Hi Richard,love to go plinking with my 22's with my grandson. Also thank you for the history of this round. I enjoy history a lot. Weapons history and western history are my favorite. Thanks for all your hard work and time Sir.
Excellent review of this most popular caliber, thanks. An old timer once told me that shooting galleries used "gallery loads" in which the .22 bullet would fragment on impact, but not sure how true that is. Prior to shooting a rifle at the old galleries the person running it had a tube that was prefilled with a so many rounds and he'd tip it into the rifle's magazine. Miss those days.
I've heard they were a "sintered" bullet that would pretty much disintegrate so there were no ricochets hitting bystanders. I believe they were actually a sintered iron powder and went by names like splas-proof, kant-splash, etc. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
Thanks Richard! More great content much appreciated! I happen to have a Remington mod 6 falling block that I acquired from my grandfather that I believe was made mostly for the Boy Scouts. I happen to have those same 6mm Flobert’s and they worked great in that Remington. Quieter than most air rifles and lots of fun!
I've been wanting to run them through my Granddaughter's Rascal and my NAA .22short revolver. I also want to pick up a couple of the Remington Rolling blocks. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching too!
Aloooonnnggg time ago I had a 22/20 over under breakover. I was very impressed with the. 22 mag. Keep up with your passion,brother because it's our passion too!
I have a 22 short S&W 7 shot bird's head grip revolver that was originally my grandfather's. I still shoot it on occasion. My grandfather was a county special deputy sheriff. His issue carry weapon was a 38 short revolver and he had to supply his own ammunition for it. Being the depression he bought six rounds (I still have them) instead of a full box as ammunition was expensive. I believe the small S&W was his backup, how things have changed...
One not mentioned, though it's understandable why, is the .22ILARCO, which is based on the WRF/WMR case but shortened to .22lr OAL. It was designed for the American 180 machine gun, which would accumulate leading much quicker than any other .22 rimfires. Unfortunately not enough people have that problem.
I have some 22 win auto cases and 5mm magnum cases in a container on my office shelf. They are both rather neat compared to the "standard" rimfire rounds.
My first rifle is marked .22 S/L/LR. Most of my shooting was .22LR, but the few times I shot .22 Short (standard velocity) were great fun. Very quiet out of that long barrel, and the different trajectory added a new challenge. No, I did not readjust my sights. Hard to believe the .22 rimfire is pushing 200 years old.
Cci has a new 22 its called the upper cut and it seems like the size of that extra long bullet you showed. The case is between the LR and the and magnum. Federal punch is in the middle also. They are designed for personal protection🤘
Hey Richard, have you ever seen glass Target balls? You put me to mind of them when discussing some of this older stuff. When I was a machinist in Dayton I worked with Richard "Bird" Haley and Gene Spicer. They both came from The NCR (National Cash Register) model shop. They were both avid cartridge and target ball collectors and mamy of their rare wares were photographed in various books, etc. I could never afford to collect target balls myself, but they have an interesting history to read about and many different variant designs and colors.
As the .22 Flobert originated from France, why do you say the .22 RF is an American cartridge? Further development might have happened in America but that does not make it an American cartridge.
Great video. It was great to hear the history of the 22 rimfire. Thanks Richard.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Richard,love to go plinking with my 22's with my grandson. Also thank you for the history of this round. I enjoy history a lot. Weapons history and western history are my favorite. Thanks for all your hard work and time Sir.
You're welcome and thank you for watching!
I did just that today with my 22 yr old grandson first time shooter
Better late than never! I hope he enjoyed it.@@Brandi6666
Always fun to hear about the history of our favorite rounds.
Thanks for watching Hillbilly!
Great info, as expected.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent review of this most popular caliber, thanks. An old timer once told me that shooting galleries used "gallery loads" in which the .22 bullet would fragment on impact, but not sure how true that is. Prior to shooting a rifle at the old galleries the person running it had a tube that was prefilled with a so many rounds and he'd tip it into the rifle's magazine. Miss those days.
I've heard they were a "sintered" bullet that would pretty much disintegrate so there were no ricochets hitting bystanders. I believe they were actually a sintered iron powder and went by names like splas-proof, kant-splash, etc. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
These lots of firearm history out there. Thanx for explaining the differences between these cartridges.
There's lots of people out there that don't know, I figured I'd share what I've learned. (btw, I picked up a Belgian flobert rifle today...who-hoo!)
@@SmallCaliberArmsReview nice.
Thanks Richard! More great content much appreciated! I happen to have a Remington mod 6 falling block that I acquired from my grandfather that I believe was made mostly for the Boy Scouts. I happen to have those same 6mm Flobert’s and they worked great in that Remington. Quieter than most air rifles and lots of fun!
