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.
.22 Long Rifle is a longer cartridge.
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
The overall length of a .22 Long cartridge is .888 inches, whereas the overall length of the .22 Long Rifle is 1 inch.
The Match is simply a higher grade and more precision manufactured cartridge, intended for competitive matches and the like.
The difference is a bay is rounder and not so narrow. a firth is long and narrow and a bay is round and wider.
22 long is a type of 22 rimfire. Others are CB, short, long rifle and a few others .
The one is round,while the other is long and thin.
22 long rifle only
the .22 long round is pretty much obsolete. shorts and long rifle rounds are what is most widely available now. if your rifle has stamped on the barrel, .22 short, long and long rifle, as the 550 Remington does, it will chamber all three. the .22 long round is longer in length than the short but slightly shorter than the long rifle. if it has stamped on it only .22 short, it probably won`t chamber anything longer. if it has stamped .22 long rifle then it will chamber the `long` round with no problem. call a local gun dealer.
Different applications for each round.
22 Short, Long and Long Rifle differ in the case length and/or amount of powder/bullet weight.