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Why doesnt .22 wadcutters exist?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 8:23 pm
by CamelNL
Those holes are so much nicer to see. But why dont they exist? It will solve some feeding failures like some head damage.
Re: Why doesnt .22 wadcutters exist?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 8:44 pm
by David M
Two reasons....
1/ The case diameter is basically the bullet diameter (case .226, bullet .225)
2/ .22 LR case is too short to seat a wadcutter, it would need to be 25-30 % longer.
Re: Why doesnt .22 wadcutters exist?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 9:55 pm
by j-team
David M wrote:Two reasons....
1/ The case diameter is basically the bullet diameter (case .226, bullet .225)
2/ .22 LR case is too short to seat a wadcutter, it would need to be 25-30 % longer.
Would have to be loaded in 22WMR case to overcome these problems.
Out of interest, I once had an Eley round that the bullet had been put in backwards. I fired it, it went straight and the hole in the target looked like a classic wadcutter hole.
Re: Why doesnt .22 wadcutters exist?
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 12:55 am
by Andre
Tenex/Match is a basically semi-wadcutter.....
If the scoring plugs don't care, I dont!
Re: Why doesnt .22 wadcutters exist?
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 2:47 am
by Tim S
j-team wrote:[Would have to be loaded in 22WMR case to overcome these problems.
Only if you recut the chamber. Ignoring the length, a .22 WMR case is slightly wider than the .22LR, specifically to allow the bullet to be seated like a centrefire.
I find that the shape of the hole depends partly on the target material. Some card just cuts a cleaner hole even with round nose bullets. That said Eley Club/Sport often cut badly whatever the paper.
Re: Why doesnt .22 wadcutters exist?
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 5:27 am
by desben
I often shoot 36-grain hollow-point Winchester for practice. They cut a much cleaner hole, like a wadcutter.
Re: Why doesnt .22 wadcutters exist?
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 7:35 pm
by TerryKuz
They do exist for 22 caliber airguns.
Re: Why doesnt .22 wadcutters exist?
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 6:03 am
by JamesH
Another question is why round-nose centrefire pistol ammunition can't seem to be as accurate as .22LR
Re: Why doesnt .22 wadcutters exist?
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 4:04 pm
by David M
JamesH wrote:Another question is why round-nose centrefire pistol ammunition can't seem to be as accurate as .22LR
It is and so are semi wad cutters and conicals, but you will need to shoot a revolver because of the overall length.
Only very short cases will fit a auto (9mm, .38 super etc).