.22 LR Velocity By Barrel Length

Velocity by barrel length for .22 Long Rifle (also known as .22LR or often just ".22" for short). Data for .22LR shown below is sourced from Ballistics by the Inch. A number of popular loads from major manufacturers were tested. We'll also discuss things like ideal barrel lengths for various firearms to help navigate the various barrel length offerings. This is especially relevant when it comes to things like AR-15 rifle and/or pistol builds, as well as offerings like the Ruger 10/22 or Ruger PC Carbine (and their "Charger" pistol variants).

Barrel Length	CCI 27 gr. CPHP	CCI 29 gr. CPRN	CCI Stinger: 32 gr. CPHP	Remington Yellow Jacket 33 gr. (truncated cone, CPHP)	Remington Viper 36 gr. (truncated cone CP)	Remington Golden Bullet 36 gr. CPHP	CCI Mini-Mag 40 gr. CPRN	Winchester Super X 40 gr. RN	CCI Velocitor 40 gr. CPHP	Aguila Sniper SubSonic 60 gr. LRN
18"	1158	1114	1510	1407	1342	1181	1212	1250	1366	903
17"	1116	1060	1502	1396	1304	1178	1206	1227	1376	903
16"	1130	1094	1489	1398	1306	1185	1207	1251	1340	900
15"	1133	1083	1496	1369	1305	1178	1211	1241	1336	879
14"	1096	1103	1483	1334	1294	1163	1224	1222	1349	883
13"	1098	1071	1496	1381	1296	1147	1183	1248	1341	891
12"	1089	1074	1476	1334	1293	1167	1221	1235	1335	892
11"	1092	1079	1463	1360	1280	1180	1210	1223	1338	881
10"	1115	1065	1452	1304	1270	1150	1169	1193	1316	859
9"	1092	1042	1430	1315	1267	1129	1169	1203	1275	868
8"	1092	1048	1396	1271	1212	1101	1158	1191	1268	857
7"	1060	1056	1367	1284	1229	1073	1139	1162	1244	820
6"	1049	993	1321	1249	1165	1063	1101	1133	1093	824
5"	1029	1014	1286	1214	1156	1009	1097	1070	1172	796
4"	956	948	1191	1113	1104	984	1014	1043	1120	762
3"	907	893	1129	1045	998	890	948	965	1026	726
2"	861	860	974	945	875	846	856	862	882	663