Gamerancher wrote:The .221 Fireball is a great little .22 centrefire round. 50 grain bullets @ 3000f/s with less than 20gr of powder,
straightshooter wrote:Main justification would have to be 'because you can'.
It might have some slight merit as the basis for a subsonic .224 caliber but would have the drawback of iffy feeding in actions designed for the 223 family of cartridges. Not to mention the long throated chamber required for the necessary long and heavy bullets to extract any worthwhile greater performance than out of a standard velocity LR rimfire.
Bullbarrel033 wrote:[quote="straightshooter"Main justification would have to be 'because you can'.
It might have some slight merit as the basis for a subsonic .224 caliber but would have the drawback of iffy feeding in actions designed for the 223 family of cartridges. Not to mention the long throated chamber required for the necessary long and heavy bullets to extract any worthwhile greater performance than out of a standard velocity LR rimfire.[/quote
Hmm not sure we are talking the cartridge....
SCJ429 wrote:You can probably get an extra 200 fps out of the 222 but I get your point that it is quite capable with lighter projectiles.
If you want a Fireball, why not. The practical choice is a 223 or 222 but it would be pretty boring if we all did the same thing.
The Fireball has no feeding issues when chambered in a Ruger #1.