A rifle with a bore which measures in the vicinity of .22 inches. Typically, "22" is used in reference to the rimfire cartridges, while centerfire cartridges will be described by their full designation (e.g., .223 Remington, .222 Remington, .204 Ruger, etc.).
a .22 caliber
A rifle that shoots a .22 caliber bullet.
value of a model 49 ithaca 22 caliber rifle
No
air rifle
18
Unknown.
Stevens.
A JC Higgins .22 caliber rifle, model 103.229 is about 55 years old as of 2014.
A 22 caliber rifle is a firearm and a BB gun is an air gun (Not a firearm) Now if you are asking about a .22 caliber air gun then the difference is in the size of the projectile. A BB is a hard round .175 caliber ball. The .22 caliber is a larger size pellet.
1968. They also made a .22 rifle that used a special caseless .22 cartridge.
Model indicates a particular design by a particular maker. In the case of the Marlin/Glenfield Model 25 rifle, it is a bolt action rifle in caliber .22 Long Rifle. It has a 7 shot box type magazine. The Model 25M is in caliber .22 Magnum