I am interested, too. An adapter from MC Ace is something you are thinking about? http://www.mcace.com/adapters.htm

What distance are you intending to shoot from your single shot rifle?

 

Yes, the mace adapter is exactly what I am looking into.

My range would be 90% of the time 50 yards or less. Accuracy out to 100 yards would be nice, but not necessary. 2" groups at 50 yards would be ideal.

I'm not expecting the adapter to provide match grade accuracy or anything, but if it makes a decent rifle into a turd, I will need to come up with a different idea.

Hopefully there are some on here who have played around with this setup.

 

I use 22 WRF for squirrels. It's not hard to find online at Cabelas. I do in store pickup to avoid shipping. It can be as accurate as WMR, depending on the rifle.

 

Yup, it's a much better option than those adapters...

OR, use magnums and shoot solids in it, they work pretty good on small animals too...

DM

 

I got an adapter for .22 WMR to .222. It shoots like crap - about 8" at 25yds. Very disappointed with it.

 

Was it an MC ace?

 

I think using adapters from MC Ace can be a hit and miss situation. Not that the adapters are bad, but if a larger cartridge gun has a rifling twist not suited for the smaller cartridge being fired through it, expectations should be lowered.

I have a stainless MC Ace adapter for shooting .32 ACP though a .308 rifle. It shoots at best 1" groups at 15 yards and things get worse further out. In this situation the problems are the .32 bullet is held so far back from the rifling and the bullet length (weight) isn't suited to a .308 rifling twist. Probably the speed differential and bore size don't help things either.

Now, I really think a .22LR ought to do much, much better going into a .22 WMR barrel using the adapter. If my Single Six with it's convertible cylinder is any indication.

 

I shot WRF for some time in my Marlin 25MN and it was very accurate.

 

It's been a LONG time, but I seem to remember that there are differences in bullet diameter AND case length between the 22LR and the 22WMR. I COULD BE dead wrong....... but I think you'd better check this out a little more before you try to interchange these. I don't know you from "Adam's house cat"......... but I would HATE to see you get hurt - whether I know you or not. PLEASE be careful......... FredT

 

I've never used those adapters, but I have used WRFs in WMR rifles with great success. They are amoung the most accurate rounds in my CZ 455 WMR. Go for it!

 

Can someone explain to me how there can be a chamber adapter for .22LR in a .22WMR firearm? Yes, the magnum case is a tad larger in diameter as well as longer, but there's just not enough difference there to allow for a chamber insert.

Another vote for the .22WRF if you have a magnum forearm and need something with a bit less oomph.

 

Can someone explain to me how there can be a chamber adapter for .22LR in a .22WMR firearm? Yes, the magnum case is a tad larger in diameter as well as longer, but there's just not enough difference there to allow for a chamber insert.

There's a photo of the adapters in this post.
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1738050&postcount=14

From this thread.
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=213941

 

DM, where did you get them? How well do they do? Is there any problem with fouling after using one? What about accuracy? Are they hard to use in a bolt action? Thanks

 

I use MCACE 22LR in 22WMR adapters

I have used the 22LR in 22WMR chamber adapters since Harry Owen ran the business as Sports Specialties in Hacienda Heights, CA. They work well in 22WMR revolvers and single shot rifles or combination guns, but I've never owned a magazine fed rifle that would cycle them. I mostly use them as a source of cheap ammo when I'm warming up when shooting my 22WMR revolvers and for plinking with my Savage 24s combination guns and bolt actions chambered in 22WMR.

I don't think that they are particularly accurate, minute of beer can plinking accurate or maybe half-dollar accurate, but not 10-ring, dime, or even squirrel head accurate. That said, I shoot squirrels with the 17HM2 which is a very accurate and deadly squirrel killer.

www.mcace.com

 

couldnt tell ya about 22 from ace but i did recently get an 18 inch rifled 45 acp insert/adapter from him...i stuffed it into an old bolt action shotgun and with cheap ammo was making groups of about 1.5 inches at 25 yards....very impressed...im in florida and hes in alaska...communication was good,product was spot on and shipping was fast....good luck