Craig Boddington was the senior contributing editor of our modern gun and ammunition caliber dictionary. Craig was involved in the development and testing of many of these and writes from first hand experience. This dictionary was written exclusively for Wholesale Hunter with unique information found nowhere else.
GUN CALIBER DICTIONARY
Rifle Ammo
221 Remington Fireball
The 221 Remington Fireball was introduced in 1963 in Remington's XP-100 bolt-action pistol. Based on the 222 Remington case shortened to 1.4 inches, it was designed for maximum efficiency in a 12-inch pistol barrel as part of a growing interest in long-range handgunning. Velocity is a very credible 2995 feet per second with a 50-grain bullet, making it an excellent medium-range varmint cartridge in both handguns and rifles. Remington is the only manufacturer offering 221 Fireball ammo, but a variety of specialty handguns and some bolt-action rifles have been chambered to it. — Craig Boddington
