The limits of rimfire?

[deckhandmike]

With all the new restrictions on centerfire rifles coming down the pipe I was wondering how bad *** could you make a rimfire cartridge? I know nothing of reloading but I'm curious if a large population of people where willing to pay .50 cents a round for instance what are the limitations of the rimfire design and costs? How close could we get to .223 ballistics?

[Whitefang]

Read this

http://www.hickokfamilygenealogy.com/Lethality_of_the_22_LR.html

[njineermike]

Read this

http://www.hickokfamilygenealogy.com...the_22_LR.html

Nice. Just an FYI, there's a section of highway 76 in Oceanside named for a CHP officer shot and killed from 100 yards away by a kid with a .22 who just wanted to see if the round would get that far.....

[nastyhabts26]

A .22 magnum is a zippy little round and will amaze some people.
Limitations are the wind speed, but we have made kills on rabbits out to 300 yards.
Not a lot but we have done it.

[swifty]

Rimfire cartridges have been around for many decades, in many different calibers. A simple internet search should be able to provide you with some options.

[deckhandmike]

Did a google search. Results were kinda vague. Sorry, .22lr is great but what can rimfire really do? Anything fast like a .17 with more weight?

['ol shooter]

It will deter an attacker (real experience), and really piss off a Bear. Anything in between is a crap shoot.

[midlife]

It will deter an attacker (real experience), and really piss off a Bear. Anything in between is a crap shoot.

Was the bear story real too?

[CSACANNONEER]

It will deter an attacker (real experience), and really piss off a Bear. Anything in between is a crap shoot.

????????? Largebore rimfire rounds have taken big game and killed plenty of attackers with one shot.

[LiferLance]

I think CA may make a largebore rim fire a marketable cartridge. It would have to be similar to the 5.7x28 though so that rifle and pistol types could use the same round.

[missiondude]

I think CA may make a largebore rim fire a marketable cartridge. It would have to be similar to the 5.7x28 though so that rifle and pistol types could use the same round.

Until they fix the "loophole" and ban it when it becomes popular...

[deckhandmike]

The 5.7x28 was actually the kinda round I was wishing for in rimfire.

[thomashoward]

Shot placement is still king

[safety-1st]

This will answer all your questions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUM1r_444CY

[dangerranger]

There are a couple of new rimfire rounds comming out and the re introduction of the 5mm remington. All of them are at the lower end of 223 bulistics. 17 winchester rimfire is the newest. DR