The 22-250 cartridge is a short action cartridge. The parent cartridge case for the .22-250 is the .250-3000 Savage. As a wildcat cartridge the .22-250 was used in both long and short actions. Remington Arms legitimized the .22-250 quite a few years ago as the .22-250 Remington.
.22 WRF or .22 Remington Special
The original 55 grain M193 cartridge was, yes. It was a further development of an existing cartridge - the .223 Remington, itself derived from the .222 Remington.
union metallic cartridge (company) The Union Metallic Cartridge Company of Bridgeport and Remington Arms Company were combined into one company and became Remington U.M.C.
The 22-250 remington cartridge qualifies as a short action cartridge because its overall length does not exceed 2.8 inches.
.22 Remington Special is Remington's name for the cartridge more commonly known as .22 WRF (Winchester Rimfire). It is NOT the same as .22 S, L or LR and will NOT chamber in guns designed for those cartridges. .22WRF was the "original" .22 magnum cartridge, introduced in 1890. It is now semi-obsolete, allthough CCI and others occasionaly produce a small ammount of the ammunition. The modern .22 WMR (Winchester Magnum Rimfire) was introduced in 1959. It is by far the more popular cartridge- .22WRF CAN be fired in a gun chambered for .22WMR, but not the reverse. Neither .22 WRF or WMR will chamber in a gun designed for .22 S, L or LR.
"The .223 Remington is a sporting cartridge with almost the same external dimensions as the 5.56x45mm NATO military cartridge."In short, 223 IS the caliber- .223 inches
In terms of power, or diameter? A .22 has a bullet diameter of .223 inches, the same as the .223 Remington and 5.56 military cartridge. The .222 Remington actually has a bullet diameter of .224 inches.
Cartridge retainer?The 12 has a cartridge tube magazine under the barrel, you mean a cartridge deflector? I've never seen one on a 12, that would belong to a 24.
The Remington Model 66 is chambered for the .22 long rifle cartridge. The most common twist rate for the .22 long rifle is one full turn in sixteen inches (1:16).
1968. They also made a .22 rifle that used a special caseless .22 cartridge.
The Remington model 121 is the improved model 12 and is still considered one of the finest 22 pump rifles made. They were made in 6 general models including those chambered for the .22 Remington Special Cartridge (.22 W.R.F) from 1936 to 1956 in quantity of approximately 200,000. In better condition they are considered quite collectible.