Winchester is coming out with a new rimfire round

[Gunbuffer]

I’m thinking of the reason for this. Im going off the premise that there is a valid reason.
It could be just to lay claim to the moniker “sharps” in a Rimfire.
Thinking…..

 

[diggler1833]

Looks like somebody didn't learn their lesson after the 6.8 Western.

 

[magna19]

I’m thinking of the reason for this. Im going off the premise that there is a valid reason.
It could be just to lay claim to the moniker “sharps” in a Rimfire.
Thinking…..

Spot On there with the Sharp marketing

 

[Wheelgun]

Why not just produce more ammo for the guns that are already around??

 

[dennishoddy]

I can see all kinds of problems with feeding 21s into 22s and vice versa. The mix up in your ammo box or glove compartment alone... oh the horror!

Newb on OSA: My 10-22 shoots all over the target. Help!

OSA expert: Put .22 ammo in it. Problem solved.

 

[sumoj275]

Oh my, I just can’t wait

 

[RugersGR8]

Winchester 21 Sharp - reinventing the wheel: Aguila Supermaximum

• 30 Grain
• 1,700 ft/sec Muzzle Velocity
• 195 ft/lbs Muzzle Energy

 

[jimdgreat1]

it will probably be twice the price of .22lr if they want to make rimfire so bad they should make some of the obsolete stuff so guys can shoot their wall hangers that they dont make ammo for anymore

 

[HoLeChit]

The article says it has the same working pressure and case dimensions.
What will this one do that the 22 lr does not do?

Yet another solution to a problem that didn’t exist.

I’m thinking of the reason for this. Im going off the premise that there is a valid reason.
It could be just to lay claim to the moniker “sharps” in a Rimfire.
Thinking…..

I wonder if this John guy on the article's comment board has a point... heeled bullets and such are beyond me. Sounds like a legit reason though. If I am understanding things right, this 21 sharps is just a parallel of producing straight wall deer cartridges for those weird states up north like the 350 legend and the 360 butthummer or whatever. Should also be easy to rebarrel existing platforms for it, as it uses the same case and similar pressures of a 22lr.

 

[retrieverman]

I wonder if this John guy on the article's comment board has a point... heeled bullets and such are beyond me. Sounds like a legit reason though. If I am understanding things right, this 21 sharps is just a parallel of producing straight wall deer cartridges for those weird states up north like the 350 legend and the 360 butthummer or whatever.

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I get what the guy’s saying, but Winchester is still only catering to a very small segment of the shooting public. I hope it works out for them and is profitable, but I won’t be jumping on the new whiz bang cartridge bandwagon…same with the 350, 360, 400 whatever straight wall thing.