The .22 Hornet is an American centerfire rifle cartridge, designed by Townsend Whelen and G. L. Wotkyns from experiments begun in the 1920s at Springfield Armory and commercially introduced by Winchester in 1930. As a centerfire round it can be reloaded, giving it more versatility than rimfire cartridges such as the .22 WMR or .17 HMR, and it fills a performance gap between rimfire rounds and larger varmint cartridges, with a muzzle velocity typically between 2,500 and 3,100 feet per second and muzzle energy just over 700 foot-pounds. It saw military use during the Second World War in aircrew survival rifles, and it remains popular today for varminting, small game hunting and competitive metallic silhouette shooting. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Service Status Weapon ClassCenterfire rifle cartridge 1 Introduced Year Weapon Class
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1. Wikipedia: .22 Hornet
.22 Hornet: REST summary lead sentence, commercial-introduction clause
The .22 Hornet or 5.6×36mmR Hornet is a varminting, small-game hunting, survival and competition centerfire rifle cartridge commercially introduced in 1930.
.22 Hornet: REST summary lead sentence, cartridge-class clause
The .22 Hornet or 5.6×36mmR Hornet is a varminting, small-game hunting, survival and competition centerfire rifle cartridge commercially introduced in 1930.
caliber
22 caliber centerfire cartridge until the introduction of the FN 5.7×28mm
service-status
service = 1930-present
- Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
View the Source2. Wikidata: .22 Hornet
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