That's it.

Id be a sucker for a clean 660 (my first centerfire around 5th grade).

Wish I had a few 222's.


There is a performance gap between my manifold 221's and my 223's.


Gaps should be filled.

Seen a nat geo special many years ago

Eskimos were whacking the fugg out of caribou with .222. 👍

Or maybe it was reindeer whatever

Man you talkin bout ass shots with Safariman LOL

Love mine. Would like a slick little shorter barreled mannlicher to go with my 70’s vintage 700.

I had a Ruger Mini-14 years ago in a factory 222. I should have kept that one!

I can be Murdoc and you can be BA Barackus

The A-Team couldn't hit anything with a 222 Mini-14 either.

They weren't trying to hit....

Yep. Ive got two of them. My favorite varmint cartridge.

Kimber of Oregon LH 84 in 222 is about perfect.

Had a beautiful wood/blue Tikka .222, in Australia.

Loved that rifle, super accurate with either 50gr sierra blitz or 55gr nosler solid base.

Rabbits, crows, foxes, kangaroos & pigs, hated it !

Unfortunately, the bureaucratic bullshyte to import it into Canada, saw me send it down the road.



**It was my first centrefire rifle !!

I like mine, just an old club ugly Savage 840. I got it dirt cheap, and it shoots very well. It's a 1-16 barrel though, so you're limited to slinging potatoes out of it. It'll keyhole most 50 grainers.

I just bought a Rem 722 in .222 from a member here. Just to see if it would go bang, I loaded up 3 loads with book minimum's & 50 gr bullets & shot them at 100 yds. Worst was 1-1/4" then a 3/4" & then a 1/2". Kinda sums up what's good about a .222 - even a 60 yr old one!

Back in the slow rate of twist days, I had a Rem 788 that shot really well.

But for me, a .223 reigns supreme in it's class.

Thats hardly the point! Haha!

Only one I've ever owned is a CZ my dad gave me. It's still unfired, I need to see what's up.

I have an old 700 walnut varmint in 222 topped with a 12x Leupold fixed. I like it.

I wouldn't mind an old 700 ADL sporter in 222 as well.

Have had four, a Savage 24V, a TC Contender, a No 1 Ruger, and a 700 ADL. All shot quite well but all I have now is the Savage and Contender. Love the cartridge but find myself shooting my 223 TC carbine more.

Yup!





GWB

I had a 788 in .222 that was insanely accurate with Winchester factory ammo, 5 shots at 100 yds could be covered with a dime. Ugly as a fence post with a water pipe strapped on, but any ground squirrel within 250 yards didn't stand a chance. Wish I still had it.

Oh yeah, lots of love.
I have two, a 788 and a 722.
They are both very accurate, especially the 722.
Wouldn’t part with em’.

Yep, I have one.

Rem 700 with McMillan edge and a 1:9 twist barrel of unknown make.

Have used it on deer, antelope, turkey, coyotes, porcupine and targets.

I have a 722 and a cooper in 222

The 722 is a very nice shooting rifle and was one of the first rifles I owned. The cooper is the most accurate rifle I own with 50gr blitzkings

Yes - love. Have two. One is a carbine barrel for the TC frame. Handy and tight shooting.

The other bought used in Scottsdale - a Rem 700 built in 1977 with heavier factory barrel and one of those older long target type Redfield scopes. Not so handy for going after varmints, but did anyway. Back when first trying it out at the range in Prescott, a retired army colonel was watching/kibitzing and suggested a certain load. Excellent - still use that one.

I had a 40X in .222. I found something else that I had to have and traded it. VERY dumb on my part.

I got a Savage model 25 synthetic chambered in a 222. love the round the gun well it shoots good enough but it's not just whoopee.. too much plastic and kind of a bad bolt design in my opinion.

First centerfire rifle purchased is a Rem. 600 Mohawk in .222. It is a joy to shoot.

Had a Rem 722 years ago...

