Why doesnt .22 wadcutters exist?

[CamelNL]

Those holes are so much nicer to see. But why dont they exist? It will solve some feeding failures like some head damage.

[David M]

Two reasons....
1/ The case diameter is basically the bullet diameter (case .226, bullet .225)
2/ .22 LR case is too short to seat a wadcutter, it would need to be 25-30 % longer.

[j-team]

Two reasons....
1/ The case diameter is basically the bullet diameter (case .226, bullet .225)
2/ .22 LR case is too short to seat a wadcutter, it would need to be 25-30 % longer.

Would have to be loaded in 22WMR case to overcome these problems.

Out of interest, I once had an Eley round that the bullet had been put in backwards. I fired it, it went straight and the hole in the target looked like a classic wadcutter hole.

[Andre]

Tenex/Match is a basically semi-wadcutter.....

If the scoring plugs don't care, I dont!

[Tim S]

[Would have to be loaded in 22WMR case to overcome these problems.

Only if you recut the chamber. Ignoring the length, a .22 WMR case is slightly wider than the .22LR, specifically to allow the bullet to be seated like a centrefire.

I find that the shape of the hole depends partly on the target material. Some card just cuts a cleaner hole even with round nose bullets. That said Eley Club/Sport often cut badly whatever the paper.

[desben]

I often shoot 36-grain hollow-point Winchester for practice. They cut a much cleaner hole, like a wadcutter.

[TerryKuz]

They do exist for 22 caliber airguns.

[JamesH]

Another question is why round-nose centrefire pistol ammunition can't seem to be as accurate as .22LR

[David M]

Another question is why round-nose centrefire pistol ammunition can't seem to be as accurate as .22LR

It is and so are semi wad cutters and conicals, but you will need to shoot a revolver because of the overall length.
Only very short cases will fit a auto (9mm, .38 super etc).