222 Remington

Bad Bob said:
Shot a LOT of .222 (burnt off 3 barrels). Favorite loads were 20.5 - 21.0 IMR4198 or 23.0 H322 / Quality 50gr. flat base bullet. These loads shot in the "ones" if I did my part. Bonus was that the cheap axx Hornady 50 SPSX was crazy accurate and shot just as good as anything else. Literally launches gophers also. Used Fed 205 and/or CCI 400, never proved to myself that there was any difference with the magnum primers.
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look know further than what Bad Bod mentioned if it does not shoot with his recipes then you have a problem with the rifle or the shooter
every component mentioned has won bench rest shoots since 1955
oh and forget about bow tail bullets if you want accuracy
 
Fox said:
Mine does not like 55gr, 50gr seems to be the perfect spot.
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I was referring to the suitability of the powder for that range of bullet weights. If 55gr bullets don't shoot well in your 222 it is because of the 1:14 twist rate, not because of the powder. probably need 1:12 to make 55gr bullets work.
 
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jethunter said:
I was referring to the suitability of the powder for that range of bullet weights. If 55gr bullets don't shoot well in your 222 it is because of the 1:14 twist rate, not because of the powder. probably need 1:12 to make 55gr bullets work.
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Yes, the twist rate is why the 55gr do not group worth a crap, even though they are factory loaded in the 222. 50gr vMax are not bad but standard 50gr soft point flat base shoot the best.
 
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Had a 788 re-barrelled /Bob Jury 1-12 twist with the thoughts of being able to use heavier bullets on deer. Now Alberta is allowing .22 CFs to be used as such. BTW the gun shoots 50gr under 1/2 " working on a 55 gr load. Considered a 25X45 Sharps but already have a .250 Savage.
 
4198.... Ar2207 for Me Nels.
An I'm using a 55gr now, planning on a 40gr thingy soonly.

Well behaved , not lightning but at 2700fos... It works.
 
I recently purchased some reloading goodies. Some 222 brass, dies and the 50 gr Hornady bullets that were mentioned in this post. Hopefully I can find someone nearby that can utilize them.
 
ive got a goat carcass just 100m or so from the house yard..... ive been popping out at night with the torch and flashing it on the carcass , then closing the bolt on the Sako .222 , before lighting up the carcass- quite often getting a shot off, i got one tonight.. 55gr Vmax.

im looking to go lighter fairly soon as its basically a dedicated Fox gun with the occasional Roo --
 
Trimmer 905 said:
FYI,reloaders should stock up on .222 components. I just bought the last two boxes of Federal .222 Rem in my local Can Tire store inventory. Sales manager says they were notified that there won't be any in the supply chain after October 2025.
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222 is one of the easiest things to load for, grab you bullets, which will probably still be around as they are the same as the 223 and then use 223 brass run through your sizer and trimmed if you run out of brass, simple.
 
A comment on the 55gr bullets - I don’t have a 222 but I do have a 22-250, same twist rate. And since a 22-250 is faster than a 222, it will be twisting the bullet faster as well. Mine doesn’t shoot any 55gr that I’ve tried, not past 100 yds. At 100 it still has a nice group but by the time it’s at 200 the group is 4” and considerably lower than expected, some of the holes are elongated. If you do a twist rate calculation (Berger has a good one on their website), you’ll find that 55gr lengths are on the edge of stable.
 
Years ago I reloaded extensively for a Rem 788 in 222. Bullets were 50-53 grs mostly Hornadys. Never used anything but WW748. Rifle would usually stay under 3/4" at 100 yds.

My brother did a lot of load development for a couple 222 Remingtons. One a stock 788 (like mine) and the other a re- barrelled Varmint Special- heavy barrel and tight chambered. Great accuracy with 748 .

This was 25 +yrs ago. 748 was readily available and reasonably priced. Ball powder which meters well.

We both still have our triple deuces. I haven't fired mine in years but he uses his 788 as a coyote rifle and the 700 for informal BR

An easy to load very accurate classic old cartridge..
 
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