Mentioned before....now have a 20-222

Same concept as the 20-223 (20 Practical)

Use Redding bushing dies to neck down the 222 to 20 caliber

Use a Forster 222 seater die to seat 40 gr V Max

H322 powder...or 8208 or 4895....brass of your choice

This Pac Nor barrel started life as a 20BR.....9 twist....now its 20-222

Soo much fun in the p/dog patch

killed a LOT of critters with a few different .222's in my youth..

Friend had one of those!

It was a real beauty, and shot excellent!

Then, he took it to a gunsmith and had it reamed out for .223... Gunsmith also struck through the .222 and messily stamped .223 next to it.

I have a Remington 600 Mohawk. Laminate stock. Was my grandpas.

Yeah, tikka, 1 in 9 twist. Shoots 68 & 70 grain bullets great.

Just one, an extremely accurate Krico.

I had a 1st gen Model Seven in 222 back in the day. Thought I needed a 223 more so I sold it.

What a dumb, dumb move that was.

It's a good round.

Had a 788 in 222. It shot OK but not as good as my 223. I did not like the 788 action.

Traded it off and never missed it.

Yup, vintage Sako and Balvar 2 1/2-8 scope…

^^ That's nice ^^

What is the date of manufacture for that rifle?

Still have my 788, bought new in 1967. My first "real varmint rifle." I was pretty proud of it. Seems like a real clunker today, but still shoots. I killed a lot of stuff with it, from chipmunks to deer.

I've got one in 788 that I bought used a couple years ago. Love everything about that rifle except for the ejection problems. Accurate as all get out with 52 gr Hornadys and H 355.

I’ve had several 788’s and the only ejection problem I’ve ever experienced was the empty case being ejected right into the scope windage dial and landing back in the port backwards.

My Riihimaki is one I really love.

Yes I have a early Sako 222 and a 222Mag both with detachable magazines.

Had a beautifully finished Steyr in .222R - spiral outside effect on the barrel and a clip feed - unusually nice and a bit too fancy for my uses. A fine gentleman now has it.

While here - have any amongst you any experience with the .222 Kilbourne? It looks like a prototype for the .222 magnum (why was that one produced?) and mine is a reworked Win 54 and apparently was put together by L. Kilbourne. I'm going to try to use .222 mag dies to load and finally shoot. Any info out there?

I don’t fool with pop guns, that’s why I have a 222 MAGNUM. It kills stuff.

One that I let slip away!



Sako Vixen, Varmint, 222 Rem.

Early 1950’s

I admire the entire tribe based on that case, but have only ever owned .223s, which have worked well for me. The hair-splitting advantages of the others don’t exist for me, but I “get” why others like them. An opportunity to acquire a nice vintage .222 (or magnum) might trip my trigger.

Nice

Also have one in Pre-Garcia, Bofors heavy barrel…

Never had one, always wanted one, but the stars never aligned. Long time back one of the family members had one that was absurdly accurate. Nothing inside 200-250 yards had a chance...

The first centerfire rifle I ever shot was a Remington BDL in 222 with a Redfield scope on it, probably around 1964 or so. I can still feel the heft of that rifle and the smell of gun oil and Hoppe's #9 :-)

My Remington 700 .222. I don’t shoot it much any more. Probably going to have to go shoot it now.

Thanks. The reason I asked is my father may have had one like that a long time ago. When he was teaching me about centerfire handloading he would sometimes reminisce about a nice little Sako 222 he had in the days before I came along. He had no pictures of it. Fifties would fit the time frame.

I have five including one 722A, three 722Bs and a Custom Shop Model 7 Mannlicher stock version. It’s hard to find a 222 that requires a lot of load development.

I've shot several 222s over the years and seen many more shot and never saw one that wasn't superbly accurate..

I've lusted over a Sako 222 for many years and always let them get away for one reason or another. Still hope to scratch that itch one of these days...

I've never heard a bad thing about the 222. It's just that the 5.56/223 insured that the 222 would be put in the shadows.

Oh...I dont know. You might should sell it.


To me of course.

Rem 700 action
Shilen 24” chrome moly, slow twist
McMillan hunter stock, molded in camo
Zeiss 3.5-10x 50 mm
Chambered in .222
Very nice coyote calling rifle.

Nice dogleg.

