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.22 caliber, or 5.6 mm, refers to a common firearms bore diameter of 0.22 inch (5.6 mm) in both rimfire and centerfire cartridges. Cartridges in this caliber include the very widely used .22 Long Rifle and .223 Remington/5.56×45mm NATO. .22 inch is also a popular air gun pellet caliber, second only to the ubiquitous .177 caliber.
While modern firearms are generally referred to by the name of the cartridge the gun is chambered for, they are still categorized together based on bore diameter. [citation needed] For example, a firearm might be described as a "30 caliber rifle", which could accommodate any of a wide range of cartridges using a roughly 0.30 inches (7.6 mm) projectile; or as a "22 rimfire", referring to any ...
Below is a list of rimfire cartridges (RF), ordered by caliber, small to large. Rimfire ammunition is a type of metallic cartridge whose primer is located within a hollow circumferential rim protruding from the base of its casing.
NRA Precision Pistol, formerly known as NRA Conventional Pistol, [1] is a national bullseye shooting discipline organized in the United States by the National Rifle Association of America. Emphasis is on accuracy and precision, and participants shoot handguns at paper targets at fixed distances and time limits.
.22 Long Rifle (.22 LR): The most common rimfire cartridge worldwide. It is chambered in numerous firearms including rifles, pistols, revolvers, and submachine guns and for various uses including plinking, hunting, shooting sports, and self-defence.
Artillery rates of fire were increased in the late 19th century by innovations including breech-loading and quick-firing guns. For automatic weapons such as machine guns, the rate of fire is primarily a mechanical property. A high cyclic firing rate is advantageous for use against targets that are exposed to a machine gun for a limited time ...
.45 ACP.22 LR Argentina: 1938 Beretta 8000: Beretta: 9×19mm Parabellum.357 SIG.40 S&W.41 Action Express.45 ACP Italy: 1994 Beretta Px4 Storm: Beretta: 9×19mm Parabellum.40 S&W.45 ACP Italy: 2004 BFD 1911: BFD .45 ACP United States: 2010s Bren Ten: Dornaus & Dixon Enterprises, Inc. 10mm Auto.45 ACP.22 Long Rifle United States: 1983 Colt Double ...
When introduced, the .22 WRF "was the first notable improvement in the killing power" over the .22 LR, [4] and was able to kill cleaner at up to 75 yd (69 m). It is somewhat less accurate than the .22 LR [3] and is most suited to hunting small game such as rabbits or prairie dogs. [4]