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  2. .22 Long Rifle - Wikipedia

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    The .22 Long Rifle, also known as the .22LR or 5.6×15mmR, [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 .

  3. .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire - Wikipedia

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    The .22 WMR case is a lengthened version of the older .22 WRF and both of these cartridges have the bullet seated within the case, instead of using a heeled bullet as in the .22 LR. In the most common modern .22 WMR loadings using a 40-grain (2.6 g) bullet, the combination of more powder and higher sustained pressures gives velocities of 1,875 ...

  4. .22 Extra Long - Wikipedia

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    Using the same 40 gr (2.6 g) outside-lubricated bullet later adapted for the much more common .22 Long Rifle, [2] the Extra Long was loaded with 6 gr (389 mg) of black powder. [2] Originally, it slightly outperformed the .22 LR, but was "not noted for great accuracy", [2] while later smokeless loads achieved about the same muzzle velocity as ...

  5. .22 Long - Wikipedia

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    The .22 Long is a variety of .22 caliber (5.6 mm) rimfire ammunition. The .22 Long is the second-oldest of the surviving rimfire cartridges, dating back to 1871, when it was loaded with a 29 gr (1.9 g) bullet and 5 gr (0.32 g) of black powder, 25% more than the .22 Short on which it was based. It was designed for use in revolvers, but was soon ...

  6. .22 Winchester Rimfire - Wikipedia

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    It uses a flat-based, inside-lubricated bullet, which differs from the outside-lube heeled bullet of the .22 Short, .22 Long, .22 Long Rifle, and .22 Extra Long cartridges. [ 2 ] When introduced, the .22 WRF "was the first notable improvement in the killing power" over the .22 LR, [ 3 ] and was able to kill cleaner at up to 75 yd (69 m).

  7. .22 TCM - Wikipedia

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    The .22 TCM or 22TCM (.22, Tuason, Craig, Micromagnum) is a proprietary bottle-necked rimless cartridge created from a 5.56mm NATO / 223 Rem parent case. It was developed by custom gunsmith Fred Craig and Martin Tuason, President of Rock Island Armory (RIA) Armscor, and is used in the RIA M1911 pistols and the M22 TCM bolt-action rifle.

  8. .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 ...

  9. Table of handgun and rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Table of handgun and rifle cartridges. 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 ...