Shooting the 221 Fireball for the last few decades as a calling rifle, I finally decided a little more power would be nice for longer coyotes, so I found an Anschutz in .222 (Top). Topped with a Meopta it's a tackdriver. There is a very noticable difference in the effectiveness of the Fireball and the .222.

Below that, a Krico .223 model 600 iirc with a Minox (middle). Also a good shooter with Hornady factory Zombie ammo. Remember that craze? LOL I've shot it so little I've never worked up a handload for it but the double trigger is sweet.

But lastly, and the rifle that will probably retire the dozen or so varmint rifles I still have, the Sako full stock 22-250, bottom.

Thinking outside the box I've found a hot load that zero's at 300 yards (2 1/2" high @ 100), a medium load that shoots 1- 1 1/4" high @ 100 and should approximate a 222/223 in velocity (haven't chronographed it yet), and a small game load with 5.7 grains of Bullseye with a 40 grain bullet. All shoot great without resetting the scope. Three guns in one. Hard to beat that.

Love mine, great ass shootin trespassing rifle!!👊🏻

I've got two 700's,first one is unfired,so I went out and got another to shoot,thinking about giving my grandson one,I wonder if he will appreciate it like yall do.

You guys sure have some nice .222s - thanks for the great photos. Wish my Krico were a .222.

Had a 722 that was stolen. Had an old Weaver scope on it. First 3 shots were all in the same hole. I thought it was drifting off paper until I walked down and saw the target. Would really like to have it back.

A Krico in a .222 should be about as accurate as it is possible to be.

I’ve never owned one. If I did it would be a Sako

Training the grandson on this one... savage 24v with a weaver 1x4.5 wideview.

I also have a 222 rem 788.

Kent

I have my grandfathers 40x in 222... it has an Unertyl 10x scope and is boringly accurate with Sierra 50's..... it has killed thousands of ground squirrels..... I need to get it out this spring and blow the cobwebs out of it.

722 in .222rem made in 1958. Very accurate rifle.

My 222 hides under a 12 gauge barrel.




My good friend in OK puts his to good use.

I picked up an old 700 bdl with a steel tube 12 power weaver in 222 last year. It's in pretty good shape but I haven't shot it yet. I don't know if I'll keep it. My .224 bases are covered with 223, 223 ai, 22-250, and 22 Creedmoor.


Bb

What you want for it?

I have a Tikka .222 HB. Have had it for 8 or 10 years now. Very accurate with 40 grain bullets.

Jim

Damn dude, that 22/250 is badass!

I I had to get down to one small cal rifle it would be 222 rem

I bought last year a 700 BDL that had been shot quite a bit as the engine turning was worn off the bolt. It shot 4 in groups at 100 yds. Not believing that a 222 could be shot out under normal conditions the decoppering began. After a week of soaking and scrubbing it finally gave up patches showing no copper. Shoots a 1/2 group now.

Sweet rifles! 👍👍

I'm acquainted.

19.? IMR 4198 & 52 Sierra BTHP.

First borrowed an early Rem ADL with a steel tube El Paso Weaver from a FIL. It was fun & accurate. He had to ask me to return it.
Later had a nice 722 with a 26" barrel, a tac driver.

Like 'em.

A mate of mine had a Tikka combination, 12 ga/.222, and it was a very versatile gun.

The only .222 I've owned was a .222 Rimmed, and it was an accurate little number until the bore was shot out. I rebarreled it with a faster-twist barrel in 5.6x50R, to work with heavier bullets, and I don't regret that choice. I can always load it to .222 ballistics.

Who doesn't like the triple duece

Thanks. We just need more coyotes to shoot here on the wet side.

This was fall of 2021. Shot was 200 yards from the rocks where the arrow is pointing. 55gr GMX at 3000fps did the trick. Weighed 54.8gr.


Filled a doe tag last fall. No muss, no fuss.

A Winchester model 70 in .222 was my first centrefire rifle, it was a tackdriver.

Yes, Love my 222.

A 788 and a 700 adl both tack drivers...mb

Don’t leave home without it…

The 222 is a fun little cartridge. Mine is in a 600 Remington.