Has anyone had luck using .22 LONGS in a ruger 10/22?

CB longs won't cycle mine, either Remington or CCI. But that particular round is quite weak.

Haven't tried the plain ".22 long" round, which should be a step up from the CBs - probably would depend on how strong the mainspring was in your gun, and how clean it was.

The gun is amazingly clean and they were CCI CB longs, they wont eject out of the chamber once fired. but i was doing some chipmunk removal for my grandfather and they do a really good job on them, QUIETLY! though i had to load them single shot. i need something quiet seeing as im in a residental area and its actually illegal to set off a fire arm in the township, but the ****ed chipmunks keep chewing up my grandparents gardens, ya do what you have to live right?

The gun is amazingly clean and they were CCI CB longs, they wont eject out of the chamber once fired. but i was doing some chipmunk removal for my grandfather and they do a really good job on them, QUIETLY! though i had to load them single shot. i need something quiet seeing as im in a residental area and its actually illegal to set off a fire arm in the township, but the ****ed chipmunks keep chewing up my grandparents gardens, ya do what you have to live right?

44SandW, I don't want to sound like a spoil sport, but shooting your rifle in town when it's illegal to do so can get yourself in serious trouble and give the anti-gun nuts some great ammunition. For all our sakes, quit doing it! Get yourself a pellet/bb gun, or buy some live traps and trap 'em and transport 'em, but quit breaking the law with a gun!

gunwriter

Traps dont work for anything, atleast not with chipmunks, we used them on everything else. And an Airgun falls under the same laws as firearms, sorta stupid but yea. All of the neibors do the same as i do. also Police are friends of my grandfather and a couple of them used to do this for my grandfather before i became of age. Think a Petition to change the firearms laws would do any good?

44S&W - Nothing wrong with single-shot in the 10/22. Sounds like a lot of fun.

A word of caution though, be sure to clean out the chamber area before reverting back to the LR cartridges. The 10/22 has a tight chamber and the wax/lube/lead gunk buildup from using the Longs can cause the LR's not to chamber.

Think shooting copper played .22LRs is good enough cleaning? what i normally do if i play around with Longs or shorts is go with 3 of them to 1 Long Rifle figured i could keep the build up out of the barrel, should it be working or do i have to actually go in and clean it up, if so what would you recomend?

You'll know if you need to or not when the LR's refuse to chamber. If you can get them to work OK now, then it must be cleaning up. Any good bronze .22 brush and some good solvent should clean up the chamber.

You'll know if you need to or not when the LR's refuse to chamber. If you can get them to work OK now, then it must be cleaning up. Any good bronze .22 brush and some good solvent should clean up the chamber.

kdub,

He's breaking the law by discharging a firearm in the town limits! Cleaning his gun isn't the issue; persuading him from knowingly breaking the law with a firearm is the issue here!!

gunwriter

Gander Mountain sells a cage trap that works well for chipmonks. Once caught, they can be drowned in a wastbasket full of water. There is a size for small squirrels and chipmonks. My Uncle's family gets 4 or five a day until the population get thinned out a bit. (Don't shoot where it is illegal!)

44SandW, I have the same deal here with critters and inside the city limits. I finally went with a .177 pellet rifle Gamo version in a pump. Even put a 4X scope on it and I'm truly amazed how easy head shots are out to 50 feet or so. If you go this route get the pointed pellet (don't know the technical name) they seem to knock um out of the trees really well.

To answer your initial question, nope they won't cycle in my 10/22. I did find a Henry lerer gun at WalMart that will cycle anything... for $189 out the door :D oh ya and the scope off my pellet rifle fits real nice........... ;)

Air rifle. Even a cheap Benjamin / Sheridan will put a pellet completely through a squirrel's head, and it's got to be less of a penaty than shooting in town should you get caught.

Gunwriter -

Thank you for taking me to task over this posting.

His query was the malfunctioning of his rifle - the legality of the "in Township" shooting is a side issue.

I'll join in with everyone else on the shooting when illegal problem. The problem of a balky semi-auto is something we on the board just may be able to help out with.

REmember in our township, an Airgun IS A FIREARM.

Not per the BATF!!!!!

I'm not going to debate your local ordinances. Hey, maybe your township says potato guns are firearms, or squirt guns..... Just saying when push comes to shove, would you rather fight a ticket for popping off a few airgun pellets, or discharging a real, actual firearm. Should such a thing go to court... you'd most likely get by easier if it wasn't a firearm.

Besides there might be state laws governing shooting a firearm in town.

Anyway if you feel that it is the same thing, then I sure as heck would not do either.

Gunwriter -

Thank you for taking me to task over this posting.

His query was the malfunctioning of his rifle - the legality of the "in Township" shooting is a side issue.

I'll join in with everyone else on the shooting when illegal problem. The problem of a balky semi-auto is something we on the board just may be able to help out with.

kdub,

I think the legality of shooting in the township became the main issue as soon as the writer mentioned it! Providing assistance to him with his balky semi-auto might even be construed as you (as moderator) and the site (as sponsor) being an accessory to the crime! And I strongly suggest that you and MikeG clearly state your positions that you are both 100% against his continuing to break the law and that he should get himself either traps or a sling shot for pest control.

