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    The .22 Spitfire is an American wildcat rifle cartridge developed by Col. Melvin M. Johnson. It was originally named the MMJ 5.7mm by its designer and...
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  • Look up Spitfire or spitfire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used in the Second...
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    56×42mm), a cartridge based on the Winchester Short Magnum case .224 .22 Spitfire (5.7mm Johnson, originally MMJ 5.7), a cartridge introduced in 1963 for...
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    The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World...
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    Griffon-powered Spitfire variants. The majority of Spitfires from the Mk VIII used C, D and E wing types. Unless otherwise noted, all Griffon-engined Spitfire variants...
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    as coyote and feral swine.[citation needed] .22 Spitfire .221 Remington Fireball, a similar necked .22 centerfire round 5.56×21mm PINDAD, cut down 5...
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  • 1978, Malloch persuaded a Rhodesian Air Force base to part with the Mk 22 Spitfire which had been sitting on a plinth outside the air base for over 20 years...
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    Supermarine Spitfire variants powered by early model Rolls-Royce Merlin engines mostly utilised single-speed, single-stage superchargers. The British Supermarine...
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    Eargesplitten Loudenboomer .22 PPC .22 Remington Jet .22 Spitfire .22 WCF .220 Russian .220 Rook .220 Swift .221 Remington Fireball .22 Nosler .22-250 Remington .222...
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    The Supermarine Spitfire, the only British fighter to be manufactured before, during and after the Second World War, was designed as a short-range fighter...
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    prove out in service weapons. .22 Hornet .22 Spitfire .221 Remington Fireball List of cartridges by caliber 5mm caliber .22 remington jet. Rifle Magazine...
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    for Melvin M. Johnson's "MMJ 5.7" cartridge, colloquially called the .22 Spitfire (5.7x33mm) after what Col Johnson named his rebarreled or relined and...
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  • The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force along with many other Allied countries throughout the Second...
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  • Fireball, .22 LR Remington Golden Bullet .17 Remington Fireball next to its parent case, the .221 Remington Fireball. .22 Remington Jet .22 Spitfire, a similar...
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    (.22 in) wildcat cartridge (also known as the 5.7 mm MMJ or .22 Spitfire). The Spitfire was advertised firing a 40-grain (2.6 g) bullet with a muzzle...
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    sortie with JG 51 on 28 July, attacking a No. 41 Squadron RAF Supermarine Spitfire flown by Flying Officer Tony Lovell. On this mission, according to legend...
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    barrel and caliber swap. The 22 TCM takes advantage of this same concept in its sub-variant, the 22 TCM 9R. .22 TCM .22 Spitfire HK 4.6×30mm 5.7×28mm Table...
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    to the overall length of the cartridge. All measurements are in mm (in). .22 caliber Barnes, Frank C. (2006) [1965]. Skinner, Stan (ed.). Cartridges of...
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    the Western Front and included 26 four-engine bombers, 51 Supermarine Spitfires and 12 P-47 Thunderbolts. Mayer was the first fighter pilot to score 100...
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    The British Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most popular fighter aircraft of the Second World War. The basic airframe proved to be extremely adaptable...
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  • claimed 66 victories over the Western Front, of which 53 were Supermarine Spitfires. Of the 42 victories he recorded over the Eastern Front, at least seven...
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  • London Spitfire is a professional Overwatch team representing the city of London, United Kingdom. The Spitfire compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as...
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    and Paramilitary forces were or are chambered for. .22 Spitfire cartridge of the Iver Johnson Spitfire .221 Remington Fireball .300 AAC Blackout .375 SOCOM...
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    cartridge. One example is the Remington Viper; another is the Federal Spitfire. The CCI Velocitor hyper-velocity round uses the standard long rifle case...
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  • The Spitfire Boys were the first Liverpool punk band to release a single ("British Refugee" c/w "Mein Kampf"). The Spitfire Boys were mainly notable for...
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  • The Windsor Spitfires are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Founded...
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    The spitfire sawfly (Perga affinis) is a species of hymenopteran insect in the family Pergidae. It is found in Australia and grows to 22 mm (0.87 in) in...
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  • claimed his first aerial victory, a Royal Air Force (RAF) Supermarine Spitfire over Southern England, on 5 July 1940. On 20 February 1941, Hohagen was...
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  • the M1 Carbine eventually developing the 5.7mm MMJ (commonly known as .22 Spitfire) cartridge, unsuccessfully submitting it to the U.S. Ordnance Department...
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  • Air Force (RAF) Supermarine Spitfire shot down at the English Channel. On 27 August, he was credited with another Spitfire shot down. On 1 February 1942...
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