page_title: .22 Long Rifle
section_title: Shot cartridges
hierarchical_section_title: .22 Long Rifle / Variants / Shot cartridges
context_page_description: The .22 Long Rifle or simply .22 LR is a long-established variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition, and in terms of units sold is still by far the most common ammunition in the world today. It is used in a wide range of rifles, pistols, revolvers, smoothbore shotguns, and even submachine guns.
context_section_description: Special .22 LR caliber shot cartridges (No. 1 bore), usually loaded with No. 12 shot, have also been made. These are often called "snake shot," "bird shot" and "rat-shot" due to their use in very short range pest control. Such rounds have either a longer brass case that is crimped closed, or a translucent plastic "bullet" that contains the shot and shatters upon firing. In specially made .22-bore shotguns, the shot shells can be used for short-range skeet shooting and trap shooting at special, scaled-down, clay targets.
caption: Federal .22 LR Bird Shot with full length crimped case
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