The .22 Bench Rest Remington cartridge, commonly referred to as the .22 BR Remington, is a wildcat cartridge

Wildcat cartridge

A wildcat cartridge, or wildcat, is a custom cartridge for which ammunition and firearms are not mass produced. These cartridges are often created in order to optimize a certain performance characteristic of an existing commercial cartridge.Developing and using wildcat cartridges does not...

 commonly used in varmint hunting and benchrest shooting

Benchrest shooting

Benchrest shooting is a sport in which very accurate and precise rifles are shot at paper targets from a rest or bench from a sitting position. Benchrest shooters are notoriously detail-oriented and constantly trying to further the accuracy potential of the rifle through experimentation. Nearly...

. It is based on the .308 x 1½ inch Barnes cartridge, necked down to .22 caliber, lengthened by .020 inches and with the shoulder angle increased to 30°. It was first developed in approximately 1963 by Jim Stekl, and in 1978 Remington

Remington

- People :* Eliphalet Remington , American firearms designer* Philo Remington , American firearms and typewriter manufacturer, son of Eliphalet Remington* Frederic Remington , American painter and sculptor...

 standardized the dimensions. It is renowned for its high velocities and excellent accuracy.

External links

• .22 BR Reloading Information - Accurate Powder
• .22 BR Reloading Information - Sierra
• .22 BR Ballistic Information
• .22 BR Cartridge Guide - 6mmBR.com
• .22 BR Remington Cartridge - The Reload Bench
• .22 BR Remington - Reloader's Nest

see also

• 20 BR
  20 BR
  20BR is one of the many 20 caliber rifle cartridges known as wildcats . It is basically a .22 BR Remington case necked down to accept a .204" diameter bullet maintaining the same shoulder angle and overall length...
  
  
• 20 Fergusson Ace
  20 Fergusson Ace
  20 Fergusson Ace is a wildcat centerfire rifle cartridge based upon the 20 BR which has a blown out shoulder angle of 45 degrees. It was designed and developed by legendary gunsmith and varmint hunter Gaylon 'Ace' Fergusson and predates the .204 Ruger factory cartridge...
  
  
• 20 Magna
• List of rifle cartridges