On Feb. 28, Winchester announced that it has been selected as the ammunition supplier for the U.S. Army Modular Handgun System program. Winchester Ammunition’s President Brett Flaugher said in a ...

Winchester has issued a recall of two lots of M-22 .22 Long Rifle ammunition due to the potential of rounds containing double powder charges.

They’re not. The .22 Long has a longer case than the .22 Short and uses the same 29-grain bullet, but it’s not as powerful or as common as the .22 LR. Most firearms today are designed for .22 LR.

In fact, the M&P 22 Magnum, like other firearms chambered in .22 WMR, is quite versatile thanks to the broad range of bullets loaded for that cartridge. This includes Winchester’s 25-grain NTX polymer ...

Winchester Ammunition has introduced a new M-22 Subsonic .22 LR round designed specifically to function in semi-automatic firearms, while remaining subsonic from both pistol and rifle length barrels.

With the 21 Sharp, Winchester did nothing to alter the 22 Long Rifle cartridge case; they simply made bullets that were equivalent in diameter to the inside of the case. This diameter works out to ...

The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, commonly known as the “Twenty-Two Win Mag,” was hatched back in 1959. At the time, “Gunsmoke,” “Bonanza,” “The Rifleman,” and dozens of Western films were ...

Winchester Ammunition is offering two new lead-free products to better meet range requirements designed to curb toxins spread from lead-based ammo. Both feature zinc core full metal jacket bullets ...

Sports Cast & Blast: Winchester recalls two lots of M22 22 long rifle ammo Published: Feb. 01, 2014, 9:30 a.m.

But nearly seven years after President Obama’s first election, top ammo manufacturers like Federal, Remington and Winchester are still cranking out .22 LR rounds at maximum production capability.

Federal has not raised its .22 ammo prices in response to the shortage. Josh Wilson, manager of “The Lodge,” at State College Dick’s, had this to say.