Winchester Will Unveil Game-Changing Rimfire Cartridge

[CaberTosser]

I want to copyright the designation I just brainstormed up : the .22 Ultra Bodacious Extreme Rimfire (.22 UBER)

[greylynx]

Excellent marketing.

Is it not typical to put rumours into the shooting community just after hunting season and before christmas?

Then introduce the product in January to stir some more speculation and free advertising by your favourite lackeys who say everything is beyond what has ever been produced.

Then introduce the product at the SHOT show.

Then introduce the new .225 Cat. to bait even the the ney sayers.

Said neysayer buys the .225 Cat and says "what kind of a piece of sxxt is this?

Gotta love those marketing shysters.

[Twisted Canuck]

Originally Posted by CaberTosser

I want to copyright the designation I just brainstormed up : the .22 Ultra Bodacious Extreme Rimfire (.22 UBER)

That is indeed Brilliant......

On my part, I have to ask how many 'niches' I need to fill? .22 LR, .17 HRM, .223, .22-250 pretty much covers me from field mice to coyote/wolf. Can't see buying yet another rimfire that is going to be just a wee bit more than the .17 and a wee bit less than the .223. I think I'll just carry on, and skip the UBER rifle.

[Redneck Renagade]

I'd like to see this magical gun be based on an AR platform

[jungleboy]

Originally Posted by Redneck Renagade

I'd like to see this magical gun be based on an AR platform

Yup good plan , and with the recent events the Antis will be on that so fast it will never see the light of day.

[savage shooter]

This has been all over rimfire central and CGN. Some online retailers are listing ammo for it already. It's the 17 Winchester Super Magnum. 20-25gr bullets, 3000fps

http://www.loudoungunsinc.com/winche...5-p-33621.html


Winchester Super Magnum
Winchester Short Magnum

both WSM?!

Sheer stupidity.

Who is even creating this cartridge? Winchester doesn't exist anymore...

The name Winchester for ammunition was sold to Olin and the name Winchester for firearms was sold to FN....

[Percher]

I think it's the rebirth of the 5MM Rim Fire Magnum.

[Mutter87]

What's the point with such a small caliber? Would it not make more sense to do this with a larger caliber?

[FAT POSSUM]

Is it the .22 MOAB? Mother of all bullets?

[FAT POSSUM]

The above is NOT to be confused with the OTHER .22 MOAB......

The .22 massive ordnance air blast which is designed to be dropped from above your target varmint.

[Percher]

Originally Posted by eric2381

That would be real cool. I wonder what they'd call it?? Maybe the 22 WMR??

I had a Winchester .22 rimfire mag a few years ago. Sold it and bought a .17HMR. Best gopher calibre available these days.

[Pioneer2]

Shame the 5mm Rem mag vanished.Harold

[Mutter87]

Originally Posted by Percher

I had a Winchester .22 rimfire mag a few years ago. Sold it and bought a .17HMR. Best gopher calibre available these days.

Ya, I have a .22, my dads dad gave it to him, then my dad gace it to me. So its 40+ years old, and I can't see going out and buy another one. However, if they developed this cartridge in a larger caliber with these features, I would be more then willing to go drop $1000+ on that caliber of firearm.

There seems to be quite the following for these small calibers.

[Percher]

Originally Posted by Percher

I think it's the rebirth of the 5MM Rim Fire Magnum.

Anyone still have a Rem 5MM rifle? Check this out, ammo available at this site.

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/AMM-079

[IR_mike]

Originally Posted by eric2381

Supposed to be an unveiling at Winchester.com on Jan 1 is what I read when I googled it.

They must have forgot or slept in.

http://www.winchester.com/Pages/Home.aspx

[rugerparts]

Waited up until midnight for the unveiling of the .22WSMUBER. All I saw was the x-factor varmint rounds. Apparently .223 ammo will now come in an array of exciting colors.

[schleprock]

I don't think that this be be unveiled untill after the shot show. It seems that most companies like to save interesting items untill then.