ABSTRACT
The .22 rimfire cartridge is without doubt the world’s most popular round as used by recreational shooters and has been in constant production for more than 100 years. Almost anyone who has fired a rifle, whether on a farm, for small game hunting, or for “plinking,” has fired a .22 rimfire. Production costs are minimal and the final product is affordable, ranging from three to eight dollars (AUS) per 50 rounds. The size of this little bullet, however, belies its potency. Because it is sufficiently different from the centerfire cartridge intended for rifle and pistol use, the .22 rimfire has also earned its own chapter both here and later in the discussion of specific injury patterns.
