.222 remington rifle
772" so you'd have to try it to see if it'll stabilise in your barrel. The most accurate I used were the Sierra 52gn HPBT and 53gn HP, which are just over. The longest bullet I got to work in it was 55gn FMJBT, which seems to be around.
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My 788 was rear-lugs as well, but I rarely ran it hot enough to stretch the brass, so I mainly neck-sized with the occasional shoulder bump when required. New 222 is a Brno ZKK with a W Marden barrel ( been told its a douglas premium) so should shoot OK. Yeah I reckon Ill grab some 2207, I found my old 222 brass in a container and I had 20.0grs 2207 written on the lid for a 50gr SP, was a rear locker so light loads from memory. Duh.Deye243 wrote:I don't know if they have changed the burning rate over the years but my two go to loads were 45 grain Sierra soft point 22 1/2 grains of 2207 or the 50 grain Hornady part number 2045 with 21.5 grains of 07 both superbly accurate loads
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#.222 remington rifle for free#
If you’re buying a new rifle in a mid-velocity 22, why not go with the 223 over the 222? Same cost, potential for free once-fire military brass, more options in factory ammo, and all the new AR platform rifles are already chambered for it - but not the 222 Remington. But military rounds inevitably become extremely popular due to abundance and familiarity. Should that be enough to consign the 222 Remington to the ash heap? Probably not. about a 1.5 inch drop advantage at 300 yards. That’s good for about 200 fps more muzzle velocity, depending on the barrel. holds about 2.5 grains more water than the 222 Rem.
#.222 remington rifle full#
Just scoop it full of BL-C2 and seat the bullet. An old South Dakota game warden years ago told me reloading the Triple Deuce was easy. Nevertheless, the 222 Remington is a wonderfully balanced, efficient, and friendly cartridge. The base-to-shoulder length of the 222 Remington is 5-times its outside neck diameter, so it’s proportionally shorter. The base-to-shoulder length of the 30-06 is 5.7-times its outside neck diameter. It is often said the 222 Remington is so nicely balanced because its a scaled down 30-06 Springfield, but that isn’t accurate. are 17 Fireball, 17 Remington, 204 Ruger, 221 Fireball, 222 Remington, 223 Remington. The little 222 Remington gave rise to a significant family of cartridges. Certainly bench shooters had to watch temperatures, but predator hunters had nothing to worry about and even high volume varmint shooters could blaze away with reckless abandon. Fortunately, it didn’t matter much because rounds didn’t cost much more than 22 rimfire and they didn’t heat barrels so much that early burnout was a big problem. Rifles shot so smooth and easy they made you want to pour lead downrange as if were were operating a 22 Long Rifle. In a seven-pound rifle recoil was a laughable 3.3 foot-pounds at a velocity of just 5.5 fps. It tipped over deer in Texas and moose in Canada, though far from ideal for either. It was easy on coyote, bobcat, and fox pelts. Just 20- to 22.5-grains of relatively fast burning powder like IMR 4198 or Hodgdon 322 would push a 50-grain bullet 3,000 to 3,200 fps from a 24” barrel. The 222 didn't seriously decline on the benchrest circuit until the 22 PPC and 6mm PPC "short fat" cartridges showed up around 1973.Īs a varmint round the 222 Remington was a pure delight. Ignited by an experimental CCI primer that later became the BR-4.
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A Leupold 12X target scope handled the sighting duties.
#.222 remington rifle mac#
This is reportedly the target shot by Mac McMillan in September, 1973, using a McMillan- built rifle chambered 222 Remington. It was the first rimless 22 centerfire cartridge and ideally suited for bolt-action rifles like Remington’s Model 722, short-action predecessor to the M700. Remington engineer and National Benchrest Shooters Association co-founder Mike Walker created it and Remington released it in 1950. It was the darling varmint and target round of the 1950s and 60s. And he loves it.īut you, dear reader, are not brother Bob, so you might want a bit more information about this 222 Remington, aka Triple Deuce, aka Two Two Two. While the rest of our gang moved on to the 223 Remington, 22-250 Remington and even 22 Nosler, Bob stuck with his tried and true Triple Deuce and Sako rifle. Seriously, how many hunters or target shooters do you know who shoot the 222 Remington, let alone buy a new rifle chambered for it? Yeah. Three 222 Remington cartridges triplicate the Two Two Two Triple Deuce, once the darling of 22 centerfire shooters.