Testing Loads with Three Very Different Rifles.
Simple as the .22 rimfire may seem, it’s the most sophisticated and highly developed of any ammunition for any firearm, as well as being the most widely used. There are more rounds of .22 fired in a year than any other cartridge, and this gives manufacturers ample incentive to improve their products constantly, as well as to introduce new variations.
Since the “Great .22 Long Rifle Shortage” of a few years ago, foreign manufacturers have made a concerted effort to crack the American market, and now there are too many imported brands to even list here, much less attempt to evaluate. They range from absolutely top-notch specialized target rounds to oddball loads of bullet weight and type and inexpensive bulk packs designed to be expended downrange in sustained bursts.
Two companies that are really making a push are Aguila of Mexico and Norma of Sweden. Norma needs no introduction to big-game hunters, centerfire target shooters or handloaders. Although Norma has made competition rimfire ammunition for years, it was known mostly in Europe. Now, Norma is importing two different types, both competition rounds: Match-22 and Tac-22.
Mexico’s Aguila is one of the world’s largest and most modern manufacturers of rimfire ammunition.
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CIMARRON .32-20 Short Rifle & Carbine
In the heyday of Winchester Repeating Arms Company lever guns, it offered muskets, standard rifles, short rifles and saddle ring carbines.
Remington's Model 722 and .222 Cartridge
It's easy enough to define what a varmint is, those pesky critters that tear up pastures, flower beds and all kinds of expensive crops people need for various reasons - most importantly, to make a living and/or something with which to feed themselves.
Coyote Bullets
What is Best for You?
Remington's 5mm Rimfire Magnum
Shooting a Classic
Winchester's New Wildcat
The Ultralight Rimfire Varmint Rifle
.223 Remington from .30-30 Winchester?
Multitasking for Varmints
LOADS FOR A .22 TCM
The .22 TCM first appeared commercially in 2012, chambered in a Rock Island Armory 1911-style handgun.
Everybody Loves Velocity
The 4,500-fps WSSM Project
A BOLT-ACTION FRANCHI 224 VALKYRIE
Testing New Loads
.22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire
Shooting Revolvers