Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and its many types of guns, ammunition, shooting sports, and history! In this installment, we’ll take a look at a rimfire 550-series SIG [Read More…]
Silencer Shop needs little introduction in the NFA space. Since their founding in 2011, they have grown to become America’s largest suppressor distributor. They have made great strides in simplifying the NFA purchase and transfer process, making silencers more [Read More…]
Coinciding with this Independence Day weekend, Savage Arms has announced a new version of their .22LR Rascal that screams “Hell yeah, ‘Merica!” Had rimfire bolt guns been a thing in 1776, no doubt the founding fathers would’ve been proud to arm [Read More…]
In the Star Wars movie franchise, Harrison Ford’s iconic portrayal of space-borne smuggler Han Solo is inextricably linked to his trusty blaster pistol. Throughout the interstellar saga, our roguish patron saint of shooting first wielded a modified BlasTech DL-44 [Read More…]
Rimfire fans, this one is for you. Zermatt Arms Inc., Nebraska-based manufacturer of precision rifle actions based on the Remington Model 700 footprint, is bringing a new precision rimfire bolt action to the table in Spring 2020. Dubbed the RimX, Zermatt’s newest [Read More…]
Rimfire is life – a recurring mantra on The Firearm Blog. And when an apex predator firearms manufacturer with a deep portfolio of world class defensive pistols changes course to focus on the .22LR cartridge, our beliefs become even more solidified. Today we get [Read More…]
The firearms industry produces its fair share of, shall we say, “niche” products. From Henry’s smoothbore .22 repeater to folding Glocks and much, much more, most of us have come across at least a few offerings that make us scratch our heads. For many, [Read More…]
Generations have grown up with Bill Ruger’s iconic .22 calibre pistol. Hundreds of thousands have learnt to shoot and spent countless hours plinking with the Ruger Standard. The Standard was the pistol Ruger was launched on and 70 years later the company have [Read More…]
These new .22 rounds from CCI are good for your gun and the environment. Not only do these look like rounds that Early Cuyler would be “prouder ‘n hell” to shoot with, they will leave one’s firearm and range unsullied by lead fouling. [Read More…]
What is the simplest gun you can possibly make? When you hear this question, the kind of gun that comes to mind is probably a simple zip gun, like the one below, which has a forward-moving mass, a trigger, a barrel, and not much else: Given modern ammunition, [Read More…]
Today I want to address something that has come up in small arms ammunition development several times in the past 150 years: The small caliber bullet problem. For the sake of this article, I’ll characterize this problem as a perceived trend recognized on several [Read More…]
Suppressors have grown in popularity lately, and for good reason. They protect hearing, create quieter shooting environments – which is a big pro for those near ranges who do not want to listen to gunshots – and make hunting better in more ways than one. [Read More…]
Over a week ago Alex and I made a special trip to the Dallas Safari Club Show in the hopes of being the first media outlet to get our hands on the new S&W SW22 Victory. It was not to be. They did not bring it along and we were told to try again at SHOT […] [Read More…]
Fred Johnson (aka chicharrones on Rimfire Central) sent us photo of his “.22 Magnum All Purpose Carbine” be build by modifying a Zastava bolt action rifle. I live the concept and the execution. Fred writes … Here’s a creation I came up with [Read More…]
A eagle-eyed reader emailed us a photo taken in the West Bank shortly after a Palestinian, disguised as a member of the Press, attacked an Israeli soldier with a knife. Our reader spotted, in the background (cropped and enlarged), a young Israeli soldier carrying a [Read More…]
.22LR is a popular round for many reasons from its soft report to its minimal recoil – and, of course, it’s just plain fun. It was designed in 1887 by the J. Stevens Arms and Tool Company, and if you really want to trace its roots all the way back they [Read More…]
A group called NYC CNC has put together a video on creating a sentry contraption jig that assisted with a computer program, can automatically detect a target, then the shooter uses a string to pull the trigger. They say that everything can be made for $150, and it seems [Read More…]
Anthony Williams, small arms theorist and co-author of the book Assault Rifle with Maxim Popenker, wrote an article in February of 2006 on the development of the Personal Defense Weapon and its ammunition, which he amended in late 2013. He includes in the article two [Read More…]
The .22 case design dates back over 150 years to 1845 when a Frenchman named Flobert invented the .22 CB cap. Some years later the case length was extended to make the .22 Short, then extended again to make the .22 Long and finally the load was modified to produce [Read More…]
We got a chance to take a peek inside the new Surefire Ryder can. Two models will be available, one for .22 only, and another for .22/.17hmr. MSRP is 400 dollars for the dual purpose can. The Ryder uses aluminum baffles, and an inner and outer tube. Availability should [Read More…]
The crazy people at Waterloo Labs developed a system to play the computer game Half-Life, a First Person Shooter, using accelerometers, drywall and a integrally suppressed Ruger MKIII. Looks like a lot of fun! A parts list and computer code to build a similar system can [Read More…]
Tam reminds us all that even though .22 Long Rifle is a weak cartridge, proper headspacing is still necessary. Case failure can be dangerous with any firearm / cartridge.
Wilson Combat have added a complete .22 Long Rifle AR-15 upper receiver to their AR-15 product line. It is in the M4 style with a quad rail, 16″ barrel, front flip up sight and a A2-style flash hider. The price will be $995. When they release more information I [Read More…]
The Target Cannon is a reusable reactive target designed to be used with .22 LR firearms or high powered air guns. The device has three vertical “barrels” which are loaded with blackpowder. A shotgun primer is inserted into the side of the barrel. The [Read More…]
S&W are now selling a version of the .22 AR-15 patterned M&P15-22 that is compliant with Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey and New York law. It has been made compliant by fixing the stock so it cannot be adjusted and supplying a 10 round magazine. [Read More…]
Over the past year Winchester have been doing a major update of their .22 rimfire product offering. The new Hyper Speed HP load is a very hot load that matches the ballistic characteristics of the CCI Velocitor round. The Hyper Speed HP, like the Velocitor, features a [Read More…]
Remington have announced a new addition to their line of Model 597 semi-automatic .22 rifles. The VTR (Varmint Target Rifle) is styled after the AR-15 and features: Click to expand. * 16″ target-style heavy barrels. * A2 style stock or Pardus M4-style collapsible [Read More…]
Crossman have licensed a gas piston technology and will be incorporating it into a range of air rifles. The word “gas piston” probably has you thinking of gas operated autoloader rifles. In the context of air guns, “gas piston” refers to the [Read More…]
Because of demand from customers have Federal have brought back the .22 Long Rifle UltraMatch Rimfire Target load. Two Gold Medal loads are now available: UltraMatch and Match. Both are standard target loads (40 grain subsonic).
The American Tactical Imports / German Sport Guns Kalashnikov has finally arrived. The Kalashnikov, endorsed by General Kalashnikov himself, is a AK-47 patterned rifle chambered in .22 Long Rifle. An American model holding a German made copy of the iconic Soviet rifle [Read More…]
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