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.22 Captive Bolt Blank

Bullet diameter
5.59 mm
Case length
10.70 mm
Max pressure
Not recorded
Introduced
1913

Specification

Everything measured

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IdentityWhat it is, who designed it and what else it is called.

Cartridge type
Rimmed
Introduced
1913
Also known as
.22 blank, .22 stunning cartridge, 5.6mm captive bolt blank

DimensionsThe case and the bullet, to a hundredth of a millimetre.

Bullet diameter
5.59 mm
Base diameter
5.70 mm
Case length
10.70 mm
Overall length
10.70 mm

BallisticsWhat a typical load does, and the pressure it runs at.

Typical muzzle velocity
55 m/s

ConstructionWhat the case, primer and projectile are made of and shaped like.

Case shape
Straight
Case material
Brass
Primer
Rimfire
Projectile
None
Mouth closure
Star crimp
Specification standard
none

Firearms

What is chambered in it

3 records in the catalogue use this cartridge.

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Provenance

Where these figures came from

Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.

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Confidence in this record

75%

API

The call that returns this record

The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.

curl --request GET \  --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/calibers/22-captive-bolt' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'