"Jan 25 American Rifleman. Anyone update please?"

Posted above on Rimfire thread with no responses. Realizing that all the knowledge resides here, can anyone advise please?

Mike

Michael,

At the SHOT show, Savage announced a new rimfire rifle chambered in .21 Sharp

Thanks Frank. The advertising made no mention of rifles or chambering. Looks like the old "we need sales, make another rifle or caliber, or bullet etc."

Mike

One of the TV gun shows had a segment on it, not sure if it was G&A TV or American Rifleman TV. It appears to be, IMO, basically a 22LR equivalent ballistically while using a more "aerodynamic" bullet. You will have to either rebarrel a current rifle or by a new one since a 22LR can't be rechambered. Ammo seems to be about twice as much, at least it was when I checked after watching the show. I might buy one, would look good in my gun cabinet next to my Remington 591 in 5mm, and my Charter Arms in 9mm Federal, Marlin 336 in 338 Marlin Express, and my 338 Federal....I just wonder how, companies can introduce all these new cartridges, powders, etc., yet can't seem to supply cartridges/brass and powders that have been around for decades.

From what I understand, the .21 Sharp is in response to states, like mine going to unleaded ammunition for everything with the exception of shooting paper.
The unleaded .22 ammunition available at this time, is not accurate nor consistent in any of my guns.

There's a rifle for it, the Winchester of course. Personally I think it's all BS. All along they've had a jacketed 22 caliber rimfire and that is the 22 Winchester Rimfire Magnum. Thing is they never devoted attention to it making it better and making different loads and bullets for it. So what attention am I speaking of? For one tighten up the sloppy chambers for it. We know that 22LR's are capable of shooting bugholes and we're readin this 21 Sharp shoots some small groups so there is abosolutey no reasons the 22 mag shouldn't. Now the most recent rifles manufactured for the 22 mag are a little more accurate then the ones in the old days. I have a new Howa bolt rifle that consistently shoots 1/2 inch groups or less at 100 yards and I've also build a 22 Mag on an AR15 that does the same or less. We need to bust this lead ban shit. Get together and let our representatives know we're tired of it. BTW I have one of the new S&W 22 mag semi auto pistols with the Tempo barrel system and it's more accurate then the old 22 mag rifles. Holds 31 rounds counting the one up the snout. Don't waste your time on the 21 DULL. First it was the 17 rimfires, now the 21 DULL. They are just needing sales. BTW the 22 mag beats them all at 100 yards except the old discontinues 5mm Remington. That was a good round and ahead of it's time.

Exactly. The first thing they need to do is shit can that abomination B-Mag rifle for a real quality bolt platform. Not some Buck Rogers looking POS that has a crack pipe bolt handle and you can close the bolt outside of the receiver. Then develop a reliable SA platform based on an AR or even a G3 semi roller locker.

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Originally posted by shootermetal:
There's a rifle for it, the Winchester of course. Personally I think it's all BS. All along they've had a jacketed 22 caliber rimfire and that is the 22 Winchester Rimfire Magnum. Thing is they never devoted attention to it making it better and making different loads and bullets for it.

Seems like another solution looking for a problem to solve. Someone above mentioned the 22 mag and developing loads that are accurate. There’s an issue that I think has lots of merit.

Do you mean the 1874 Sharps? Sharps was not making guns in 21. In either century.

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Originally posted by df06:
Seems like another solution looking for a problem to solve. Someone above mentioned the 22 mag and developing loads that are accurate. There’s an issue that I think has lots of merit.

It was me. All they've done for the 22 Mag was changed a couple of bullet weights. They haven't done anything to tighten the chambers up so it's more accurate. It's a jacketed bullet that fits inside the case like their new 21 Sharp which they claim to be so accurate so why can't the 22 Mag be? Because it's old and not going to bring them money like an entirely new (piece of shit I might add) cartridge.

Article in latest American Rifleman.