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  2. .22 CB - Wikipedia

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    The CCI .22 CB Short and .22 CB Long use the same 29-grain bullet as the regular .22 Short and .22 Long. The CCI CB rounds have muzzle velocities of 720 feet per second (ft/s) for an impact energy of 33 foot/pounds (ft-lb). The standard .22 Short and .22 Long fire the same bullet weight at 1,045 ft/s for 70 ft-lb. The CB rounds are relatively ...

  3. .22 Short - Wikipedia

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    .22 Short is a variety of .22 caliber (5.6 mm) rimfire ammunition. Developed in 1857 for the first Smith & Wesson revolver , the .22 rimfire was the first American metallic cartridge. [ 1 ] The original loading was a 29 or 30 gr (0.066 or 0.069 oz ; 1.879 or 1.944 g ) bullet and 4 gr (0.0091 oz ; 0.2592 g ) of black powder .

  4. .22 BB - Wikipedia

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    A .22 CB Cap, .22 short, and .22 Long Rifle; the CB Cap is the same length as the BB Cap, but uses a conical bullet..22 BB Cap (Bulleted Breech Cap), also known as the 6mm Flobert, is a variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. Invented by Louis-Nicolas Flobert in 1845, it was the first rimfire metallic cartridge.

  5. .22 caliber - Wikipedia

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    In production. .22 Long, a cartridge predating the .22 LR, with the same case length using the lighter .22 short bullet. .22 Long Rifle (LR), the most common cartridge type of this caliber, often referred to simply as ".22 caliber" or "22". .22 Long Rifle Extra Long (LR EX), a variant of .22LR with a longer casing but identical overall ...

  6. Rimfire ammunition - Wikipedia

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    Rimfire ammunition. Schematic of a rimfire cartridge and its ignition. A rim-fire (or rimfire) is a type of metallic cartridge used in firearms where the primer is located within a hollow circumferential rim protruding from the base of its casing. When fired, the gun's firing pin will strike and crush the rim against the edge of the barrel ...

  7. .22 Long Rifle - Wikipedia

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    A .22 Short, .22 Long Rifle, .22 Winchester Magnum, and a .22 Hornet. The .22 Long Rifle uses a straight-walled case. Depending upon the type and the feed mechanism employed, a firearm that is chambered for .22 Long Rifle may also be able to safely chamber and fire shorter rimfire cartridges, including the .22 BB, .22 CB, .22 Short, .22 Long.

  8. List of rimfire cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Rimfire ammunition is a type of metallic cartridge whose primer is located within a hollow ... .22 Short.22 Long.22 Long ... .22 CB (6mm Flobert).22 Remington ...

  9. Louis-Nicolas Flobert - Wikipedia

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    Paris, France. Died. 1894 (aged 74–75) Gagny, France. Occupation (s) Gunsmith, inventor. Louis-Nicolas Flobert (1819–1894) was a French inventor. He invented the first metallic rimfire cartridge in 1845. It was a major innovation in firearms ammunition technology, as it was previously delivered as separate bullets and gunpowder, pertaining ...