With the .22 ammo shortage being what it is and me just getting back into shooting, I was forced to buy my supply from a total of five different sources, each offering something different. I ended up buying quite a variety of ammo, including shorts and longs, even though my rifle (Savage MK II) is supposed to be for long rifle only, according to the manufacturer. Today I got out and tested all my ammo. Although the shorts and longs didn't seem to be quite as accurate as the long rifle, they still shot okay with my gun. I did occasionally have a long hang up a little while feeding into the chamber, but the shorts fed smoothly, as long as I wasn't too aggressive with the bolt.
I just thought that this might be helpful to bolt action shooters who are running low on long rifle and might be tempted to try the shorts or longs.
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