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underpants

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7. Right that is what I know of the "22 round"

Reply to COLGATE4 (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 07:42 PM

Dec 2012

it is for squirrels and such. I read below (man is DU a great resource or what?) that they are the same round but the NATO round has 3 times the gunpowder and speed.

Thanks COLGATE.

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Info needed on the Bushmaster .223 - yes I researched & no this is not pro or anti [View all] underpants Dec 2012 OP

No. The .22 round is the smallest generally available COLGATE4 Dec 2012 #1

Right that is what I know of the "22 round" underpants Dec 2012 #7

Actually they are not the same round ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #11

here ya go NightWatcher Dec 2012 #2

Thanks for that photo - makes the difference very obvious. nt bananas Dec 2012 #12

I see only one bullet that belongs outside a shooting range. Barack_America Dec 2012 #15

Which one? The .22LR? oldhippie Dec 2012 #16

I meant to say "freely". And yes, the .22LR. Barack_America Dec 2012 #20

The .308 and .300 Win Mag are typical hunting rounds FarCenter Dec 2012 #17

Nominally .001 inch larger in diameter as I understand it Brother Buzz Dec 2012 #3

i looked it up and i think 5.56mm converts to .223 caliber dionysus Dec 2012 #4

Alright, here goes NickB79 Dec 2012 #5

Thank you good info underpants Dec 2012 #6

.223 caliber rounds are what's used by the military. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #8

Used to have a .22 mag revolver.... got rid of it, kick myself over it now and then... it 2on2u Dec 2012 #9

Good info, but might also point out that .... oldhippie Dec 2012 #18

The High Standard HD in .22 rimfire was militarized for use by OSS during WW II FarCenter Dec 2012 #19

The AR-15 sarisataka Dec 2012 #10

.223 is, in the generic sense, "22 caliber" 1-Old-Man Dec 2012 #13

Wiki is nicely organized by caliber in millimeters FarCenter Dec 2012 #14