222 Remington vs 3/8ths steel plate

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Did a steel penetration test with the 222 and the little cartridge did pretty good.:)
Rifle - Remington Mohawk 600
Barrel length- 18.5 inches
Bullet- 52 grain Sierra HPBT
Powder -20grains IMR 4198

I set up the plate at at 50 yards first and it went through no problem making a 30 caliber size exit hole.
I then set it up at 75 and it almost penetrated completely, it left a small hole.
I then set it up at 100 yards, it did not pass through but left a big dent on the back side of the metal plate and a crater about 30 caliber in size.:eek:
Deer and other small critters will be very sick after taking one of these carefully directed little pills from the 222
 
I would not jump to conclusions about bullet performance on game based on the results of steel plate penetration tests. The ability of a bullet to penetrate steel is a function of velocity. When shooting game there is much more criteria that must be met.
 
I agree about the velocity statement, I would use the 222 at close range for carefully placed neck shots or head shots if that's all I had to hunt with. :) I was surprised at the performance of such a little bullet and I would limit the caliber to appropriate game.:D
 
303carbine said:
I know about the 375 H&H on plate metal, I used to load mine up and put big holes in 1/2 inch steel.:dancingbanana:
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mine took a large hole out of a 5/8" plate at 100 yds.

i think it will work good on a moose.:D
 
Metal is a very different test medium. My .22-250 shooting 40 grain V-Maxs at 4000 fps will penetrate through steel that my brother's .45/70 cannot go through when using 350 grain Hornady RN at 2000 fps. However the 40 grain V-Max will rarely exit on a groundhog and the 350 grain 45/70 will give good exits on bears.

Chuck
 
I quit shooting steel plates with heavy rifles. I shot at one of our 1" steel plates with a 350 gr X bullet at 2800 from my .416 Rigby, that bullet turned itself inside out, and came howling back, landing with a thud between the two of us at the 100 yard firing line. If that wasn't dumb enough, you'ld think we'd be smart enough to wait for it to cool down before picking it up - not us, talk about a hot potatoe. Glad no one was there to watch. A few days later I repeated the experiment - this time with a 400 gr. Barnes solid from 25 yards sure it would penetrate. The bullet did not penetrate the plate - rather it (the bullet) shattered into fragments. That was enough - I'm curred - no more steel plates with heavy rifles for me.
 
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