Compared to a 22 short, probably. Compared to, say, a .500 Nitro Express, not at all.
22 caliber rimfire cartridges shorter and less powerful than the 22 long rifle. They used to be quite popular and inexpensive, but are now becoming hard to find and cost as much as the long rifle shells.
.22 Long Rifle is a longer cartridge.
22 bullets come in short, standard and long. Your rifle is telling you that you have to purchase .22 long shell bullets.
22 short, 22 long, or 22 long rifle. When I was a kid we would buy shorts to save a dime per box, longs for general use, and long rifle hollow point if we were going after something larger, like coyotes. Now it's hard to find short or long ammunition anyplace, and if you can find it, it costs more than long rifle.
The length- short, then long, then long rifle- also the power. Long rifle usually has a heavier bullet.
22 shorts can be fired in a pump or bolt action rifle chambered for long rifle cartridges but not in most automatics.
the 22 long rifle holds 11 cartridges
.22 Long Rifle bullets...
it means you can use 22 short rounds 22 long rounds and the modern 22 long rifle rounds and it will shoot them all
22 Short, Long and Long Rifle differ in the case length and/or amount of powder/bullet weight.
Fired from a rifle, there is almost no "kick" or recoil. Generally considered the least recoil of any widely manufactured firearm. My Granddaughter began shooting a .22 rifle with me at the age of 10. She has been shooting for the past 4 years, and competes at 25, 50, and 100 yards. No complaints about recoil.
It means the firearm can fire .22 Short, .22 Long, or .22 Long Rifle cartridges.