221 Remington??

[Va222rem]

Noticed a lot of vintage dies just read 221 Remington. Are these the same as the 221 Remington Fireball? If so when and why did they add Fireball??

 

[Preacher]

They are the same, no clue about the when..

 

[Bill K]

I believe the fireball name came out when they first put it on the market. Believe the use of just 221 Rem on some dies, etc. is to save added printing/engraving.

 

[biggun2869]

It came out in the early '60s and was introduced in the xp 100 hence the name fireball, it was quite a few years before Remington chamberd a rifle in .221.

 

[NorCalMikie]

If you've EVER fired or seen an XP 100 in .221 Fireball being fired, you would know how the round got it's name. My favorite round.
AND at the time, (early to mid 60s, the Remington XP 100 chambered in .221 Fireball was the fastest hand gun ever made. Good enough reason to own one, or two.

 

[jobhopper66]

1963 was the introduction year for the 221 Fireball if I am not mistaken.

 

[grovey]

Here's one of the original ads...

 

[AccelR8]

Here's one of the original ads...

Cross-eye dominate?

 

[rkittine]

Anyone have a nice XP-100 For sale?

Bob

 

[Preacher]

Here's one of the original ads...

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The whole darn 221 fireball case will fall through that big hole on the end....

 

[grovey]

The whole darn 221 fireball case will fall through that big hole on the end....

There is that...

 

[NorCalMikie]

Banging steel out to 400 + yards with a Remington XP 100 bolt action pistol chambered in .221 Fireball?? PRICELESS and will put a smile on your face every time.

 

[NorCalMikie]

Anyone have a nice XP-100 For sale?

Me too?? And it doesn't have to be too nice cause it'll be rebarreled and converted into another rifle.

 

[bobcat93]

You guys made my morning..hahaha
Have you seen the new Remington 700 pistol mag feed 300aac..could be easy to convert to 221 or 20 vartarg..was my first thought..
I believe the 221 rem is just that..the 221 Remington
Then the .17 remington fireball was introduced..I believe people just call it the 221 fireball because it's all family baby..haha

 

[dedogs]

I believe you are mistaken. Google 221 Fireball adv. and you will see. The 221 FIREBALL came long before 17 fireball. dedogs

 

[SSL]

If you've EVER fired or seen an XP 100 in .221 Fireball being fired, you would know how the round got it's name. My favorite round.
AND at the time, (early to mid 60s, the Remington XP 100 chambered in .221 Fireball was the fastest hand gun ever made. Good enough reason to own one, or two.

Oh yeah! That little 10" barrel sure lit up the shadows! Had one for several years then traded for an XP in .223...dumb move. Should have kept it and just added the .223 XP to my safe.

 

[Dead Eye]

Me too?? And it doesn't have to be too nice cause it'll be rebarreled and converted into another rifle.

Using an XP 100 action for a rifle is blasphemy. They are for handguns