.22 Short Handgun Cartridges
Learn more about .22 Short Handgun Cartridges
Looking to find out more about firearms before you apply for your SAPS firearm licence? Learn all there is to know about .22 Short Handgun Cartridges right here.
The .22 short cartridge has been in continuous production longer than any other commercial cartridge. Introduced in the black-powder era by Smith & Wesson for their First Model revolver. Originally intended as a self defence round, today it's use mostly for training purposes, small varmint shooting and short range plinking.
.22 Short Handgun Cartridges |
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| Cartridge Specifications: | |||
| Case Type: | Rimfire, straight | ||
| Introduced: | 1857 | Made For: | Rifle |
| Cart Len: | 0.695-in | Case Len: | 0.421-in |
| Case Dia: | 0.226-in | Bul Dia: | 0.225-in |
| Ballistics approximated for: |
| 9.5-inch pistol barrel |
| Cartridge Variants: | |||
| Weight | Velocity | Energy | |
| From: | 27 gr | 1025 ft/sec | 63 ft-lbs |
| To: | 29 gr | 1016 ft/sec | 67 ft-lbs |
| Cartridge Used in Database: | ||
| Weight | Velocity | Energy |
| 29 gr | 1016 ft/sec | 67 ft-lbs |
| Rankings for cartridge used in Database: | |||
| PF: | 29470 | TKO: | 0.947 |
**See below for further reference regarding the power rankings listed in the tables above:
MV-Muzzle Velocity
Muzzle velocity when fired from a typical handgun. Measured in feet-per-second.
ME-Muzzle Energy
Muzzle energy when fired from a typical handgun. Measured in foot-pounds.
PF-Power Factor
In shooting competition the Power Factor is used to determine the competitive division in which a particular handgun/cartridge can be used. A simple calculation of the bullet's mass times its muzzle velocity.
PF = bull. mass x muzzle vel.
TKO-Taylor Knock Out Formula
Developed by big-game hunter John Howard Taylor in the 1940's. Calculates the relative effectiveness of bullets for hunting game.
TKO = (bull. mass x muzzle vel. x bull. dia.)/7000
Link back to the main table listing of handgun and rifle cartridges HERE.
