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.22 Remington Jet

Revolver and rifle cartridge

Field	Value
name	.22 Remington Jet
image	.22 Remington Jet with .22 Hornet and .223 Rem.JPG
caption	.22 Remington Jet (center) with [.22 Hornet](22-hornet) (left) and [.223 Rem](223-remington) (right).
image size	300px
origin	US
type	Revolver and rifle
designer	Remington and Smith & Wesson
design_date	1961
production_date	1961–present
case_type	Rimmed, bottleneck
bullet	.222
neck	.247
shoulder	.350
base	.376
rim_dia	.440
case_length	1.28
length	1.58
rifling	1:10
primer	Small pistol
max_cup	40,000
bw1	40
vel1	1710
en1	261
bw2	40
vel2	1700
en2	258
bw3	45
vel3	1630
en3	267
test_barrel_length	8 in (22 cm)
balsrc	Barnes & Amber 1972

The .22 Remington Jet (5.6x33mmR) is a .22 in (5.6mm) American centerfire revolver and rifle cartridge. The round is known in the US as .22 Jet, .22 Center Fire Magnum/.22 CFM or .22 Rem Jet.

Development

Developed jointly by Remington and Smith & Wesson, it was to be used in the Model 53 revolver, which first appeared late in 1961. While it traced its origins to potent wildcats such as the .224 Harvey Kay-Chuk, which ultimately derive from the .22 Hornet, it was a bottlenecked cartridge based upon the .357 Magnum case necked down to a .22 caliber bullet, with an unusually long tapered shoulder.

By 1972, the Model 53 remained the only revolver chambered for it, while Marlin in 1972 was planning a lever rifle in .22 Jet. The .22 Jet was also a factory chambering for the Thompson/Center Contender and the design allowed for it to reach its full potential, having no cylinder gap and no case setback.

Usage

The .22 Jet was designed as a flat-shooting hunting round for handguns, and it is suitable for handgun hunting of varmints and medium game out to 100 yd (90 m). The 2460 ft/s (750 m/s) and 535 ft-lbf (725 J) claimed for factory test loads did not prove out in service weapons.

References

Sources

Barnes, Frank C., ed. by John T. Amber. ".22 Remington Jet", in Cartridges of the World, pp. 148, & 177. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. .
______ & _____. ".224 Harvey Kay-Chuk", in Cartridges of the World, pp. 131. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. .

References

.22 remington jet. Rifle Magazine. (n.d.). https://www.riflemagazine.com/22-remington-jet
Saami pressures. (n.d.). Retrieved May 3, 2023, from https://leverguns.com/articles/saami_pressures.htm
Barnes, p.148, ".22 Remington Jet".
Barnes, p.148, ".22 Remington Jet", & p.131, ".224 Harvey Kay-Chuk".

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