222 plinker

[Wicky]

I read the post on the Hornet plinker and noticed a couple of you gents use the same thing I do, namely fit a shotgun primer to the case - I find doing it this way I can push a 22 air rifle pellet from the bottom up into the case neck so there is no deformation of the skirt.
I have attached a couple of pics as I have trouble with explanations.:-D
Works really well with the feral pidgeons we get here and is no more noisy than my air rifle.

[BudRow]

That is so slick!! I will give it a try, Thank You!!

[Three44s]

Learn something new every day!!

Thanks Wicky!

Three 44s

[ForneyRider]

Will this work with .22-250? My dad says he is getting too old to pump his Benjamin-Sheridan.

[StrawHat]

What a slick idea!

I have long used a standard primer and air pellet in my 22 WCF. Always a fight to load the pellet.

I will have to check to see if I have enough room for a shotgun primer.

Thanks so much.

As has been said, you learn something everyday.

[Scrounger]

Interesting! What is the diameter we need to drill to?

[Wicky]

ForneyRider - should work with any of the 22 centerfires as long as they can take a shotgun primer - the 22 hornet for example is too small.

Scrounger - I am not sure what drill size I used now - I have had this floating around for a couple of years. I reckon I would have picked something to give me a sliding fit - the primers are not tight and pop out pretty easily. From memory I used a lathe to put the bevel on but I would think that a larger drill bit would suffice.

When I get home I'll measure the hole and post the size.

[Three44s]

Short of having a lathe for beveling the mouth of the drilled out primer pocket ..... a good sharp case beveling tool should suffice.

Three 44s

[Wicky]

Gents, hole is a 'C' size letter drill - 0.242".
Good point Three44s - pretty much anything that would allow the little skirt part of the shotgun primer to seat flush will do the trick.

[bc3660]

How do you seat the primer? Thanks this is too cool!!!!

[Wicky]

The primer is just a press fit with your fingers - 'cause there is no powder and your shooting a light pellet there is little backthrust on the primer.

[brstevns]

Know this is an old post. Has anyone used these to kill groundhogs at about 30 feet?