List of rimfire cartridges

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Below is a list of rimfire cartridges, ordered by caliber, small to large. Rimfire ammunition is a type of metallic cartridge whose primer is located within a hollow circumferential rim protruding from the base of its casing.

Among the most common rimfire cartridges are .22 caliber and .17 caliber. The bullet diameter for the ubiquitous .22 Long Rifle is .222 inch (5.64 mm) while .17 caliber firearms, both rimfire and centerfire, generally measure .172 inch (4.37 mm).

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Examples of .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridges, the most common ammunition in the world today in terms of units sold.

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