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Thread: .22 ammo question

  1. 05-01-2012, 06:18 PM #1
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    .22 ammo question

    What would the little one have been used for? It is only about 8.5 mm long and has an acorn on the head stamp? Has been in my cabinet for at least 30 years.
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  3. 05-01-2012, 07:10 PM #2
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    Is that a pill in there or some kind of wax cap?
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    That little fellow is a .22 BB cap.

    JSB Exact Jumbo Pellets | Air gun blog - Pyramyd Air Report
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    Wicked thats out there. I never knew those things existed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by P38 View Post
    That little fellow is a .22 BB cap.

    JSB Exact Jumbo Pellets | Air gun blog - Pyramyd Air Report
    Says BB cap in your link. middle one is a short isnt it ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by P38 View Post
    That little fellow is a .22 BB cap.

    JSB Exact Jumbo Pellets | Air gun blog - Pyramyd Air Report
    Thanks for that info
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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    Says BB cap in your link. middle one is a short isnt it ?
    Yep thats right. .22 CB short in the middle. CB and BB caps to the left and CB longs to the right.

    BB cap (Bulleted Breech Cap) is the ball projectile, no powder just primer. Developed in 1845

    CB Cap (Conical Ball Cap) is the conical projectile, no powder just primer and a heavier projectile than the BB cap.

    CB short had about 4grs of Black Powder.
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    Used for bird control/scaring around orchards.? Look a lot like what I've seen for that.
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    I used a 12 gauge
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