38/22 wildcat

[gary mills]

Can anyone tell me if this has been done before looking to produce 22cal based on 38special/ 357mag dont know if this is a viable option but suits as a project with things on hand

[K Frame]

Yes.

It was called the .22 Remington Jet Magnum, and it was a lovely failure.

Remington and Smith & Wesson conspired to put it in the Model 53 pistol, where it would occasionally cause the gun to lock up because of shoulder set back. It also didn't have ballistics anywhere near what was initially claimed.


Around the same time Winchester offered the .256 Winchester Magnum, a .357 case necked down. It is also now obsolete.

[mtnbkr]

Dunno about the 22, but the 256winmag is popular in the Contender.

There are lots of odd wildcats and such in that platform.  You might check over at http://specialtypistols.infopop.cc...

Chris

[K Frame]

What, there were four sold last year? 

It always was popular in the T/C, but that wasn't enough to keep Winchester from dropping it from production in the early 1990s.

Functionally, the .256 is obsolete. It's not too terribly hard to form from .357 Mag. cases, though.

[gary mills]

thanks for the input looks like i should abandone this for somthing more sensible

[RaspberrySurprise]

What are you trying to accomplish? If we knew we might be able to help.

[Tallpine]

What are you trying to accomplish? If we knew we might be able to help.

Producing a cartridge with the cost of a .44-40 and the ballistics of a .22 magnum ...?

 

[Brad Johnson]

There's the .25 NAA (a necked-down .32 ACP cartridge) and the and .32 NAA (a necked-down .380 ACP).

Necking down a .38 to .22 is going to be awfully hard on the case.  If nothing else I'd use a .357 case for the extra length.

You can develop your own cartridge dimensions and have dies custom cut for them.  Happens all the time.

Brad

[charby]

Why not go with a .223 WSSM?

http://gunsandammomag.com/cs/Satellite/IMO_GA/Story_C/Super-Duper+Shortie