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.22-250 Remington maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions. All sizes in millimeters (mm) / Imperial (inches). The .22-250 Remington / 5.7x48mm is a very high-velocity, short action, .22 caliber rifle cartridge primarily used for varmint hunting and small game hunting. It is capable of reaching over 4,000 feet per second.
Test barrel length: 14 in (360 mm), 24 in (610 mm) Source(s): Accurate Powder [ 1 ] The .221 Remington Fireball (5.7x35mm), often simply referred to as .221 Fireball , is a centerfire cartridge created by Remington Arms Company in 1963 as a special round for use in their experimental single-shot bolt-action pistol , the XP-100 . [ 2 ]
Performance is similar to the popular .22-250. Once Remington introduced rifles in .22-250, they quickly superseded the .224 Weatherby Magnum in popularity, forcing Weatherby to chamber rifles in .22-250. This was the first time that Weatherby offered rifles in a commercial chambering. [4]
.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 .
Test barrel length: 24 inches (61 cm) Source(s): American Rifleman [ 1 ] The .25-45 Sharps (6.35×45mm) is a firearms cartridge designed by Michael H Blank, [ 2 ] then CEO of the Sharps Rifle Company, LLC, as a general hunting cartridge for most North American game, in particular deer, antelope, hogs, and coyotes. [ 3 ]
Barrel length: 20–28 in (51–71 cm) Cartridge: ... .22-250 Remington.22 Hornet.220 Swift ... By adjusting the device for optimum performance in the individual ...
The .224 Valkyrie (5.6×41 mm) [5] cartridge is a .22 caliber (5.6 mm) rimless bottlenecked intermediate rifle cartridge, developed by Federal Premium Ammunition to rival the performance of the .22 Nosler, while still being compatible with modern sporting rifles (MSRs). [4]
Despite having a modern straight taper design, the round was eclipsed by the older .22-250 Remington, already a popular wildcat introduced commercially a year later. The .225 Winchester was chambered in factory rifles by Winchester (Models 70 and 670) and Savage (Model 340).