ammo that will work in pistol as well as rifle

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As I am slowly getting back into shooting I was wondering how many calibers cross over from pistol to rifle ?
For instance 22lr will work in a pistol as well as a rifle.
What are some other cartridges that will work in a pistol as well as a rifle ? [hmmm]
 
357 & 44 mag seem to be a good caliber in both pistol and rifle. It has enough power to take a bear down and its good for the range. I have heard mixed things about Highpoints and Keltecs. I would go with a Ruger 44 Carbine its like a 10/22 on steroids.
 
I've had a 9mm High Point for several months now, and it is a lot of fun. Not much to look at, but a good, cheap, little shooter.

I would love to get a pistol caliber lever gun. I think they are 100x cooler. One of these days.
 
Pretty much all of the cowboy type guns can interchange calibers. From .22 all the way up to 45/70 revolvers. .22, 32/40, 38, 357, 44mag, 44/40, 45lc, 45/70.
 
I think there is a .223 pistol still for sale in the classifieds and I've seen pictures of a mosin "trimmed" down into a pistol.
 
The answer to your question really depends on one thing: what do you mean by pistol?

ETA: That is to say, are you looking for a semi auto? Revolver? Break-action single shot?

Also, what type of rifle are you looking for? Semi? Bolt? Break-action?
 
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Boghog1 said:
Thomson Center Contender can be had in numerous rifle calibers
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This. They can be barreled in just about any caliber you can think of.

Jeez, I think NES is a bit slow today. 12 posts and nobody advocates for 5.7 yet.

I would love to get a .357 lever gun.
 
atmay said:
The answer to your question really depends on one thing: what do you mean by pistol?

ETA: That is to say, are you looking for a semi auto? Revolver? Break-action single shot?

Also, what type of rifle are you looking for? Semi? Bolt? Break-action?
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I am looking to buy a bolt action rifle, Remmington 700 series looks sweet as well as the Ruger American rifle. Still exploring options. This question is a result of watching Top Gun where they featured a semi auto pistol that NATO uses that the ammo will also shoot in a rifle. That got me wondering how much ammo is interchangable between rifle and pistol. From the responses I have read so far .357 might be the way to go.
 
SJan said:
Lever action rifles and revolvers are readily available in 38/357, 44 mag, 45 long colt.

A variety of pistol caliber carbines are available in 9mm, 40, and 45. HI point, kel tec, uzi, h&k all make pistol caliber carbines.

poke around here long enough
http://www.ar15.com/forums/f_6/48_Pistol_Caliber_Carbines.html
and you will buy a safe full of them!
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great, now I will have to buy a bigger safe........I knew somehow this was going to get expensive.....[rofl2]
 
gimpy said:
I am looking to buy a bolt action rifle, Remmington 700 series looks sweet as well as the Ruger American rifle. Still exploring options. This question is a result of watching Top Gun where they featured a semi auto pistol that NATO uses that the ammo will also shoot in a rifle. That got me wondering how much ammo is interchangable between rifle and pistol. From the responses I have read so far .357 might be the way to go.
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A bolt action .357 may be pretty tough to find, never seen one myself, don't know who ever made one. ????
Now lever actions are a different story, several on the market new right now, such as the Marlin 1894C and Rossi R-92.


Coyote33 said:
Since when is .22 Hornet obsolete?

WTF!
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Who makes one right now as a standard chambering ????

I've been shooting for 30 years and have yet to see anyone bring one out to the range.

I have seen people shoot .357-44 Bain and Davis, and that's practically unheard of.

Just because you shoot it doesn't mean it isn't obsolete.
The .357 Maximum is a much newer chambering than the .22 Hornet, and nobody makes standard production guns for that anymore either. I myself shoot it, from a Contender Carbine with a T/C Custom Shop barrel, but that was something I specially ordered years ago. And of course I have to load my own ammo for it too, but to most of the world it's considered obsolete.
 
Zappa said:
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Who makes one right now as a standard chambering ????

I've been shooting for 30 years and have yet to see anyone bring one out to the range.
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The .357 Maximum is a much newer chambering than the .22 Hornet....
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K77/22-VHZ

77/22-RH

Synthetic Handi-Rifle™

Model 799 Bolt Action Centerfire Rifle

Model: 25 Walking Varminter

Savage Model 40 .22 Hornet Varmint Hunter Rifle
The Hornet is a masterpiece of efficiency. It propels twenty-two caliber bullets to speeds which are all out of proportion to its diminutive size. Properly loaded, the Hornet can push 35 to 45 grain bullets to speeds between 2800 and 3000 feet-per-second (fps), using only 10 to 13 grains of powder. That gives a handloader up to 700 shots from a one-pound can of powder.
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Here's the revolver: RAGING HORNET MODEL 22H .22 REVOLVER WITH SCOPE MOUNT BASE


There's also the .17 Hornet


More discussion: Who's making a good, accurate rifle in .22 Hornet?
 
Coyote33 said:
K77/22-VHZ

77/22-RH

Synthetic Handi-Rifle™

Model 799 Bolt Action Centerfire Rifle

Model: 25 Walking Varminter

Savage Model 40 .22 Hornet Varmint Hunter Rifle


Here's the revolver: RAGING HORNET MODEL 22H .22 REVOLVER WITH SCOPE MOUNT BASE


There's also the .17 Hornet


More discussion: Who's making a good, accurate rifle in .22 Hornet?
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OK, you got me, but I still haven't ever seen anyone actually shoot one, and I don't imagine they sell too many in this chambering.
Maybe they're just not popular up here in the Northeast.
 
Zappa said:
Who makes one right now as a standard chambering ????
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http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/25LV/

http://www.taurususa.com/product-details.cfm?id=86&category=Pistol
(Yes, I'm sure its a piece of shit, but I'm just trying to prove my point here.... )

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/42727-55.html (Magnum BFR .22 Hornet Revolver)

http://www.cz-usa.com/products/view/cz-527-american/ Available in .22 Hornet

There's probably more I haven't found yet. Lots more.

Just because you shoot it doesn't mean it isn't obsolete.
The .357 Maximum is a much newer chambering than the .22 Hornet, and nobody makes standard production guns for that anymore either. I myself shoot it, from a Contender Carbine with a T/C Custom Shop barrel, but that was something I specially ordered years ago. And of course I have to load my own ammo for it too, but to most of the world it's considered obsolete.
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I've seen several guns in .22 Hornet, and one of them was actually at a range.

I would say it's only "Obsolete" if someone doesn't make ammo for it anymore... and you can still
buy .22 Hornet from Privi and S&B I think, at least.

If "Obsolete" means "Rendered pointless by something else" then that's a different story, but by that definition a lot of popular calibers would be "Obsolete" like 9 x 18 Makarov, 7.62 x 25 Tok, etc, and I am sure even more here would get pissed off if you told them those were obsolete. [laugh]

-Mike
 
SJan said:
http://www.ruger.com/products/rotaryMagazine77357/models.html
http://www.ruger.com/products/rotaryMagazine7744/models.html

Ruger makes a rotatory mag fed bolt action rifle in 357 and 44 magnum. I don't have any personal experience with either. Interesting concept. Looks to be more suited for mounting a scope than most lever actions.
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I did go to Rugers website and checked out the 77/357, looks good. Next trip to MFL I will see if they have one to try....
Is'nt July buy yourself a new rifle month[party]
 

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