The overall length of a .22 Long cartridge is .888 inches, whereas the overall length of the .22 Long Rifle is 1 inch.
The length- short, then long, then long rifle- also the power. Long rifle usually has a heavier bullet.
22 caliber is the diameter of the bullet. 22 cal. comes in BBcap, short, long and long rifle
Gun can refer to a long gun or a hand gun. A rifle is very particular. It has to have grooved barrel which spin the bullet when it is going down the barrel. This spin action on the bullet makes it more accurate.
22 Short, Long and Long Rifle differ in the case length and/or amount of powder/bullet weight.
22LR high velocity - MV= 1260 fps 17 HMR MV= 2550 fps A lot faster, huh?
The correct term is cartridge- which is the cartridge case, primer, powder, and bullet. A sniper rifle is simply an accurate, long range rifle that is used by a sniper. It may look exactly like my long range hunting rifle- since most military sniper rifles BEGAN as a civilian hunting weapon.
.22 Long Rifle is a longer cartridge.
The short is shorter, has less powder, and travels slower. The 22 Long Rifle has pretty much replaced the Long. It has the case of a Long, but a heavier bullet, and more powder.
The .22 Long Rifle is a rimfire, whereas the .223 Remington is a centerfire cartridge. The .223 uses a longer 'spitzer' projectile vs. the rounded projectile of the .22 LR. The .223 tends to be a heavier projectile, and has a much higher velocity than the .22 LR.
.22 Long was developed @ 1871, Uses the same case as the 22LR but with a 29 g bullet. ,22 Long Rifle developed by Peters Cartridge in 1887. Uses bullets in the 32-40 g range
Have it examined by a good gunsmith. This rifle use a .22 caliber bullet, long rifle.
Originally, there were shorts, longs and extra longs. The Long Rifle cartridge was developed in 1887 by Stevens, when they combined the case of the Long cartridge with the bullet of the Extra Long. The Extra Long has been obsolete for many years, and the .22 Long is rarely seen any more.