What is a 218 Bee cartridge?

218 Bee is a . 22 caliber centerfire rifle cartridge designed for varmint hunting by Winchester in 1937. The cartridge was originally chambered in the Winchester Model 65 lever-action rifles, which may have ultimately led to its lack of popularity.

What is a 218 Bee good for?

218 Bee rounds are fun to shoot and can handle bullets up to 55 grain with advertised velocities over 3,000 feet per second with factory ammo. It is at its best as a short range, smaller varmint eliminator offering performance that is better than the . 22 Hornet, but generally considered less spectacular than the .

What is a 22 K Hornet?

22 Hornet or 5.6×35mmR is a varminting, small-game hunting, survival and competition centerfire rifle cartridge commercially introduced in 1930. It is considerably more powerful than the rimfire . 22 WMR and the . 17 HMR, achieving higher velocity with a bullet twice the weight of the . 17 HMR bullet.

What is a 25 20 caliber?

Named from the old convention of bullet caliber over grains of powder the 25-20 is a 25 caliber bullet over 20 grains of black powder. The cartridge features a rimmed bottleneck design, the rim being used to headspace the cartridge. The most popular gun chambered for the 25-20 Winchester, is the Winchester Model 92.

Is 22 Hornet the same as 22 mag?

22 Mag load is zeroed at 100 yards it drops almost that same amount at just 200 yards. Additionally, the Hornet carries 130 more foot-pounds of energy at 200 yards than the . 22 Mag. load (197 and 67 ft.

Who makes 221 fireball rifle?

Remington Arms Company
221 Fireball, is a centerfire cartridge created by Remington Arms Company in 1963 as a special round for use in their experimental single-shot bolt-action pistol, the XP-100. A shortened version of the . 222 Remington, it is popular as a varmint and small predator round while also finding use among target shooters.