.22-250 Remington, “R-P” H/S “Etronx Electric Primed”, One Cartridge not a Box

Description

One Cartridge, not a box, the picture of the box is for reference only!

One Cartridge, not a box: .22-250 Remington “Etronx” Electric Primed”  by Remington Arm Company, using Remington brass cases with “R-P 22-250 REM” Head-Stamp and loaded with a 50 grain V-MAX, PCJHP (Plastic Covered Jacketed Hollow Point) projectile.

For more versions of this caliber and other calibers of the Etronx cartridges please see below in related items.

History of the Remington “Etronx” (Electric Primed) cartridges:
Remington introduced the  Electric Primed “Etronx” in the  mid to late 1990’s, in three calibers loaded by the factory,  220 Swift,  22-250 Remington,  and 243 Winchester.
The case, propellant and bullet  are conventional components, the difference is in the primer,  the EtronX system utilizes a  patented technology to  electronically discharge the round.
The Rifle a Remington 700 had a retail on $1,999.00   and was not affordable or well  received by the general public.
These are Factory loaded cartridges and considered Obsolete and no longer made by Remington.

History of the .22-250 Remington cartridge:
The  22-250 Remington began as a wildcat by necking down the250-3000 Savage (also called the 250 Savage) to .22″ caliber, by Harvey Donaldson in 1934.
The 250 Savage was designed by Charles Newton in 1915 and named it the  250-3000 because it was a 25 (250) caliber, and would go 3,000 Feet per Second.
Somehow Remington got the rights to the design and started production under the 22-250 Remington label and introduced it to the public in 1965.
It is one of the best all round varmint cartridges and has outstanding accuracy