0.22 and 0.177 - What is the history?

[angrybear]

Firstly: you are absolutely right.... (but CB still stands for Conical Ball).
Never occurred to me until just now, but we use the term BB for airgun ammunition presumably from a historical link to this .22 caliber description - and yet 'BB' is actually (now) .177 in airgun terms!

BB presumably is because they are Ball Bearings

[chieffool]

I noticed bighit referred this thread in the 'COLLECTABLES' section for input - but I thought i'd highlight the question a different way:

http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....34#post7412134

1. who makes the first recognisable .22 pellet - and when?
2. who makes the first recognisable .177 pellet - and when?

[bighit]

I noticed bighit referred this thread in the 'COLLECTABLES' section for input - but I thought i'd highlight the question a different way:

http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....34#post7412134

1. who makes the first recognisable .22 pellet - and when?
2. who makes the first recognisable .177 pellet - and when?

I had already asked


http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....with-his-query