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DarylS
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Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle
22/11/17 05:50 AM

Quite a simple job, actually, for a .22 RF or low pressure Hornet.

Action strength is the big one here, imho. Seems to me, most or at least many Rook Rifle's of the period lack the necessary strength. You did not note the action's make, date of mfgr, etc.
A small Martini would be fine, but a light single drop barrel I don't know?

BP loads, of course, would likely work just fine.

The .22 Hornet is very close to the .22 WCF that preceded it. The WCF was first a BP round, later loaded with low pressure smokeless loads.

Ned Roberts shot a few deer with a .22 WCF, 45gr. Lead bullet at about 1,400fps, back in the early 1900's.

The 5.5x50R (5.6x50R)seems too high a pressure ctg. for an old rifle.
It is listed as a 49,000PSI ctg., 44,000CUP.
http://kwk.us/pressures.html

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Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	HeymSR20	22/11/17 01:33 AM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	DarylS	22/11/17 05:50 AM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	HistoricBore	22/11/17 06:13 AM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	DarylS	22/11/17 07:19 AM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	Well_Well_Well	22/11/17 08:15 PM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	HistoricBore	23/11/17 04:08 AM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	NitroX	01/02/18 10:19 PM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	Ahmed577	02/02/18 12:30 AM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	Huvius	04/02/18 01:49 AM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	HeymSR20	01/04/18 09:53 PM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	Cjdawe	03/02/18 09:34 AM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	Wayne59	03/02/18 10:45 AM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	HistoricBore	04/02/18 01:19 AM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	Wayne59	23/11/17 08:09 AM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	DarylS	23/11/17 09:22 AM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	DoubleD	23/11/17 04:21 PM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	rigbymauser	23/11/17 11:33 PM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	iomskp	01/02/18 05:18 PM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	greenshoots	01/02/18 06:51 PM
Re: Converting a 410 Rook Rifle back into a 22 Rifle	Wayne59	22/11/17 07:12 AM

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