22 lr in a 22 short chambered rifle

[Cosine26]

AS I remember it, these rifles chambered in 22 short were called Gallery rifles. They were commonly used in carnivals in my youth with shooting galleries as side shows to circuses and carnivals. One of the of the favorites was to have either the ace of spades or ace of clubs on a target frame. It cost 10 cents for three shots and the object was to completely obliterated the "spot" for which you won a prize. Of course the operator was the judge of whether the spot was completely eliminated and very few prizes were awarded. Once the paper was torn near the spot, it was practically impossible to destroy the remainder of the spot.
FWIW

[RCS]

long term use of 22 shorts only in a long rifle chamber can also cause a problem with lead build-up in the longer chamber. In a bad case the long rifle will not chamber

[Chris W.]

I have 2 rifles that are chambered for 22 short. One is a Hamilton model 27 ( think this one will take a 22 long as well ) and due to the construction of the rifle, you would never want to chamber and fire a higher pressure 22 long rifle. Other is a Remington 241 that is a gallery rifle, intended to be used in a carnival shooting gallery. 241 is a tube feed semi auto set up for shorts only, don't think you would ever want to try to convert it to 22 LR. Don't think there is much of a reason to convert any rifle chambered for short to fire long rifle, you can still get 22 shorts easy enough. Want to get a rifle to fire 22 long rifle, buy one that will from the factory. Just my opinion,
Chris

[tmark]

[QUOTE=n64atlas;451840]Enfield Trainers are 22lr. If it came with an empty magazine housing, it is usually marked 22 on it. It also might be stamped on the stock.

I removed the upper rear handguard and saw the letters HV stamped atop the barrel near the rear sight. Perhaps, this means long rifle vs short or long??????

[RCS]

The HV stamp relates to the 303 cartridge that was original to your barrel before the rim fire liner was installed.