Stupid Question

[Cestep72]

What's the difference Between center fire and rim fire?

 

[MadBomber]

What's the difference Between center fire and rim fire?

Here you go:

 

[The Stig]

What's the difference Between center fire and rim fire?

Basically where the firing pin strikes the casing for gun specific ammo.

(Good diagram, MadBomber.)

 

[Bunnykid68]

What's the difference Between center fire and rim fire?

Centerfire has a primer in the end of the cartridge in the center and can be reloaded, rimfire takes the strike on the rim of the cartridge and cannot be reloaded

 

[MadBomber]

Basically where the firing pin strikes the casing for gun specific ammo.

(Good diagram, MadBomber.)

Thanks; I'm a giver.

 

[THard6]

There is no such thing as a stupid question.. we all had to learn it at one point and time! looks like the above people filled you in.

 

[Cestep72]

Great answers. Helping me a lot. What calibers are Rim fire?

 

[The Stig]

Only .17 and .22, I believe.

(Maybe others?)

 

[XtremeVel]

Great answers. Helping me a lot. What calibers are Rim fire?

Many are now obsolete.... Many used to be rather large caliber such as the 56-46,50, & 52 Spencers...

Most common now days are some, but not all of the .17's, .22 short, .22 long, .22LR, .22 WMR and 5mm Rem mag...

Always refer to your manual on rimfires to make sure you can dry fire them. Being the firing pin hits on the rim rather than center, damage can be done to the side of the chamber and/or firing pin on many models.

 

[tenring]

And then there was the Pinfire. Pinfire cartridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[JetGirl]

Only .17 and .22, I believe.

(Maybe others?)

Lots. XtremeVel nailed a few.
For a little wow factor, look around the net at some specs of the beautiful old Vetterli. Black powder 10mm rimfire, anyone?

 

[dbishop728]

The only stupid question is the one that is never asked

 

[HFDowner]

Does anyone know why the two types were originall created? I assume center fire was developed first. Was rim fire developed as a less expensive ammo?

 

[williamnewman1]

Many are now obsolete.... Many used to be rather large caliber such as the 56-46,50, & 52 Spencers...

Most common now days are some, but not all of the .17's, .22 short, .22 long, .22LR, .22 WMR and 5mm Rem mag...

Always refer to your manual on rimfires to make sure you can dry fire them. Being the firing pin hits on the rim rather than center, damage can be done to the side of the chamber and/or firing pin on many models.

ill add 17 mach 2 , to that (i guess u did say "17's" though)

 

[Dead Duck]

Center Fire is when you hit it right in the middle and

Rim Fire is when you miss and there's pee all over the toilet.











or what they said.

 

[JettaKnight]

As Mr. Garrison says, "There's no such thing as stupid questions, only stupid people."

 

[worddoer]

Does anyone know why the two types were originally created? I assume center fire was developed first. Was rim fire developed as a less expensive ammo?

Based on Wikipedia, the rimfire was introduced in the 1840's while the centerfire was introduced in the 1860's. So it seems that the rimfire was developed first.

However, it is my understanding that rimfire rounds are cheaper to manufacture. Therefore their typical lower cost...at least before the crazy days. Now you might have to give your spleen for a bulk box of .22LR. OK...maybe not your splean...but maybe a pancreas.

 

[JettaKnight]

Does anyone know why the two types were originally created? I assume center fire was developed first. Was rim fire developed as a less expensive ammo?

Actually, centerfire cartridges were designed later for reliability (and probably other reasons).

The added component and assembly of a centerfire does add cost and trying to fit a primer in a .22 LR case would be a pain.

 

[model60]

An asked question is actively seeking knowledge...carry on and ask away!

 

[HoughMade]

Rimfiires were originally based upon putting a projectile on a percussion cap. They came first because percussion-ignition firearms came first. When the internal ignition system became the norm, like other have said, center fires were more reliable, but beyond that, a center-mounted replaceable primer made the case re-usable, unlike a rimfire.