The .22 Rimfire

The whole .22 rimfire family — how it is made, how it flies, who builds it well, and what to feed which gun.

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    Volumes

    1. Vol 1 Overview — Why the Smallest Cartridge Is the Hardest One to Get Right
    2. Vol 2 The Family — Every .22 Rimfire, and What Fits in What
    3. Vol 3 How a Rimfire Is Made — and the Six Levers of Quality
    4. Vol 4 Internal Ballistics — Pressure, Barrel Length, Twist, and Chambers
    5. Vol 5 External Ballistics — Velocity Classes, Trajectory, Wind, and the Transonic Argument
    6. Vol 6 Terminal Ballistics — What It Actually Does to Game
    7. Vol 7 The Volume Makers — Who Builds the Cheap Stuff, and How Well
    8. Vol 8 The Match Houses — What You Are Actually Buying at Four Dollars a Round
    9. Vol 9 Choosing Ammunition — by Job, and by Gun
    10. Vol 10 Suppressors — Why .22 Is the Best Host and the Worst Guest
    11. Vol 11 The Suppressed Takedown as a Backpacking Rifle
    12. Vol 12 Cheatsheet