I’m a visual learner. Seeing the size differences between rifle cartridges has helped me keep them somewhat straight in my mind (at least the ones I commonly use). The following chart shows the sizes of familiar (and not-so-familiar) rifle calibers and cartridges.
Rifle Caliber/Cartridge Chart
The team at Ammo.com has created this chart to help you visualize rifle cartridge sizes relative to rounds you’re already familiar with. For an in-depth look at common cartridge ballistics, don’t miss all of our ballistics tables. If you’re more concerned with how much each cartridge kicks, we also have you covered with our recoil charts.
Handgun and shotgun rounds are covered separately in our ammo size chart, and if you are matching a cartridge to an animal rather than to a rifle, our hunting caliber chart sorts the options by game.
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| .17 HM2 | 0.172 | 0.714 | 1 | 62 | $0.15 | Small game & pests only |
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| .17 HMR | 0.172 | 1.058 | 1.349 | 245 | $0.30 | Small game & varmints (squirrel, rabbit, prairie dog) |
| .17 Hornet | 0.172 | 1.35 | 1.723 | 1275 | $1.00 | Predators, hogs, deer (straight-wall rifle & large-bore handgun cartridges) |
| .17 Remington | 0.172 | 1.796 | 2.15 | 1450 | $1.20 | Varmint to deer-sized game; hogs, antelope |
| .17 Remington Fireball | 0.172 | 1.42 | 1.83 | 1195 | $1.30 | Predators, hogs, deer (straight-wall rifle & large-bore handgun cartridges) |
| .17 WSM | 0.172 | 1.2 | 1.59 | 550 | $0.40 | Varmints & predators; deer-legal in some states (straight-wall/handgun cartridges) |
| .204 Ruger | 0.204 | 1.85 | 2.2598 | 1550 | $1.10 | Varmint to deer-sized game; hogs, antelope |
| .218 Bee | 0.224 | 1.345 | 1.68 | 780 | $1.50 | Varmints & predators; deer-legal in some states (straight-wall/handgun cartridges) |
| .22 Hornet | 0.224 | 1.403 | 1.723 | 720 | $1.00 | Varmints & predators; deer-legal in some states (straight-wall/handgun cartridges) |
| .22 Long Rifle | 0.223 | 0.613 | 1 | 140 | $0.08 | Small game & pests only |
| .22 PPC | 0.224 | 1.505 | 1.96 | 1350 | $2.00 | Predators, hogs, deer (straight-wall rifle & large-bore handgun cartridges) |
| .22 WMR | 0.224 | 1.055 | 1.35 | 320 | $0.35 | Small game & varmints (squirrel, rabbit, prairie dog) |
| .22-250 Remington | 0.224 | 1.912 | 2.35 | 1900 | $1.20 | Varmint to deer-sized game; hogs, antelope |
| .220 Swift | 0.224 | 2.205 | 2.68 | 1900 | $1.50 | Varmint to deer-sized game; hogs, antelope |
| .221 Remington Fireball | 0.224 | 1.4 | 1.83 | 720 | $1.00 | Varmints & predators; deer-legal in some states (straight-wall/handgun cartridges) |
| .222 Remington | 0.224 | 1.7 | 2.13 | 1300 | $1.00 | Predators, hogs, deer (straight-wall rifle & large-bore handgun cartridges) |
| .223 Remington | 0.224 | 1.76 | 2.26 | 1300 | $0.50 | Predators, hogs, deer (straight-wall rifle & large-bore handgun cartridges) |
| .223 WSSM | 0.224 | 1.67 | 2.362 | 1750 | $1.50 | Varmint to deer-sized game; hogs, antelope |
| .224 Weatherby Magnum | 0.224 | 1.923 | 2.33 | 1900 | $2.00 | Varmint to deer-sized game; hogs, antelope |
| .225 Winchester | 0.224 | 1.93 | 2.5 | 1900 |
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