Posted: 6/5/2013 9:53:01 PM EDT
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My friend gave me a Colt Frontier scout with a box of 22 mag ammo. Her husband died and she just wanted it out of the house. I understand some of these had two cylinders, 22lr & 22mag. The barrel is stamped "Colt single action frontier scout 22 Magnum". There are no markings I can see on the cylinder. The 22 mag ammo fits fine. Is there any way to make sure I have the 22 mag cylinder in this? The serial is989xxF. Any timeline or other info on this revolver would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Mike |
| From what I understand (and correct me if I am wrong) the Colts would ship marked 22LR on the barrel and might include a 22 mag cyl. If the Colt is marked 22 mag then it did not include the 22lr cyl. hope this helps. not sure if a 22lr would fit. either way, they are a great pistol |
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Mine has 2 cylinders.
If the .22 magnum bullets fit in the cylinder then its the .22 magnum cylinder. You can't load a .22 magnum shell into a .22 long rifle cylinder. I would not shoot .22 long rifle shells in .22 magnum. I think you'll end up with inferior accuracy and some (if not most) of the cases will split. |
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I agree, do not shoot 22lr using a 22mag cylinder.
I've read where the 22 mag bullet diameter is a hair bigger than the 22lr round. I have a Colt Peacemaker with both cylinders and I've read that when the gun came as a "combo" (both 22lr and 22Mag cylinders) that the 22lr will not shoot as tighly as the mag round as the bore diameter was for the 22 mag bullet. But-- I mainly shoot 22LR (using the .22lr cylinder of course) and it does pretty good as far as I'm concerned. Mine is marked on the side of the barrel: "Colt Peacemaker .22" and I bought it new way back when I was young. |
| Thanks all. This is really a nice piece. It's about 90+% finish. The barrel is perfect too. Very tight lock up and the action seems perfect. After I posted I started looking through the bag to see if there was a 22LR cylinder and found a zippered pocket with a Interarms imported PPH. Great shape also. Has all the paperwork include the 1986 factory pressure test performed in Hungary + the original box. Any Idea when the scout was manufactured? |
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A Colt Frontier Scout made in Hungary? MIne is way older (my father-in-law bought it back in the 1950's (mid to late). I'm pretty sure it was made in the US.
Wait, does yours have adjustable rear sights? There were two Colt single action .22's. I thought mine was a Frontier Scout and it has a fixed rear sight. There was a later one that had adjustable rear sights. They aren't called the same thing. As to accuracy I can say that my father-in-law was all about accuracy and he never complained about his revolver. My mother-in-law used to have a bag of nickles, quarters, etc. that my father-in-law had thrown up in the air and then shot with that Colt. It shot great with standard long rifle ammo, or he wouldn't have kept it. edited to add Seems like maybe the adjustable sight gun was called a New Frontier. But I'm not positive. |
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A Colt Frontier Scout made in Hungary? MIne is way older (my father-in-law bought it back in the 1950's (mid to late). I'm pretty sure it was made in the US. Wait, does yours have adjustable rear sights? There were two Colt single action .22's. I thought mine was a Frontier Scout and it has a fixed rear sight. There was a later one that had adjustable rear sights. They aren't called the same thing. As to accuracy I can say that my father-in-law was all about accuracy and he never complained about his revolver. My mother-in-law used to have a bag of nickles, quarters, etc. that my father-in-law had thrown up in the air and then shot with that Colt. It shot great with standard long rifle ammo, or he wouldn't have kept it. edited to add Seems like maybe the adjustable sight gun was called a New Frontier. But I'm not positive. The PPH was made in Hungary-separate piece. My scout has a trench front sight. |
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989xxF .22LR or .22mag (introduced after 1960). Blue, with bright alloy frame, all blue or duotone ("Q" models only). 4-3/4" or 9-1/2" bbl. Available with interchangeable cylinders after 1964. approx. 246,000 made, 1957-70.
Above info is from the Blue Book, so yours may very well be a dedicated .22mag model with no LR cylinder, IMO. I believe this to be so due to ".22mag" stamped on the bbl instead of simply ".22 cal". Hope this helps! |
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989xxF .22LR or .22mag (introduced after 1960). Blue, with bright alloy frame, all blue or duotone ("Q" models only). 4-3/4" or 9-1/2" bbl. Available with interchangeable cylinders after 1964. approx. 246,000 made, 1957-70.
Above info is from the Blue Book, so yours may very well be a dedicated .22mag model with no LR cylinder, IMO. I believe this to be so due to ".22mag" stamped on the bbl instead of simply ".22 cal". Hope this helps! I agree. If the barrel is stamped 22 magnum and there is no markings on the cylinder stating it is a 22lr I think your are correct and it is a dedicated 22 mag. Thanks for the input. Mike |