On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:51:09 -0500, DSK wrote:

Scott Vernon wrote:

RM=Rim Fire. Had to think about that one too.

Ah so, I should have thought of that. But I never saw a 22 center fire
cartridge.
Sure you have, you were in the service. The .223 otherwise know in the military
as the 5.56 Nato is a 22 caliber center fire cartridge. And there are a bunch
of lesser known cartridges popular with varmit hunters.

JJ



What's a 22B.

It's a smaller bullet (same caliber obviously but less lead) with less charge.
To be honest I'm not sure they're being made any more.


I have 2
boxes (200) of the 22BB, we call them bird shot. Good for shooting pigeons
and mice in the barn.

The 22BB shot I'm familiar with is a bullet, not a scatter shot. I have some 22
shot shell charges too, we used to call it rat shot or snake shot. I've heard
some people advocate it for personal defense because "it's hard to miss" but a
22LR is skimpy enough for reliably taking out bad guys, bird shot would suck for
that.

They make shot shells for lots of pistols, I used to carry them alternating with
.38+ in a revolver. Kinda handy but again not my first choice for two-legged
type snakes.

DSK

James Johnson
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Ah so, I should have thought of that. But I never saw a 22 center fire
cartridge

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James Johnson wrote:
Sure you have, you were in the service. The .223 otherwise know in the military
as the 5.56 Nato is a 22 caliber center fire cartridge.

heh heh that's not a .22 that's a .265 necked down....

DSK