MS>VH> MS>SG> Yes, I've seen some CB caps, or better yet some
MS>VH> standard-length
MS>VH> MS>SG> Shorts
MS>VH> MS>SG> and LR loaded down to CB levels.
MS>VH>
MS>VH> MS>    Will they function a semiauto pistol action?
MS>VH>
MS>VH> Nope -- at least not in my MK II Ruger
MS>    (Which is the pistol I wondered about.)
MS>    Will they even _feed_ reliably from the clip if you cycle the action 
y
MS>hand?
I have a lot of CBs that are loaded in long rifle cases -- to all
intents and purposes, they have the same outward configuration.  They
will feed, but not cycle the action.
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