Thread: Short fatties vs long slender ones...

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

so the good old 22hp savage rimmed cartridge would be awesome in a single break open if given a fast twist 224 barrel it wouldnt be giving buggerall away to the modern flash cartridges with similar case size...and be heaps easier to extract....
one day when win lotto....reminds me must get around to buying a ticket one day LOL

Yes Micky quite true. The continentals have been turning out break open rifles in 5.6 x 52R for about a century. They use them for shooting Roe Deer. 5.6 x 52R is just their name for the .22 Savage High Power. Wish I had one too.
Regards Grandpamac.
PS I think that Bergara makes a .223 which should give the same performance but no retro cred.