Mine's a Zastava barrel and action (mini Mauser) with a 20 inch barrel. I tossed the Zastava stock and replaced it with a American Black Walnut one. The rifle is there to shoot wild dogs and foxes, and so far the good load is a 40gn Nosler Varmageddon CCI BR Primers, Winchester brass and 21.8gn 4198. I've Chronoed the load and it's getting out at about 3,450fps. In Australian foxes are not native animals and have to be shot on sight.
Seafire: I currently own and shoot 6 Rifles in caliber 222 Remington and have owned 7 or 8 others over the past 55+ years. And I concur with your contention that it would be difficult (if not next to impossible!) to find an "inaccurate loading" for a good shape 222 Remington Rifle. One of my all time favorite cartridges. I still shake my head at the idiotic decision, made some time ago, by the idiots at "Big Green" (Remington) to quit making Rifles in this wonderful caliber??? Long live the "Deuce". Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
My guess is the .223 is too close to the .222 to mess with making that chamber anymore. I have always wanted one but I was never in the right place at the right time with cash in my pocket. I see the Speer 52 grain varmint bullet is very available right now. They do shoot good in my 12 twist .223. It would be nice to see the .221 Fireball and the .222 rifles on the shelf again. I have the Remington .221 in the bolt action pistol. For a hand gun it is a screamer.
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not much difference in loading 222 data in a 223....gives pretty close to the same velocity. I do that often....same with using 221 FB data in a 223. Just lower pressure.
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The Hornady 50 grain SP on top of 20 grains of IMR-4198 always shot well in my Remington 722. Sadly I don’t have that rifle anymore. Fun little gun!
20gr of IMR-4198, 205M Primer, Starline brass and 52gr Speer HP's @ 3100fps shoot 1/2" or better out of my Howa Mini. Trajectory matches perfectly with the BDC in my scope to 300yards. 222Rem is my favorite small centerfire.
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I use the 50 grain Sierra BlitzKing -extremely accurate. I'd like to re-barrel with an 11 twist so I could use the 53 grain Vmax, but no one makes an 11 twist. I think the 53 Vmax would be ideal in a .222.
I really like the 50 gr VMax over RL 10x in my Sako. 10x was about the only powder I could find locally when I got the rifle and it has worked so well I didn't bother trying anything else.
40 grain Ballistic Tips and can't remember now if RL-7 or IMR-4198. Out of the truck window, forearm on mirror with left hand holding it and right elbow buried in steering wheel.
100 yards and no group was over 3/4 with one going about 3/8" center to center.
It will work for now until I can get time and set up a bench.
I also have some 50 grain SXSP loaded and want to try some 40 grain Blitzkings.
The Trigger tech trigger is very nice.
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Just bought another .222 (BSA CF2) and looking forward to loading for it. Last triple deuce I owned was 37yrs ago and also was a BSA CF2 (HB instead of the current one with sporter barrel) and the best load was a 52gr SMK over BL-C(2)
We have been shooting 40gr vmax with H335 and CCI primer. So far the combo seems to shoot well in our savage 340 with 24” barrel. 55gr bullet is max for our rifle. It won’t stabilize properly anything heavier than 55gr.
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