A Timeline of the Rimfire Family: From the CB Cap of the 1800s to the .21 Sharp
Rimfire design is older than most people think. The ignition system dates from the 1800s, and the family has been growing ever since. This timeline follows it from the CB cap to the .21 Sharp, with the shotshells that grew up beside it.
The 1880s and 1890s
The .22 LR arrived in 1887 and has outlived nearly everything else, and subsonic loads for it are at subsonic 22lr ammo. The .22 CB, a...
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