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Comment by Shlomo ben Maved on September 15, 2014 at 16:46

There was no Henry pistol (rifle yes) with a lever but a Volcanic and they used rimfire ammo.
The idea of placing a priming compound in the rim of the cartridge evolved from an 1831 patent, which called for a thin case, coated all along the inside with priming compound.
By 1845, this had evolved into the Flobert .22 BB Cap, in which the priming compound is distributed just inside the rim. The .22 BB Cap is essentially just a percussion cap with a round ball pressed in the front, and a rim to hold it securely in the chamber. Intended for use in an indoor "gallery" target rifle, it used no gunpowder, but relied entirely on the priming compound for propulsion. Its Velocities were very low, comparable to an airgun. The next rimfire cartridge was the .22 Short, developed forSmith and Wesson's first revolver, in 1857; it used a longer rimfire case and 4 grains (260 mg) of black powder to fire a conical bullet.

Larger rimfire calibers were used during the Civil War in the Henry Repeater, the Spencer Repeater, the Ballard rifle and the Frank Wesson carbine. While larger rimfire calibers were made, such as the, .30 rimfire, .32 rimfire, .38 rimfire .41 Short, the .44 Henry Flat devised for the famous Winchester 1866 carbine, up to the .58 Miller, the larger calibers were quickly replaced by centerfire versions.

One of the earliest efficient modern cartridge cases was the pinfire cartridge, developed by French gunsmith Casimir Lefaucheux in 1836...French gunsmith Benjamin Houllier improved the Lefaucheux pinfire cardboard-made cartridge and patented in Paris, in 1846, the first fully metallic cartridge containing powder (and a pinfire), in a metallic shell.[13][18] Houllier commercialised his weapons in association with the gunsmiths Blanchard or Charles Robert.[19][20] The 1846 Houllier cartridges were pinfire cartridges as still were the LeMat (1856) and Lefaucheux (1858) revolvers, both used during the American Civil War.

In the United States, in 1857, the Flobert cartridge inspired the .22 Short (another rimfire), especially conceived for the first American revolver using rimfire cartridges, the Smith & Wesson Model 1. A year before, in 1856, the LeMat was the first American (French-designed) breech-loading revolver, but it used pinfire cartridges, not rimfire. Formerly, an employee of theColt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, Rollin White, had been the first in America to conceive the idea of having the revolver cylinder bored through to accept metallic cartridges (circa 1852), but Samuel Colt refused this innovation. White left Colt, went to Smith & Wesson to rent a licence for his patent, and this is how the S&W Model 1 saw light of day in 1857. The patent didn't definitely expire until 1870

Berdan primers are named after their American inventor, Hiram Berdan of New York who invented his first variation of the Berdan primer and patented it on March 20, 1866...Meanwhile, Colonel Edward Mounier Boxer, of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, England was working on a primer cap design for cartridges, patenting it in England on October 13, 1866, and subsequently received a U.S. patent for his design on June 29, 1869 and that was the start of centerfires weapons.

In Memoriam Comment by John McCain on September 15, 2014 at 16:08

Ron, my friend- Short answer is NO---the. 17 or .22 refers to the diameter of the bullet-- Using the wrong caliber could be extremely dangerous- In this case, you would be using a smaller bullet size than recommended-- First, your bullet would not be contacting the rifling of the barrel ( spiral grooves) which spin the bullet on a straight path- The bullet could actually spin out of control and strike the side of the barrel resulting in a dangerous situation-NEVER USE anything other than the reccommended  ammunition for your rifle-- In the case of your Ruger 10/22 - Use .22 LR-( Long Rifle) ammo- There are other.22 ammunition out there, as well.

.22 Shorts, and.22 longs, and.22 Mags-- Only use what your rifle was designed for- These other ammos have different lengths and power--Won't feed properly or may have other consequences--- Be safe !!

Comment by Bob Robinson on July 25, 2014 at 19:33

Nice holster Jeremy. Yep, you need to wear it alot to break it in, like every day!

Featured Comment by Jeremy B. Buchanan on July 25, 2014 at 18:27

Just picked up my custom made leather sheath, for my 9mm. Looks like I am going to have to wear it to break it in. :) 

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on July 7, 2014 at 8:21

Looks like the Grand Kids had a fun time with you. They will remember it for a life time.

Featured Comment by Charles Sample on June 30, 2014 at 16:17

Great pictures Ken!

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Comment by Alexander Noot on June 28, 2014 at 7:14

Which reminds me...

Comment by Alexander Noot on June 28, 2014 at 3:01

Over here you can buy any air rifle without a license over the counter. Anything with gunpowder in them however is restricted to heavy regulation.

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