I've been wanting to run them through my Granddaughter's Rascal and my NAA .22short revolver. I also want to pick up a couple of the Remington Rolling blocks. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching too!
@@SmallCaliberArmsReview Absolutely! Can’t wait to see what ya got next!
Excellent video, very informative, thank you Richard.
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!
Aloooonnnggg time ago I had a 22/20 over under breakover. I was very impressed with the. 22 mag. Keep up with your passion,brother because it's our passion too!
Very cool. I'll try! Thank you for watching!
I have a 22 short S&W 7 shot bird's head grip revolver that was originally my grandfather's. I still shoot it on occasion. My grandfather was a county special deputy sheriff. His issue carry weapon was a 38 short revolver and he had to supply his own ammunition for it. Being the depression he bought six rounds (I still have them) instead of a full box as ammunition was expensive. I believe the small S&W was his backup, how things have changed...
Oh, wow! Yes they have! Nice to know he didn't have to use any of those six rounds. Thanks for the comment and thank you for watching too!
Thank you for that very informative video,.. I enjoyed it!👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent Video Richard 👏. Informative 🧐👌. A definite 'Like'. Cheers 🙏🇨🇦.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you !
Thank you!
One not mentioned, though it's understandable why, is the .22ILARCO, which is based on the WRF/WMR case but shortened to .22lr OAL. It was designed for the American 180 machine gun, which would accumulate leading much quicker than any other .22 rimfires. Unfortunately not enough people have that problem.
I thought I mentioned it briefly, it was in my notes. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching too!
Fun and cheap at the range. Pop off 2 hours a week - 400 rounds about 26$ 3 different 22’s 🤘❤️
The most fun for the money!
Good review on my favorite round Richard. The leather on the wall in your background looks very cool!
Thanks! I might have to start swapping it out with some new projects soon!
I have some 22 win auto cases and 5mm magnum cases in a container on my office shelf. They are both rather neat compared to the "standard" rimfire rounds.
Sounds like collector ammo to me! Some of those old round can fetch a pretty penny. Thanks for watching!
Awesome rounds, probably been more things gotten with that round than anything else !! Powerful little round !! Nice video thanks for sharing !
Thanks for watching!
"Not this box!" LOL!!😁 2:53 I thought you were giving away your age.
Great review and history lesson Richard! JimE
I have to make clarifications every now and then! Thanks for watching JimE!
Nice coverage of the development of the rimfire.
Thank you!
I was hoping to see them in a complete line up 🥺.... 🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍
The thumbnail is sort of like that. Thanks for watching!
@@SmallCaliberArmsReview 😂👍👍
This was a good twenty-twotorial.
Hahaha! Nice! Thanks for watching!
My first rifle is marked .22 S/L/LR. Most of my shooting was .22LR, but the few times I shot .22 Short (standard velocity) were great fun. Very quiet out of that long barrel, and the different trajectory added a new challenge. No, I did not readjust my sights. Hard to believe the .22 rimfire is pushing 200 years old.
It's hard to beat .22 short for just pure plinking fun. Thank you for watching!
The older I get the more 22s I seem to get I got six now I believe that's getting to be a problem
Only if you running out of storage space, then you just need to make more room!
Cci has a new 22 its called the upper cut and it seems like the size of that extra long bullet you showed. The case is between the LR and the and magnum. Federal punch is in the middle also. They are designed for personal protection🤘
I've seen a few ads for them, but haven't given them a try yet.
@@SmallCaliberArmsReview almost positive i cant get either one in jersey
@@Brandi6666 Oooo, yeah, I've heard about some of the rules there.
Very cool
Thanks Joe!
Hey Richard, have you ever seen glass Target balls? You put me to mind of them when discussing some of this older stuff. When I was a machinist in Dayton I worked with Richard "Bird" Haley and Gene Spicer. They both came from The NCR (National Cash Register) model shop. They were both avid cartridge and target ball collectors and mamy of their rare wares were photographed in various books, etc. I could never afford to collect target balls myself, but they have an interesting history to read about and many different variant designs and colors.
No I haven't, but I'm sure I'll be looking them up now! Thanks for watching Joshua!
Good video
Thanks!
Cool,job
Thank you!
Very interesting. I don’t own a .22, I feel like maybe I should.🤔
They are loads of fun for very little money.
Tenho um rifle no calibre 22lr, gosto muito desse calibre.
Eles são muito divertidos e não muito caros.
As the .22 Flobert originated from France, why do you say the .22 RF is an American cartridge? Further development might have happened in America but that does not make it an American cartridge.
I'm not claiming that the Americans invented rimfire ammunition, only that the .22 short is Americas oldest cartridge. Thanks for watching!