.22 Creedmoor

Rifle cartridge September 2025 .22 Creedmoor 300px Comparison of some straight-wall, left to right: .350 Legend, .360 Buckhammer, .400 Legend, .450 Bushmaster United States Rifle Hornady 2023 Hornady 2024–present 6.5mm Creedmoor Rimless, bottleneck .224 .256 .4703 .472 .054 1.92 2.45 in (62.23 mm) 1 in 8 in mm on 62000 SAAMI 65 22 Creedmoor 65 gr CX Superformance 3660 1925 80 22 Creedmoor 80 gr. ELD Match 3285 1917 80 22 Creedmoor 80 gr. ELD‑X® Precision Hunter 3285 1917 69 22 Creedmoor 69 gr. ELD-VT V-MATCH Match 3560 1958 24 in SAAMI The .22 Creedmoor, is a SAAMI-standardized rimless tapered bottleneck rifle cartridge released by Hornady in 2024. It is a necked-down 6.5mm Creedmoor that holds 0.224-inch-diameter bullets.Benedikt Joseph von 2024-05-29 Hornady's 22 Creedmoor Ultimate Predator Cartridge - Shooting Times https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial/hornady-22-creedmoor-cartridge-review/496793 https://web.archive.org/web/20251018062941/https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial/hornady-22-creedmoor-cartridge-review/496793 18 October 2025 2026-01-19 Shooting Times en-US live The cartridge was designed for varmint hunting, deer‑sized game and long‑range target shooting.22 Creedmoor - Hornady Manufacturing, Inc https://www.hornady.com/22creedmoor 2026-01-19 Hornady Manufacturing, Inc en The .22 Creedmoor is known for its high muzzle velocity and relatively flat trajectory, characteristics that make it well suited for long-range shooting with reduced wind drift. See also List of rifle cartridges .22-250 Remington References Category:Ammunition