November 05, 2013
By Joseph von Benedikt
What if there is one best rimfire round? One tiny cartridge that outshines, or is more versatile, than all the others?
First, I suppose, it's important to list the contenders. Here goes, from the smallest diameter commonly available. I'd love to include all of the really obscure stuff, because it's so interesting and, in many cases, particularly capable, but if you can't find guns or ammo for it, well, it can't be in this article.
Peruse the following, weigh the options and hit us with your arguments.
Joseph von Benedikt
Raised in a tiny Rocky Mountain town 100 miles from a stoplight or supermarket, Joseph von Benedikt began shooting competitively at age 14, gunsmithing at age 21, and guiding big game hunters professionally at age 23. While studying creative writing at the university he began publishing articles about firearms and hunting in nationally distributed magazines, as well as works of short fiction about ranch life. An editorial job offer presented an open door into the industry, along with an eye-opening two years stationed in the Petersen Publishing building in Los Angeles.
A position serving as Editor in Chief of Shooting Times magazine took von Benedikt and his young family to Illinois for four years. Homesick for the great Rocky Mountains, von Benedikt swapped his editorial seat for a position as a full-time writer and moved home to the West, where he's been writing full-time ever since, along with hosting the Backcountry Hunting Podcast.
Favorite pursuits include high-country elk and mule deer hunting, safaris in Africa, deep wilderness hunts in Alaska, and wandering old-growth forest in Europe for stag, roebuck, and wild boar.
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