In this litigious society of ours, people are just looking for a chance to file suit, and this is a perfect, "documented in the pubic domain" situation for some person to do exactly that.

gunwriter

Didn't know they still made Longs! Believe Aguilla makes a real heavy subsonic LR. Recheck the local ordinances for there is usually a chapter in there for dealing with pests. You still may be able to use a firearm under that ordinance. Check with the local animal shelter for they might have it.

kdub,

I think the legality of shooting in the township became the main issue as soon as the writer mentioned it! Providing assistance to him with his balky semi-auto might even be construed as you (as moderator) and the site (as sponsor) being an accessory to the crime! And I strongly suggest that you and MikeG clearly state your positions that you are both 100% against his continuing to break the law and that he should get himself either traps or a sling shot for pest control.

In this litigious society of ours, people are just looking for a chance to file suit, and this is a perfect, "documented in the pubic domain" situation for some person to do exactly that.

gunwriter

Suggestion noted.

We have the same problem with chipmonks in our neck of the woods in N. Idaho. I relocate them out of the garden and orchard area with these Havahart traps. Yes, they have "chipmonk traps", but these smaller "mouse" traps seem to work better, and are more versatile. Simply bait with peanut butter smeared on the central pan, and Mr. Chipmonk is ready for transplanting!

http://www.havahart.com/store/assets/product_images/1020.jpg

Here's the link to find them online!

http://www.havahart.com/store/product.asp?dept%5Fid=46&pf%5Fid=1020&mscssid=VJQ6NLTBJWJS9JP7XDKXBB7BDHDC37FA

It'll make you legal, get rid of the problem, and make an interesting outing for the family. I use three or four at a time, and when moving pesky critters, do several at a time this way!

God bless,

Well, if you want to get rid of the problem, then address the feeding issues on the 10/22, and do it cheap, get some packs of Juicy Fruit gum. Tear off some pieces and spread 'em around for the chipmunks. They can't digest it. We use it on ground squirrels out here, and it's the cheapest way to do 'em in. No trap to bother with, it's legal, and they have sweet breath on their way out. Now if the township has an ordinance against gum, we've got problems...

Ha, thank you for your input. No disrespect Gunwriter, but it was mentioned once by mentioning more than once you just put a
?5{ way of me getting the answer i was looking for, seeing as i also take off pop cap with Longs.

Combat diver: i dont think they do, my grandfathers got a bucket of CB longs and some sort of shorts. The shorts are fun to play around with too.

Edit: HAD shorts... i shot them all.

Ha, thank you for your input. No disrespect Gunwriter, but it was mentioned once by mentioning more than once you just put a
?5{ way of me getting the answer i was looking for, seeing as i also take off pop cap with Longs.

Combat diver: i dont think they do, my grandfathers got a bucket of CB longs and some sort of shorts. The shorts are fun to play around with too.

Edit: HAD shorts... i shot them all.

44SandW,

You'll have to run that past me one more time. I don't have the slightest idea what you said! Do it again in English!

gunwriter

well thats odd, not what i typed but ok... here we go again (not the White Snake song)

No disrespect Gunwriter, but it was mentioned once by mentioning more than once you just put roadblock in the way of me getting the answer i was looking for, seeing as i also take off pop cap with Longs.

44SandW:

I haven't seen 22 longs for a while, but I use CB longs in my 10-22 by changing the recoil spring. As to yoyr Chipmunk problem, I solved a similar situation with a homemade cross bow, We had squirrls that were getting into the attic, so needed to use blunt bolts, as ones with sharp tips would stick in the house, and trees. No problem with the police, and did not break any city ordenances in th process, while still giving practice time. There has been a lot of good advice given here, and I hope this will add to it. P.S. check with the local law enforcement before using the cross bow.

Lee L.

OHHH! thats a good idea. i have a 65 lbs bow i havn't used in a couple years... maybe i'll break that out of the attic with some sharp tips and take down those little critters with that...

A blow gun is also fun.

On a side note, check out the net for pics of people who have mounted a silencer on their 10-22 ;)

Don't forget the BATF Paperwork and Fees before you even attempt to purchase a silencer.

I'd prefer the blow gun with Golf Tee's. No violation there.

Lee L.

Golf Tees?

Golf tees are new to me too; never thought of them! But you can get some nasty-looking broadheads for blowguns that look like they'll do the job nicely.

BTW -- The gum does work, but it's a slow miserable death for them; that's a personal issue I suppose. Otherwise, do check your local laws. Here in Phoenix airguns are legal in city limits.

Used to work great on pigeons also dove when I was a kid.

Lee L.

You seem to have enough replies about the .22 issue so ill leave that alone. But I would like to comment about the trapping idea, yes you can. How do I know, well I've done it. Two years ago our pig barn was envaded by the chipmunk clan. At first, we used small leg hold traps, about the same saize as you use for muskrat, they were effective but kinda big, nice thing is that the chipmunk like to "stand" on his hind feet, caught quite a few by the head, then we tried rat traps with peanut butter, very effective caught 15 that way out of the 23 we trapped. I shot several others around the barn, took us most of the summer to rid the pesky vermin, so stand by...

Gander Mountain sells a cage trap that works well for chipmonks. Once caught, they can be drowned in a wastbasket full of water. There is a size for small squirrels and chipmonks. My Uncle's family gets 4 or five a day until the population get thinned out a bit. (Don't shoot where it is illegal!)


one of the guys around here suggested that captured rodents should be donated to the local PETA members...if ya put them in a heavy cardboard box on the lawn, they will eat through it and with a little luck, build a colony in the PETA members front yard.....just a thought......probably not a good idea..

No, that's cruel, they might run out into the street by mistake and get squashed.. Drop them through the mail slot... :D