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.22 Hornet (5.6×36mmR), a powerful cartridge variant introduced in 1930.22 Nosler, a cartridge introduced in 2017 intended for use in AR-15-style rifles.22 PPC, a firearm cartridge used primarily in benchrest shooting.22 Remington Jet, a cartridge designed for the Smith & Wesson Model 53 revolver.22 Savage Hi-Power (5.6×52mmR), a cartridge ...
Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point. This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name. Data values are the highest found for the cartridge, and might not occur in the same load ...
The .22 long rifle, also known as the .22 LR or 5.7×15mmR, [4] [5] is a long-established variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition originating from the United States. It is used in a wide range of firearms including rifles , pistols , revolvers , and submachine guns .
Below is a list of rimmed cartridges (R). Although similar, rimmed cartridges differ from rimfire cartridges ( list ). A rimmed cartridge is a cartridge with a rim, whose primer is located in the center of the case head; the primer is detonated by the firing pin striking that center location.
Handgun hunting is a form of hunting primarily done with specialized handguns that have long barrels and mounted scopes (optical aiming devices). Even the largest animals , such as elephants, can be killed with modern hunting handguns, although most handgun hunters only use handguns when hunting medium-sized game like deer and wild hogs .
The .22 Jet was designed as a flat-shooting hunting round for handguns, and it is suitable for handgun hunting of varmints and medium game out to 100 yd (90 m). [3] The 2460 ft/s (750 m/s) and 535 ft-lbf (725 J) claimed for factory test loads did not prove out in service weapons.
The .22 TCM's parent case is derived from the .223 Remington / 5.56×45mm NATO, which are open-source designs. The cartridge has been used successfully in both pistols and bolt-action rifles for hunting varmints, such as coyotes and feral swine. [citation needed] [15] [16] [17] [18]
The .22 Hornet or 5.6×36mmR Hornet [2] is a varminting, small-game hunting, survival and competition centerfire rifle cartridge commercially introduced in 1930. It is considerably more powerful than the rimfire.22 WMR and the .17 HMR, achieving higher velocity with a bullet twice the weight of the .17 HMR bullet.