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.

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.

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

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 ...

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.

Take the .22 ARC, for example. It offers .22/250-level performance but in a more compact, efficient package. The magic lies in the heavy, high-ballistic-coefficient bullets it’s built around.

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 ...

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.

Winchester was selected by the Army in 2017 to develop ammo for the 9mm MHS. It eventually released the M1152 full-metal jacket and M1153 special-purpose loads.

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 ...