Re: "Big Game" .22 LR From South Africa!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: AUJohn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">LOL!
Ask which of the Ammunition makers has picked it up and is going to make tooling for it?
There is NOTHING to be gained from those rounds and the cost would be very high IF they were going to be made.
Time to let this rubbish die and sink as it should.</div></div>
1. it NOW does sound bullshitty, not following up on it any further....
2. if there was such a round, there probably would be much to gain either target or hunting.....
a) definite b.c. advantage with the polymer and infantry
b) definite fragmentation with the polymer (if hornady came out with it, i'd order several bricks from the get go)
c) if combined with consistant powder charge, could possibly be the rimfire "missing link" so to speak, i can imagine the infantry model may have some stabilization problems at distance due to it's apparent length. would offer good penetration though.
d) would probably be pricey, yes, but i never thought i'd pay as much as i do now for QUALITY SPECIALTY rimfire ammo anyway, and if it turns out to even be $20 for 50, still worth it if it's performance was justified, and in comaparison to centerfire, still a deal.
i believe that part of this forum is to pass along info to help each other out, whether we use our rimfires for hunting, target, trainers for our centerfires, or other. if that ammo was produced, it may be to the advantage of many to give it try, so i thank the the original poster for bringing it to our attention.
if this ammo did exist, it wouldn't be rubbish now would it?
it obviously is not presently produced, looks as if it's not going to be anytime soon, so it is going to "die and sink".
nothing ventured nothing gained.