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.22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire

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The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, also known as the .22 WMR, .22 Magnum, .22 WMRF, .22 MRF or .22 Mag, is a rimfire cartridge. It was originally loaded with a 40-grain bullet delivering velocities around 2,000 feet per second from a rifle barrel; it is now loaded with bullet weights ranging from 50 grains at 1,530 feet per second to 30 grains at 2,200 feet per second. 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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Weapon Class
Rifle 1
Introduced Year
1959 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
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1. Wikipedia: .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire
  • Infobox, type
    Rifle
  • Body text
    The .22 WMR was introduced in 1959 by Winchester
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Wikidata: .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire
Wikidata Q158700, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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