Was given some neat old ammo

[trevj]

The .22 BB Cap was typically a primer-powered cartridge, meaning it was usually without any other propellant. It had a MV up to about 700 fps, with an energy level of 20 - 26 fpe, depending on the weight of the "bullet". It's curious that anyone would prefer this type of indoor gallery round for dispatching cattle in a slaughterhouse. The .22LR round has much more energy at over 100 fpe.

Same question here, as we routinely shot sheep through the head in slaughter, using Long Rifle .22 ammo, and had the bullets either not completely penetrate, or they ended up on the barn floor.

Just saying, the BB Cap seems rather an underwhelming choice, vs., say, even as simple a tool as a ball peen hammer!

And yeah. Who cares about CB caps, and why bother dragging them into a topic that was obviously, not about them?

As well as, yeah, that is neat old ammo. Each round has likely a LOT more value as trade bait with cartridge collectors, than as shooting ammo. The box also has value, as there ARE guys out there that have collections of cartridge boxes. Rare is good, as is getting a box of a 'not very common' ammo from a well known Canadian maker.

 

[iron cat]

BB caps were what my father used for shooting rats when he was a kid!
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