"New" rimfire cartridge - 21 SHARP

[Chief]

How accurate is it? There are some extremely accurate .22LR loads and rifles out there all with those awful, heeled bullets. Is this new offering more accurate than those? Can it defeat that Unlimited ARA target?

 

[bergmen]

At my age (75) I have over 20,000 rounds of 22LR and over 1,000 rounds of 22 WMR. The 22LR all have lead bullets (OMG, we're all gonna die...) and I will shoot these whenever and wherever I want. I don't hunt any more so it is paper targets and tin cans. The 21 Sharp will sink out of sight just like the 7mm Backcountry will...

Dan

 

[Cal30 1906]

At my age (75) I have over 20,000 rounds of 22LR and over 1,000 rounds of 22 WMR. The 22LR all have lead bullets (OMG, we're all gonna die...) and I will shoot these whenever and wherever I want. I don't hunt any more so it is paper targets and tin cans. The 21 Sharp will sink out of sight just like the 7mm Backcountry will...

Dan

Well educated prediction and a small amount people will take the plunge.
Things haven't been broken in the cartridge department for years but someone is always trying to fix it....
But on the other hand it's great to see our Comercial firearms industry being able to offer various products to the U.S. consumer but I will stick with my .22 lr and .270 Winchester and above that were developed before I was born.
It's not that I don't disagree with change I'm just stubborn and set in my ways.

 

[The Happy Kaboomer]

Waste of material - Time -Space

 

[hpman66]

 

[Joe Chartreuse]

A major benefit is that heeled bullets are not very aerodynamic and can only have the one heel configuration which requires manufacturing in a unique manner. The .21 approach is the same as used in all other rounds, allowing different heel configurations as used in more sophisticated, standardized manufacturing procedures. In a nutshell, it provides a rimfire round with the capability to emulate modern centerfire manufacturing requiring only a slight modification to the gun's chamber. The question is, will these advantages provide enough marketing and sales success to justify guns having the revised chamber even with the expected improvement in bullet selection. It's not expected that the .21 will replace the existing classic .22LR ammo and guns. We shall see.

Whether the non-lead bullet will be a winner in and of itself remains to be seen. The .21 could still use lead bullets where it seems practical.

I think te article does a pretty good job of covering all the features and considerations. JMHO

You nailed it. It will go obsolete because it's benefits are mostly for the MFR. and not too much for the shooter.A little ballistic touch for selling purposes, but not enough to make a huge difference. Most who prefer shooting .22 s over other calibers will look at a change from .22 to .21 as being sort of ridiculous. Also, only Savage has made a rifle that takes the Sharp .21 as is. Anything else would have to be modified. Buy new or do the work. Again, it just doesn't seem worth it.

 

[john guedry]

I don't care if I ever see one. Not another "bright shiny " object.

 

[hpman66]

Success/failure report

 

[Jakeintexas]

Well that’s it.

I’m selling everything I’ve got.

Gonna invest in the Weatherby .25 Super RPM, the .21 Sharpe, and of course that magnificent ultimate handgun the .30 SUPER CARRY !

I missed the boat on that .45 GAP and it’s NOT gonna happen again.

 

[TRanger]

The cartridge actually makes more sense than many current introductions. Eliminating the heeled bullet of the LR is a logical move. But with so many millions of .22LR firearms in circulation, I don’t see it being successful. In fact, I don’t see ANY new metallic cartridges succeeding given the redundancy of what we already have. I’ve been wrong before, though.

 

[kmoore]

I stopped the video to make a guess and see if I am right or wrong. I believe that at close range handgun distances the bullet will not tumble. At say 100 yd with a rifle maybe.
Well, I lost the one. Bullet tumble at 12 feet.