[Rannug]

The pictures of the casings are indicative it was a .223 semi-auto. I guess I woke up grumpy again. Pissed off is more like it tho. .222, .222mag, .223, .556, .225 Winchester, and I guess the .221 Fireball. Guess what. All these calibres are fired from bolt action rifles with the possible exception of the .221 Remington Fireball. Mine was a single shot bolt action pistol. Anyway, how can anyone tell, from a pic, which of the .22 calibres these casings are from? And also, how the hell can anyone determine from the pics that these rounds were fired from a semi auto? On top of that, where did the "author" learn to write? Rant over, for now. May all you mothers out there have a wonderful Mother's Day. Your importance is too often diminished. 🤗

[MileHi]

Anyway, how can anyone tell, from a pic, which of the .22 calibres these casings are from? And also, how the hell can anyone determine from the pics that these rounds were fired from a semi auto?

As the author clearly stated:

We do not have information about what model of gun the Uncle used. The pictures of the casings are indicative it was a .223 semi-auto.
Until more details are revealed, it will not be clear that a .223 semi-auto was used to rescue his family from the home invaders.

The close up certainly does appear to be a .223 case. The others you mention are somewhat obscure, while the .223 is very common. It's a safe bet it is not any of the others. Those three cases laying together would be expected from a semi-auto rifle. So, while the author didn't say it WAS a .223 or a semi-auto rifle, his educate guess makes far more sense than your unhinged rant.

[Big Red Badger]

It Shows that you Care....

[bobby.223]

Well said and a darn good rant it was!