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<blockquote data-quote="gerhard1" data-source="post: 4146051" data-attributes="member: 5391"><p>A similar round was chambered by S&W in 1961, in the Model 53. The 53 was a Combat Magnum chambered in a round called 22 Jet. Thiss was a 357 round necked down to 22 caliber. </p><p></p><p>The primary problem associated with the Jet (and the 256 Winchester, for that matter), was that due to the taper in the cartridge, they would back out and tie up the gun. Another problem was that the claimed muzzle velocities were wildly exaggerated and both of these hindered the commercial success of the round. The Jet lingered on for a few years until S&W finally dropped in the late 60's or the early 70's.</p><p></p><p>Colt looked into doing essentially the same with their Python a bit later, with same problem of backing out, but I understood that they did not release it commercially, and the only revolvers made were prototypes.</p><p></p><p>These days, the only guns chambered in 22 Jet and 256 Winchester are single shots such as the Thompson/Center Contender and similar.</p><p></p><p>They are both interesting rounds.</p><p></p><p>BTW</p><p></p><p>Here is a somewhat related thread.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.okshooters.com/threads/hawaii-five-0.289058/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gerhard1, post: 4146051, member: 5391"] A similar round was chambered by S&W in 1961, in the Model 53. The 53 was a Combat Magnum chambered in a round called 22 Jet. Thiss was a 357 round necked down to 22 caliber. The primary problem associated with the Jet (and the 256 Winchester, for that matter), was that due to the taper in the cartridge, they would back out and tie up the gun. Another problem was that the claimed muzzle velocities were wildly exaggerated and both of these hindered the commercial success of the round. The Jet lingered on for a few years until S&W finally dropped in the late 60's or the early 70's. Colt looked into doing essentially the same with their Python a bit later, with same problem of backing out, but I understood that they did not release it commercially, and the only revolvers made were prototypes. These days, the only guns chambered in 22 Jet and 256 Winchester are single shots such as the Thompson/Center Contender and similar. They are both interesting rounds. BTW Here is a somewhat related thread. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.okshooters.com/threads/hawaii-five-0.289058/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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