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who shoots a 222? #9773074 04/16/15 Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,168 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi stxhunter OP Campfire 'Bwana OP stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,168 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi just dug my reloading stuff out of storage, forgot a few yrs ago a guy gave me dies, brass and i think some primers and bullets for one. God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

Re: who shoots a 222? stxhunter #9773076 04/16/15 Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 19,545 Likes: 1 MAGA B BillyGoatGruff Campfire Ranger BillyGoatGruff Campfire Ranger B Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 19,545 Likes: 1 MAGA Love my old BDL so chambered. Damn fine shooter. MAGA

Re: who shoots a 222? stxhunter #9773082 04/16/15 Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 4,866 the last best place sandcritter Campfire Tracker sandcritter Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 4,866 the last best place Ooh, ooh, ooh! Whatcha find, Roger? Shooting a .222 cz 527. Golldammed motion detector lights. A guy can’t even piss off his porch in peace any more. "Look, I want to help the helpless. It's the clueless I don't give a [bleep] about." - Dennis Miller on obamacare.

Re: who shoots a 222? stxhunter #9773104 04/16/15 Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52,680 North of Liberalism in Wyoming eh76 Campfire Kahuna eh76 Campfire Kahuna Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 52,680 North of Liberalism in Wyoming Roger that is reason enough to buy a rifle Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.

Re: who shoots a 222? stxhunter #9773106 04/16/15 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 18,243 North Central Idaho FieldGrade Campfire Ranger FieldGrade Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 18,243 North Central Idaho Perfect excuse to build/buy a 222. Everybody should own one.

Re: who shoots a 222? eh76 #9773128 04/16/15 Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,168 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi stxhunter OP Campfire 'Bwana OP stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,168 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi found a bunch of 220 swift brass i got instead of the 270 i ordered once.i'm definitely wanting to get one of those. let me sort through this stuff and find out just what i have for a 222 and if someone wants it, i'll mail it out. God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

Re: who shoots a 222? FieldGrade #9773130 04/16/15 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,193 W willecoyote Campfire Regular willecoyote Campfire Regular W Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,193 Originally Posted by FieldGrade Perfect excuse to build/buy a 222. Everybody should own one. That's the way I usually do it, I had a set of 17fireball dies for almost a year while I searched for a rifle, finally sold the dies so I would stop looking, I'm sure I'll find one now! If you have brass too that's all the excuse you need.....go buy one!

Re: who shoots a 222? stxhunter #9773220 04/16/15 Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,844 Craigmont, Idaho M mart Campfire Tracker mart Campfire Tracker M Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,844 Craigmont, Idaho Love the old round. I've had four of them, well five now that I have a 222 Rimmed, six if you count the 6mmx222. The 222 is a great round. Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.

Re: who shoots a 222? mart #9773286 04/16/15 Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,289 Wyoming and Arizona jnyork Campfire Ranger jnyork Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,289 Wyoming and Arizona I shoot a Remington 722 in .222, has splattered many a prairie dog. I have lots of reloading stuff for it.

Re: who shoots a 222? stxhunter #9773396 04/16/15 Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 6,153 Down South C Cruiser1 Campfire Tracker Cruiser1 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 6,153 Down South I have a 1956 vintage Sako L46 Sporter .222: And a 1958 vintage Sako L46 heavy barrel Varmint .222: Fun to shoot and I plan to start loading for them after turkey season if anybody has good load info.

Re: who shoots a 222? stxhunter #9773546 04/16/15 Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,168 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi stxhunter OP Campfire 'Bwana OP stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,168 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi i must have 3-400 300rum cases, also found my lapua 300wm brass. God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

Re: who shoots a 222? willecoyote #9773548 04/16/15 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 18,243 North Central Idaho FieldGrade Campfire Ranger FieldGrade Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 18,243 North Central Idaho Originally Posted by willecoyote Originally Posted by FieldGrade Perfect excuse to build/buy a 222. Everybody should own one. That's the way I usually do it, I had a set of 17fireball dies for almost a year while I searched for a rifle, finally sold the dies so I would stop looking, I'm sure I'll find one now! If you have brass too that's all the excuse you need.....go buy one! Yea,,,, I once built an entire 22BR around a neck die.

Re: who shoots a 222? stxhunter #9773644 04/16/15 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,098 New Mexico prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,098 New Mexico I shoot a Remington 700 varmint special with heavy barrel. The most accurate firearm I've ever shot. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke 1795 "Give me liberty or give me death" Patrick Henry 1775

Re: who shoots a 222? FieldGrade #9773780 04/16/15 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,704 Likes: 1 ms N navlav8r Campfire Ranger navlav8r Campfire Ranger N Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,704 Likes: 1 ms Originally Posted by FieldGrade Perfect excuse to build/buy a 222. Everybody should own one. or three or four! NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.

Re: who shoots a 222? stxhunter #9774334 04/16/15 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,195 missouri O oldtimer303 Campfire Tracker oldtimer303 Campfire Tracker O Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,195 missouri Anyone have a Savage 99K or 99T in 250 savage that would like to trade for a minty Rem 722/ 222 with a minty 8X Unertl? GW If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared. MACHIAVELLI

Re: who shoots a 222? stxhunter #9774362 04/16/15 Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 44,435 Likes: 8 south of south local_dirt Campfire 'Bwana local_dirt Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 44,435 Likes: 8 south of south Beautiful Sako's, Cruiser! Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH

Re: who shoots a 222? stxhunter #9774398 04/16/15 Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 32,044 Kpt.,TN , Montgomery, Co, VA bea175 Campfire 'Bwana bea175 Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 32,044 Kpt.,TN , Montgomery, Co, VA I have two 222's i have built myself A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.

Re: who shoots a 222? stxhunter #9774508 04/16/15 Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,478 A atse Campfire Regular atse Campfire Regular A Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,478 I have a Rem.788 in .222. My boys and I have shot right at 3 doz. deer with it. Can't beat em. Accurate, and not very loud.

Re: who shoots a 222? stxhunter #9774518 04/16/15 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,752 South Texas BRISTECD Campfire Regular BRISTECD Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,752 South Texas Oh, hey, I call first dibs on anything good, since we both live in South Texas, I can save you shipping.

Re: who shoots a 222? stxhunter #9774630 04/16/15 Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,786 SE Neb R rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,786 SE Neb Custom sako l461 And a 700 ADL with amazing wood..