22 conversion kits

John Sabato · 09-15-2014, 11:49 AM

BTW, .22LR headspaces on the RIM, not the cartridge mouth, so case length is irrelevant... Overall length (OAL)? that is a different story...

sheepherder · 09-15-2014, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by John Sabato

BTW, .22LR headspaces on the RIM, not the cartridge mouth, so case length is irrelevant...

The print says .875" chamber...I like to keep the freebore to a minimum...I measured a Remington Viper cartridge + bullet at .760"...That seems like a lot of freebore...

sheepherder · 09-19-2014, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Sabato

BTW, .22LR headspaces on the RIM, not the cartridge mouth, so case length is irrelevant... Overall length (OAL)? that is a different story...

Got the reamer in today...Won't have occasion to use it for a few days yet...

I had to smile when I unpacked it...All my other reamers are a universal length; this one is about 2/3 size...I guess they didn't want to waste all that steel...

sheepherder · 09-22-2014, 07:10 PM

I had a chance to shoot the Erma SE 08/2 .22 kit today, Mounted on my commercial P-08.

Loaded one 22LR round in the magazine, racked the toggle. Round chambered OK. Pulled the trigger; round went off OK. Spent case ejected OK. It also ejected the extractor, extractor plunger, and extractor plunger spring. Not good.

I found all three pieces. The spring & plunger just fell off to the side; the spent case and the extractor itself were 20 feet downrange.

Anyone else have this happen??? I have an email asking the previous owner if he had any such instance, but I think he would have mentioned it.

Note: None of the pieces were damaged. They just came apart. I suspect the ammunition was 'too hot'. The Erma documents don't specify the type or velocity of ammunition. I'm going to try to find some 22 Target rounds (~1,000fps) and see how that works.

09-15-2014, 11:49 AM	#1
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	BTW, .22LR headspaces on the RIM, not the cartridge mouth, so case length is irrelevant... Overall length (OAL)? that is a different story... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

09-22-2014, 07:10 PM	#4
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,208 Thanks: 1,425 Thanked 4,474 Times in 2,343 Posts	I had a chance to shoot the Erma SE 08/2 .22 kit today, Mounted on my commercial P-08. Loaded one 22LR round in the magazine, racked the toggle. Round chambered OK. Pulled the trigger; round went off OK. Spent case ejected OK. It also ejected the extractor, extractor plunger, and extractor plunger spring. Not good. I found all three pieces. The spring & plunger just fell off to the side; the spent case and the extractor itself were 20 feet downrange. Anyone else have this happen??? I have an email asking the previous owner if he had any such instance, but I think he would have mentioned it. Note: None of the pieces were damaged. They just came apart. I suspect the ammunition was 'too hot'. The Erma documents don't specify the type or velocity of ammunition. I'm going to try to find some 22 Target rounds (~1,000fps) and see how that works. __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter... Last edited by sheepherder; 09-22-2014 at 10:42 PM.

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