.22 versus .22 LR - what is .22?

[canadian hunter312]

What Husky posted is what I grew up knowing and shooting, with the addition of CB caps before the short.

As for the date the thread was started, seriously, who cares when it’s something like this? 20 years from now people can bump this thread and some people will still learn something. It’s not like it’s a time sensitive topic.

 

[Eagleye]

I have a full box (50) of Super-X 22 long cartridges in my collection.
No intent on using them, but for nostalgia purposes only, lol. Dave

 

[boxhitch]

Likely "Long" as noted in stead of "Long Rifle". I used to by CCI "CB Long" which was a low power/low speed round. Once CCI "Quiet-22" came out (a LR case I believe) it seemed the CB Longs started to disappear. I bet I still have some.

Tube mag guns tend to be most forgiving, and can often shoot any length of 22 rimfire ammo interchangeably as the case/bullet are the same diameter. If it can grab them/feed them=they'll likely work. One of the few reasons to like tube mags. lol (+capacity with shorts)

CB Longs shared the 26 gr pellet and 710 speed of the Short but fed better from some guns
Quiet 22 have the 40 gr lead of the LR at 710
Longs are a little flatter shooting and don't dent roof tin as badly, good for some adc tasks

 

[.22LRGUY]

CB Longs shared the 26 gr pellet and 710 speed of the Short but fed better from some guns
Quiet 22 have the 40 gr lead of the LR at 710
Longs are a little flatter shooting and don't dent roof tin as badly, good for some adc tasks

cool

Yeah, I don't/haven't found any of these types of loads to be accurate=not zeroing a scope for them. They are barn-pigeon-accurate though, so I agree they won't punch through a tin roof. Especially when pigeons are slowing them down.

 

[horseman2]

Various designations I have seen are 22 Short, 22 Long, 22 long rifle and 22 S, L, LR.
The neighbour's Winchester had 22 Long and that is all they ever shot.
When it would not hit anything, a look down the barrel showed no evident of rifling as everything was filled in with lead.
The rifle was probably from the early 1900's and had never been cleaned.
What they did with it is not known.

 

[SigWig]

more confusing to me is .22wmr and .22wrf. I discovered the difference only by the dates they were introduced. Don't own either.

Have a couple boxes of cci 22long and 22 short. For my winchester 61. They sell them locally at gone fishin