.22 Creedmoor

.22 Creedmoor
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	Hornady
Designed	2023
Manufacturer	Hornady
Produced	2024–present
Specifications
Parent case	6.5mm Creedmoor
Case type	Rimless, bottleneck
Bullet diameter	.224 in (5.7 mm)
Neck diameter	.256 in (6.5 mm)
Base diameter	.4703 in (11.95 mm)
Rim diameter	.472 in (12.0 mm)
Rim thickness	.054 in (1.4 mm)
Case length	1.92 in (49 mm)
Overall length	2.45 in (62.23 mm)
Rifling twist	1 in 8 in (200 mm)
Maximum pressure (SAAMI)	62,000 psi (430 MPa)
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy 65 gr (4 g) 22 Creedmoor 65 gr CX Superformance 3,660 ft/s (1,120 m/s) 2,479 ft⋅lbf (3,361 J) 80 gr (5 g) 22 Creedmoor 80 gr. ELD Match 3,285 ft/s (1,001 m/s) 1,917 ft⋅lbf (2,599 J) 80 gr (5 g) 22 Creedmoor 80 gr. ELD‑X® Precision Hunter 3,285 ft/s (1,001 m/s) 1,917 ft⋅lbf (2,599 J) 69 gr (4 g) 22 Creedmoor 69 gr. ELD-VT V-MATCH Match 3,560 ft/s (1,090 m/s)
Test barrel length: 24 in Source(s): SAAMI

The .22 Creedmoor, is a SAAMI-standardized rimless tapered bottleneck rifle cartridge standardised by Hornady but had been used as a wildcat cartridge since the late 2000s. ^{[1] [2]}

History

.22 Creedmoor was announced in August 2023 by Hornady and was released in 2024.

Design

The cartridge was designed for varmint hunting, deer‑sized game and long‑range target shooting. ^[3]

See also

• List of rifle cartridges
• .22-250 Remington

References

1. "website".
2. "shooting times article".
3. "hornady website".