bearcatter

That's the metric designation for .22LR. Sounds more important than .22LR, huh? You seldom see metric names for anything but centerfire rifle ammo.

303Lithgow

I'm going to try and impress people with my new found knowledge.

Terry_P

I bought my 22 before we had all that metric stuff so mine won't take that ammo.

gunjunkie

Mine too, and they only shoot at distances measured in yards or feet.

RetiredSeabee

I am going to need a conversion chart to figure out how to shoot .22..... er.... 5.6 shorts.

303Lithgow

I'll never get to sleep tonight thinking about that.

RidgeRunner

Are they British? Will I need tea and crumpets to sight them in?

bearcatter

Good match for 303's tweed shootin' britches........

For which we still need a photo of him in 'em............

303Lithgow

I'm still waiting for the vest and cap.

bearcatter

Uh-huh, likely story. Like UPS lost them. We'll remind you again before long.

Which reminds me of something else Long. It seems the metric name for a .22 Long would be the same as a .22 Long Rifle. LR has the same bullet diameter and case, but a longer bullet. I've Googled a lot, and can't find how metric users would express the difference.

And it's okay to shorten the name to 5.6X15R. No one will slap you with a meter stick (39.37 inches). FWIW, the R is for a rimmed case, not rimfire. The .38 Special is metric 9X29R.

303Lithgow

I was wondering about the R. The Russians use R as Rimmed so that makes sense.

Oldman11

I don't think wal mart has 5.6x15r,not the last time I asked. But they did give me a funny look when I asked.