it means you can use 22 short rounds 22 long rounds and the modern 22 long rifle rounds and it will shoot them all
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β 15y ago22 bullets come in short, standard and long. Your rifle is telling you that you have to purchase .22 long shell bullets.
It means the firearm can fire .22 Short, .22 Long, or .22 Long Rifle cartridges.
short long and long rifle
22 Short, Long and Long Rifle differ in the case length and/or amount of powder/bullet weight.
The term .22 LR does not mean long range, it means Long Rifle- a specific size of cartridge. SOME .22 caliber firearms can fire .22 Short, .22 Long and .22 Long Rifle. Others can fire only one. It depends on which gun.
The length- short, then long, then long rifle- also the power. Long rifle usually has a heavier bullet.
The rifle will shoot .22lr .22 short, and .22 long. Only .22lr will cycle the action and load the next round. .22 Short and long will function as bolt action only.
"Regular .22 rimfire ammo IS .22 LR.
.22 Short, Long, or Long Rifle.
22 caliber is the diameter of the bullet. 22 cal. comes in BBcap, short, long and long rifle
It can fire .22 Long Rifle, .22 Long or .22 Short. It CANNOT fire .22 magnum.
The model 6 Winchester wich came from the model 1890 should be actually a short, long, and long rifle .22 catridge. Which is quite intelegent design it will chamer all rounds even if you mix them up in the tube. {and if you are woundering what a .22 long, well it is the .22 long rifle shell but a .22 short bullet. the regular .22 lr. has a longer bullet.