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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2023 15:03:59 GMT -5
Found this today locally. S&w 53 22 Remington jet. Came with 8 of the 22 lr chamber inserts, dies, and about 200 rounds of Remington factory ammo.  |
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Post by potatojudge on Jan 20, 2023 16:44:25 GMT -5
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Post by taffin on Jan 20, 2023 16:55:20 GMT -5
Found this today locally. S&w 53 22 Remington jet. Came with 8 of the 22 lr chamber inserts, dies, and about 200 rounds of Remington factory ammo. I GAVE UP TRYIN' TO MAKE THE JET WORK AND DIDN'T LIKE USING THE INSERTS SO I HAD HAMILTON MAKE A .22 CYLINDER postimg.cc/3drFSqrN |
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Post by 45MAN on Jan 20, 2023 17:06:06 GMT -5
I "THINK" THE EUROPEANS USE THE 22 JET IN RIFLES FOR ROE DEER SO THAT MAY BE WHY PPU DOES THE 22 JET. PPU 22 JET AMMO BECAME AVAILABLE IN THE USA A FEW YEARS AGO AND I SNAGGED A BUNCH. NOT SURE WHAT DIAMETER THE BULLETS ARE. PROPER REVOLVER 22 JET AMMO SHUD BE .222. AS MOST EXCURSIONS INTO 22 JET REVOLVER SHOOTING IT IS EASY TO LOSE INTEREST.
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Post by 45MAN on Jan 20, 2023 17:10:58 GMT -5
I "THINK" THE EUROPEANS USE THE 22 JET IN RIFLES FOR ROE DEER SO THAT MAY BE WHY PPU DOES THE 22 JET. PPU 22 JET AMMO BECAME AVAILABLE IN THE USA A FEW YEARS AGO AND I SNAGGED A BUNCH. NOT SURE WHAT DIAMETER THE BULLETS ARE. PROPER REVOLVER 22 JET AMMO SHUD BE .222. AS MOST EXCURSIONS INTO 22 JET REVOLVER SHOOTING IT IS EASY TO LOSE INTEREST.
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Post by dobegrant on Jan 20, 2023 17:13:18 GMT -5
Nice looking old gun
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Post by Encore64 on Jan 20, 2023 17:14:07 GMT -5
Very nice gun...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2023 17:52:23 GMT -5
I figure it's a difficult one to load for but neat as a novel concept. I collect unusual guns so it fits in.
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Post by 45MAN on Jan 20, 2023 20:19:36 GMT -5
professor: AN INTERESTING THING ABOUT THE INSERTS IS THAT NOT ALL INSERTS FIT IN ALL MODEL 53 REVOLVERS, DO NOT KNOW IF IT WAS VARIANCES IN THE CHAMBER DIMENSIONS AND/OR THE INSERTS. SAME GOES FOR RELOADS, YOU NEED TO SIZE THEM TO FIT YOUR PARTICULAR REVOLVER. IIRC, I HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEMS WITH CHAMBERING ANY FACTORY AMMO IN MISC. MODEL 53's.
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Post by wiresguy on Jan 20, 2023 20:47:02 GMT -5
Lots of flash and noise. Ear plugs AND muffs  Nice find! |
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Post by drycreek on Jan 20, 2023 20:59:51 GMT -5
Lots of flash and noise. Ear plugs AND muffs Nice find! Yes there is ! This is the first gun I ever bought, and it definitely helped ruin my hearing. Back then we didn’t know what ear protection was. Reloads had to be scrupulously clean and so did the chambers before firing the centerfire cartridges, else the case would back up to the recoil shield and tie the cylinder up. I fired many .22 LR loads through those inserts though. I traded mine for a High Standard semi-auto. |
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Post by rjm52 on Jan 20, 2023 22:02:19 GMT -5
Congratulations...they are an interesting gun...and very misunderstood...
The 53 was developed at the beginning of handgun hunting as we know it today...the early 1960s... Unfortunately everyone thinks this is just a "shooter" and treats them like a range toy...real good way to burn out one's barrel.
Buy it, develop a load for it and use it for hunting...
Bought a first year of production, 1961 4-screw, about 1974. It came with the extra .22 rimfire cylinder and looked unfired. It was my only .22 handgun till the early 1990s when I started teaching basic handgun classes.
Most of the ammo through the gun was .22 Long Rifle but still over about 30 years it was used for hunting 1000 rounds of Jet ammo went down the tube. The forcing cone looked like a funnel and there was a loose spot in the barrel about an inch ahead of the forcing cone... Long story short, found the correct vintage barrel and it was installed by a local factory trained Smith smith. A few years later the gun, original burned out barrel and rimfire cylinder were shipped to Jack Huntington who turned the old barrel and rimfire cylinder into a .327 Federal...it can be converted back to .22 Jet as the original cylinder and new barrel are still available...
Factory ammo runs about 1800 fps from a 6" barrel...2600 fps from a 10" TC barrel...Marlin made a lever action based on their Model 57 and Savage had a single shot break-open rifle...that's about it...
As stated about, don't use .224 diameter bullets. I believe Reed's has .222 bullets and if they can be found Speer and Sierra also made .223 bullet for the old Hornets that can be used...
Interesting round for the dedicated handgun hunter...
Bob
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Post by boolitdesigner on Jan 20, 2023 23:07:29 GMT -5
I had a 4" M-53 long ago. I sent it in and S&W fit a 22 LR cylinder. It shot better than the inserts in the Jet cylinder. Hornady made a truncated cone jacketed 40 gr. bullet at 0.222" diameter for it. H&R also had their single shot chambered for the Jet also.
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Post by potatojudge on Jan 21, 2023 0:56:06 GMT -5
Don't try forming cases using the standard 2 die set (or three, whichever it is). My first and worst stuck case was me trying to do that.
Forming sets are something like 4 dies and fairly pricey, but with 200 rounds and PPU available I can't imagine why you'd bother.
That Contender barrel is one I don't miss.
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Post by rjm52 on Jan 21, 2023 6:00:13 GMT -5
I was thinking that H&R also had a rifle but couldn't quite remember...
Somewhere down the road I picked up a RCBS .22 Jet case forming set. Never used it because I had been able to find more than enough brass...not sure if I sold it or not.
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Nice find!
