05:31:33 AM »
I know the question has been asked many times before but here goes.  I just was given an old model 1890 winchester in 22 WRF.  I am aware of the cartridge but my question is can I shoot 22 longs or long rifles in the gun?  If I do, could I cause damage to the gun, would the accuracy be poor, etc... :o
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Model 1890 in WRF
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2004, 05:47:39 AM »
Short answer, NO. .22 short, long ,long rifle are smaller diameter than the wrf and usually result in split cases. Also feeding should be a problem. You will never go wrong shooting the ammo the gun was designed for. :grin:
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Model 1890 in WRF
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2004, 01:08:48 AM »
As stated ... no .
The 22 WRF is right at the same dia as the 22 mag . Way back when the ammo was cheap and plentiful my uncles and grand dad shot them from 22 mag bolt guns. Kind of like 22 mag shorts :grin:
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