Sunday 1 November 2020

'FATCAP.22' Fixes Issues With .22" Rim-Fire:

OK  .22" rimfire is great because it's small and cheap and it is easy to shoot but ...

Full  versus  HEELED

The .22" Long Rifle rim-fire cartridge can be problematic in a box magazine fed auto because it is NOT RIMLESS - and it has another problem in that it is greasy externally lubricated due to it being a heeled or stepped bullet.


- So why can't we just combine the features that we WANT into one cheap'n'easy round that is rimless - while primed & ignited without a separate centerfire primer .. like this brilliant concept:

THAT Will Fill Your DOUBLE-STACKED MAGS Right To The Brim

Ah but" I hear you say ".. that unsupported rim won't be pinched or crushed properly by the firing pin" -

but I reply Oh yes it will because you shove a nice solid EXTRACTOR into the groove right in front of where the striker impinges that will serve as the anvil to crush-ignite the priming.
.. Problem solved with a nice cheap rimless two-two that's made using similar tech to the current rim-fire Long Rifle 22"s.


Genius ain't it - maybe?

Marty K.

P.S,  I don't know why makers offer .22" round-nose solid bullets for Match or target shooting - when according to Wikipedia .. " In target shooting, they(hollow-point) are used for greater accuracy due to the larger meplat. Hollow point bullets are more accurate and predictable compared to pointed bullets which, despite having a higher ballistic coefficient (BC), are more sensitive to bullet harmonic characteristics and wind deflection."\

😂

M.K.







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4 comments:

  1. Kathryn1 November 2020 at 13:25

    I really do believe in "if it aint broke, don't fix it". I have never had an issue with .22RF in a box magazine in over 60 years of shooting them.
    This is a solution looking for a problem.

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    1. Kathryn1 November 2020 at 13:26

      I woulkd add to that that I have NEVER had a "rim jam" with a .303 either...... it's a myth.

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    2. Marty Kavanagh1 November 2020 at 13:53

      Hi Kathryn - I accept that you never experienced any issues with rimmed rounds .. but there are good reasons that RIMLESS cartridges were developed for semi-autos and I find it interesting that a analytic look at the old 'two-two' suggests that it's issues don't have to be ignored for ever as an unavoidable PART OF LIFE eh ... Cheers & thanks for taking an interest.

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    3. Unknown2 December 2020 at 19:50

      If I were to go about a redesign of the 22, I think it would be cartridgeless. Allow a spark ignitor built in the bolt to set the round off. Features, no brass=cheaper round, No hammer to cock = less effort to cycle the arm, plus the trigger could be built to any pressure/style the shooter wants, Not shell = no transition issues for the bullet going into the rifling, no brass to eject, and higher cartridge count for a given size magazine. probably more issues would be fixed by dropping the cartridge.

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