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22 LR blackpowder?
Geri
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Was this caliber loaded with black powder or semi-smokeless? Thanks.
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I can't pin down if the 22LR was BP but based on the time frame I would guess yes.
The .22 Long Rifle rimfire (5.6x15R - metric designation) cartridge is a long established variety of ammunition, and in terms of units sold is still by far the most common in the world today. The cartridge is often referred to simply as .22 LR and various rifles, pistols, revolvers, and even some smoothbore shotguns have been manufactured in this caliber. The cartridge originated from the Flobert BB Cap of 1845 through the .22 Smith & Wesson cartridge of 1857, and was developed by the American firearms manufacturer J. Stevens Arms & Tool Company in 1887[3] by combining the casing of the .22 Long with the 40-grain (2.6 g) bullet of the .22 Extra Long. For many decades, it has been a very popular cartridge around the world. It is one of the few cartridges that are accepted by a large variety of rifles, as well as pistols. The .22 Long Rifle and related cartridges (.22 Short, .22 Long and .22 Extra Long) use a heeled bullet, which means that the bullet is the same diameter as the case, and has a narrower "heel" portion that fits in the case.
Yes to both.
There are a few intrepid experimenters working with .22 BP even now.
Nobody, even the ammo companies, wants to fool with semismokeless. It was said to be more dangerous to manufacture and load than either black or smokeless. They only used it because they could not at first get as good performance with smokeless.
Shoot black powder and it is obvious you need to clean the gun.
Shoot smokeless and it LOOKS all right... for a while.