.22 (disambiguation)
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.22, or "22 caliber", is a small, extremely common size of ammunition
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.22 caliber rimfire variations include:
.22 caliber centerfire ammunition with "22" in the name:
Ammunition
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.22 caliber rimfire variations include:
- .22 Long Rifle.22 Long RifleThe .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge is a long established variety of ammunition, and in terms of units sold is still by far the most common in the world today. The cartridge is often referred to simply as .22 LR and various rifles, pistols, revolvers, and even some smoothbore shotguns have...
(LR), the most common variety of .22 caliber ammunition, often referred to simply as ".22 caliber" - .22 BB.22 BB.22 BB Cap is a variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. .22 BB cap and .22 CB refer to cartridges that are low velocity and project reduced noise. These rimfires closely resemble a .22 caliber air rifle in power and are often used for indoor shooting and close range pest control...
(Bulleted Breech Cap) - .22 CB.22 CB.22 CB Cap is a variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition which has a very small propellant charge , resulting in a low muzzle velocity of between 350 and 700 ft/s...
(Conical Ball Cap) - .22 CB cap, a .22 in (5.6mm) American rimfire cartridge
- .22 Long.22 Long.22 Long is a variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. The .22 Long is the second oldest of the surviving rimfire cartridges, dating back to 1871, when it was loaded with a 29 grain bullet and 5 grains of black powder, 25% more than the .22 Short it was based on...
, same length, but lighter bullet than .22 LR - .22 Extra Long.22 Extra LongThe .22 Extra Long is a .22 in American rimfire rifle and handgun cartridge.Introduced around 1880, the .22 Extra Long was used in Remington, Ballard, Wesson, Stevens, and later models of Winchester's M1903 and M1904 single shot bolt action rifles, as well as in Smith & Wesson revolvers.Using the...
, a .22 in (5.6mm) American rimfire rifle and handgun cartridge - .22 Short.22 Short.22 Short is a variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. Developed in 1857 for the first Smith and Wesson revolver, the .22 rimfire was the first American metallic cartridge....
, used mostly in pocket pistols and mini-revolvers - .22 Winchester Rimfire.22 Winchester RimfireThe .22 Winchester Rimfire is an American rimfire rifle cartridge.Introduced in the Winchester M1890 slide rifle, it had a flat-nose slug, and is identical to the .22 Remington Special...
, an American rimfire rifle cartridge - .22 WMR.22 WMRThe .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, more commonly called .22 WMR, .22 Magnum, or simply .22 Mag, is a rimfire rifle cartridge...
, (Winchester Magnum Rimfire) a cartridge that is longer and more powerful than a .22 LR - .22 Winchester Automatic.22 Winchester AutomaticThe .22 Winchester Automatic is a .22 in American rimfire rifle cartridge....
, a .22 in (5.6mm) American rimfire rifle cartridge
.22 caliber centerfire ammunition with "22" in the name:
- .22 Accelerator.22 AcceleratorThe .22 Accelerator is a special loading of the .30-30, .308, and .30-06 cartridges that is manufactured by Remington. It consists of a sub-caliber diameter bullet held in a .30-caliber six-fingered plastic sabot with a hollowed base. The bullet separates from the sabot approximately from the...
, a special loading of the .30-30, .308, and .30-06 cartridges that is manufactured by Remington - .22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer.22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer.22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer is a cartridge for a rifle.It was invented in the 1960s by P.O. Ackley to set a world record for firing bullets at over 5000 fps . The round failed to reach the desired velocity, but reached 4600 fps with a 50 grain bullet and 105 grains of H570 powder. It is based...
, a cartridge for a rifle - .22 Hornet.22 HornetThe .22 Hornet is a low-end vermin, small-game and predator centerfire rifle cartridge. It is considerably more powerful than the .22 WMR and the .17 HMR, achieving higher velocity with a bullet twice the weight. The Hornet also differs very significantly from these in that it is not a rimfire...
, a powerful variation, also known as 5.6x35R mm - .22 Reed Express, another name for 7.62x25mm
- .22 Remington Jet.22 Remington JetThe .22 Remington Jet is a .22 in American centerfire revolver and rifle cartridge....
, a .22 in (5.6mm) American centerfire revolver and rifle cartridge - .22 BR Remington.22 BR RemingtonThe .22 Bench Rest Remington cartridge, commonly referred to as the .22 BR Remington, is a wildcat cartridge commonly used in varmint hunting and benchrest shooting. It is based on the .308 x 1½ inch Barnes cartridge, necked down to .22 caliber, lengthened by .020 inches and with the shoulder...
, a wildcat cartridge commonly used in varmint hunting and benchrest shooting - .22 Spitfire.22 SpitfireThe .22 Spitfire is an American rifle cartridge.Designed by Melvin M. Johnson of Johnson Guns Inc. for their conversion of the M1 carbine, this wildcat was introduced in 1963...
, an American rifle cartridge - .22 PPC.22 PPC.22 PPC is a firearm cartridge used primarily in benchrest shooting. It was designed by Dr. Louis Palmisano and Ferris Pindell in 1974 and was originally a wildcat cartridge until 1987, when SAKO, a Finnish firearms manufacturer, began producing commercial .22 PPC rifles and ammunition...
, a firearm cartridge used primarily in benchrest shooting