.22LR Round

The .22LR round is a type of ammunition in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The .22LR is a very low powered round, especially when compared to the more common 5.56mm, .308, .44 or .45 Auto cartridges. It cannot be broken down to gain small pistol primers, nor can it be crafted.

Breakdown
Breaking down a standard .22LR round yields:

Weapons using this ammunition

 * Silenced .22 pistol
 * Silenced .22 SMG

Variants

 * .22LR, hollow point
 * .22LR, plinking
 * .22LR round (junk)

Ammo boxes

 * Ammo box, .22LR plinking

Locations
Cliff Briscoe at the Dino Bite gift shop in Novac randomly sells .22LR and .22LR Hollow point rounds.

Behind the scenes
During development, the varmint rifle was meant to be chambered for the .22LR round, but according to Joshua Sawyer, "did such pathetic damage that no one wanted to use it." He also stated that, ".223 Rem. is a popular varmint caliber. Making the Varmint Rifle use 5.56mm/.223 was mostly for convenience."