.22 Long Rifle High/Hyper Velocity Ballistics

Ballistics and Drop for the .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity

Cartridge Type: Rifle
Height: 0.613"
Width: 0.278"
Average FPS: 1341
Average Energy: 152
Average Gr: 38
Recoil: 0.22
Power Rank: 0.51 of 20

The .22 Long Rifle (.22 LR) was designed in 1887 by J. Stevens Arm & Tool Company, and is the most commonly used .22 caliber round in use today. The parent case comes from the .22 Long which is often mistaken for the .22 LR and has a rimfire primer. The ballistic performance of the .22 LR is based off the 30, 31, 32, 38, and 40 grain with 1,750 ft/s (30 gr), 1,430 ft/s (31 gr), 1,640 ft/s (32 gr), 1,260 ft/s (38 gr), and 1,080 ft/s (40 gr).

The .22 LR is the most popular and widely sold cartridge in the world. The high velocity and hyper velocity comes in either 40 grain solid lead or 32 to 40 grain lead hollow points. High velocity cartridge can be loaded with a 40 grain bullet and has a muzzle velocity of 1,255 ft/s. The .22 LR high velocity HP cartridge is for small game and features a 37 grain hollow point at 1,280 fps.

The newer hyper velocity rounds are available from CCI Stinger and Remington Yellow Jacket, and have higher speed than high velocity rounds. The .22 LR hyper velocity rounds are lighter, plated with copper, and range from 30 to 33 grain with an average of 1,500 ft/s. These are typically used in pistols for self- defense purposes or the hunting of small game.

*Casing image above is an artist rendering and not a real photo of .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity Ballistics cartridge. While we have went to great lengths to make sure that it's as accurate as possible this rendering should not be used to generate specs for casings.

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Known Rounds

.22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity-Remington Long Rifle Solid, .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity-American Eagle (Federal) Copper Plated HP, .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity-Sellier & Bellot HV HP, .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity-CCI Velocitor CPHP, .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity-Aguila Super Maximum Hollow Point, .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity-Federal Long Rifle Hyper Velocity Hollow Point Copper Plated, .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity-Fiocchi Lead Round Nose, .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity-Federal Copper Plated HP, .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity-Winchester Long Rifle Solid, .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity-Winchester Long Rifle Hollow Point, .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity-CCI Mini-Mag HP, .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity-Federal Long Rifle Solid, .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity-Remington Long Rifle Hollow Point, .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity-Federal Copper Plated Solid, .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity-CCI Mini-Mag CPRN,

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Other Cartridges with Similar Widths (cartridges not bullets)

.22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (WMR), .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire (HMR), .264 Winchester Magnum, 9mm Largo (9x23mm)*, 7mm Remington Magnum, 5mm Remington Rimfire Magnum, 7mm STW (Shooting Times Westerner), .450 Dakota, .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity, .224 Weatherby Magnum, .25 Auto (ACP), .41 Remington Magnum, .44-40 Winchester, .475 Linebaugh, .17 Aguila,

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Other Cartridges with Similar Length

.32 Smith & Wesson, .25 Winchester Super Short Magnum (WSSM), .22 Long Rifle High Velocity and Hyper Velocity, .32 Auto (7.65mm Browning), .500 Jeffery, .500 Smith & Wesson Special Magnum, 6.5x55mm Swedish Mauser, .338 Remington Ultra Magnum, .454 Casull, .38 Short Colt, .380 Auto (9mm Browning Short), .223 Winchester Super Short Magnum (WSSM), .45 GAP (Glock Automatic Pistol), .17 Remington, .357 SIG,

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Power Rank

The PowerRank is an estimation of the cartridge power. The first number is the value of this cartridge, and the last number is the value of the most powerful round in our bullet database.

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