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.22 Winchester Automatic

Bullet diameter
5.64 mm
Case length
16.89 mm
Max pressure
100 MPa
Introduced
1903

Specification

Everything measured

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

Cartridge type
Rimmed
Introduced
1903
Designer
Winchester Repeating Arms
Also known as
.22 Automatic Smokeless, .22 WA, .22 Win Auto

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

Bullet diameter
5.64 mm
Neck diameter
6.35 mm
Base diameter
6.35 mm
Rim diameter
7.87 mm
Case length
16.89 mm
Overall length
23.24 mm

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

Max pressure
100 MPa
Max pressure, psi
14,500
Typical bullet weight
2.92 g
Typical muzzle velocity
314 m/s
Typical muzzle energy
144 J

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

Case shape
Straight
Case material
Brass
Primer
Rimfire
Projectile
Bullet
Bullet profile
Round nose
Mouth closure
Bullet
Specification standard
cip

Firearms

What is chambered in it

1 records in the catalogue use this cartridge.

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Provenance

Where these figures came from

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Confidence in this record

90%

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-winchester-automatic' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'