None of the packaging tells us how much powder is in the various cartridges, but some catchy marketing names help with understanding performance. 22 LR ammo consists of copper-plated hollow points or round nose bullets that are lead or copper plated. It’s interesting to me that a manufacturer, say Federal or CCI, will have the same basic cartridge packaged under two or more names. 22 LR branded as Colt with the Rampant Colt on the box. Speaking of Aguila, I have several boxes of. These were made by the Aguila, a manufacturer in Mexico. I found a box of Longs that were primer-only with a 20-grain bullet. Some of the boxes are labeled high velocity and others low velocity. Somewhere I picked up a box of Shorts by Vostok, a Russian company. 22 Longs made by Aguila that are primer-only. My Shorts include CB primer-only Shorts and primer-only Longs by CCI. Things have changed a bunch since the days when I only needed to choose between Short, Long, or Long Rifle. Because they had discarded so much of my stuff, I never thought to ask about my ammo. I was away in Vietnam when my parents sold the old homestead and moved to the state capital because of my dad’s job. When I lived at my parent’s home many years ago, I stored my ammo in some of dad’s old cigar boxes. 22 cartridges, some of them going back years. 22 Magnum handguns I have are accurate, too. 22 Magnum handguns with my grandkids because they are loud, have a lot of muzzle flash, but very little recoil. The magnum cartridge hits harder over longer ranges, with more muzzle energy, making it a better choice for varmints (unless they’re very close). 22 Magnum range from 30 to 50 grains with velocities ranging from 1,500 to 2,200 feet per second. While the bullet diameter is nearly the same, the cartridges are bigger.
22 rifle, and you can only shoot them in a. 22 shorts in revolvers such as this High Standard Double Nine. They’re all the same it’s just marketing/branding. There is often confusion due to the different names, but there is no difference. 22 cartridges include the big brother of the lot, the. There may be more options I’ve yet to discover. You can buy them in boxes of 50, 100, 333, 500, or tubs of 1400. 22 LR is by far the most popular today with bullet weights ranging from 20 to 60 grains and all kinds of styles: lead, copper plated, round nose, hollow points, and even shot pellets for dispatching rats or snakes. However, I’m perplexed as to why I would need that capability unless facing an end-of-ammo scenario and still needing dinner. Today, I have a Henry lever-action rifle that will handle Shorts, Longs, and Long Rifles interchangeably. 22 interchangeably.Įxamples were the Winchester Model 1906, Marlin Model 20, Marlin Model 39A and Remington 572 Fieldmaster. 22 is an example of a rifle that handles all three sizes of. As the rifle models matured, some of the tube-fed rifles began to handle all three, even mixed together. Of course, most single-shot rifles would handle whichever you choose to shoot. 22 rifles were historically chambered in either. Some of the popular pump and lever-action.
22 Long obsolete, but mystery of mysteries, we still have them today.
The superior hunting and target shooting characteristics of the LR round initially rendered the. 22 LR cartridge was available beginning in 1888 and was used in Stevens Arms #1, #2, #9, and #10 break-top rifles. Stevens Arms & Tool Company added a 40-grain bullet to the Long cartridge to produce the. It was still originally a black powder cartridge, and although it was designed with revolvers in mind, several rifles were developed to use this cartridge for hunting small game. 22 Long was developed, it also used the 29-grain bullet but with more powder than the.
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