The .22 BR Remington is a rimfire cartridge designed for target shooting and small-game hunting. It was originally developed in the 1950s for firearms manufacturer Remington and has since become popular among shooters due to its accuracy and low recoil.The .22 BR Remington is considered a very accurate round with excellent shot-to-shot consistency. This makes it ideal for target shooting, as well as varmint and pest control, where precision matters more than terminal ballistics.
Caliber Statistics
Standard / Datasheet
Primer Size
Large Rifle (LR)
Max. Case Length
36 Grains of Water
Bullet / Barrel Diameter
0.224'' | 5.69 mm
Max. Case Length
1.55'' | 39.37 mm
Max. Cartridge Length / OAL
2.2'' | 55.88 mm
Max. Standardized Pressure:
58740 psi | 4050 bar
XXL ID
CID_63
- Bullet Weight (gr) ->0-5050-7575-100100-150150-200200-300>300
The following table indicates for this caliber and various bullet weight ranges (in grains) which powders are suitable (👍) and popular among our reloading community (👍👍). This might evolve over time as more community members share their loads and as we accumulate more calculations and tests with our balistics calculator.
Weight vs. Velocity - Suitable Bullets for this Caliber
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Barrel Length Variation vs. Velocity - by Bullet Weight
.22 BR Rem. load data available is with the following bullets:
(most popular first)
