Accuracy and the 222 Remington

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I picked up a nice little 222 Remington Mohawk 600 yesterday and did some range testing with it this afternoon.
I was shooting 52 grain Sierra HPBT bullets over 24 grains of H335. The chrony said 3023 fps.:D I then shot some 50 grain Nosler HP over 20 grains of IMR 4198 and got 3050 fps through the chrony. The barrell length is 18.5 inches. :p The best was yet to come, I taped a quarter to the backstop at 75 yards and fired 2 rounds.:D I then checked the target and found that the bullets went through the same hole.:eek: The 22 caliber holes look like an egg shaped 30 caliber hole. :cool: Another gunnutz gunnut (HS4570) was there with his chrony and was witness to the whole thing, after all it was his quarter.:cool:
Best of all the little 600 Mohawk was only $250 with a 4x Scopechief VI already on it.:dancingbanana: I changed that one out for a Bushy 3x9 before heading out to the range.:) And for the Islander's on the board, yes it was the one in the local buy and sell.:D
PS, I had a look at the serial number and had another little surprise,it's A6222###.This one was not on the recall list and has the new style Remington 700 style trigger already installed, at least that's what the tech dude at Remington said. PS, pics now up, thanks grouseman
 
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should be a nice lil moderate range calling rifle for coyotes. just need to get yourself off that baby eating island to find some! :D

222 is a nice lil cartridge
 
I have owned several 600/660's chambered in 222 Remington. All were excellent, accurate rifles. I now have a 788 Remington that I acquired off a fellow gunnut here on this forum, and it is a dandy! I often get 5 shot groups under ½" with it at 100, and it really favors the 50 V-max at around 3200 or so.[24" barrel] I shot a crow at about 240 meters with this bullet and it was still fairly dramatic. It took that black moriah right apart! Love the 222. For the long range stuff, my 22-250 or one of my Swifts gets the nod. Regards, Eagleye.
 
I have a HB Sako 222 and it is my favourite rifle. It's too bad the 222 isn't as popular as it used to be..... it's a fun little cartridge.
 
600s are crazy accurate. Super short, super rigid action, relatively 'fat' barrel for a compact, all equal tiny little groups. I wouldn't want to shoot anything bigger than .308 in one, but they're close to perfect for .308 on down..
 
I never had the luck to come across a Mohawk in 222, lucky guy 303carbine!
However my 788 in 222 with a 6 power Leupold scope is an excellent shooter.

In the winter coyote calling season of '96, I took my best shot ever on a moving (running) coyote, at 200 yards and the shot struck him in the right eye, yes his right eye. As he looked over his shoulder at me, and accellerating down and up out of a snow covered coulee.

In actual fact I was holding for the back of his head, and unfortuneately for him ,he looked back as the trigger broke.
At that time I was hunting every weekend, and I would do trips to the rifle range, to confirm zero, during the working week early evenings. So I a had alot of trigger time in Saskatchewan.

PS I used the same powder and bullet weight as you do......
A better choice for called in yodel dogs, I cannot think of...........
Cheers....
 
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Brutus,that's heck of a good shot on a little critter and running too.:cool:
One of the last yotes I got in PG was with a .338 about 40 yards or so as he was trotting away.:runaway:
End of story..puff of hair...Wiley was off to the big Acme store in the sky.:D
 
Thank you 303carbine my friend, but this was when I was varmint shooting on a regular basis, whenever I could in the Moose Jaw district....

Man, that is a great choice in a rifle, I am 100% sure you will not be disappointed....
 
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Beautiful little cartridge the .222 is. Used to own a 788 and a BSA varminter, and they where so accurate. Used to shoot .30" 5-shot groups @ 100yds with the BSA. The 788 was not far behind.
 
222 Remington penetration test

I was surprised when I did a penetration test with the 222 Remington today. I shot through a 5x8 piece of railway tie and into a pile of taped together phone books that measured about 5 or 6 inches.The bullet almost made it all the way through the books after going through 5 inches of wood. I weighed the bullet after we dug it out of the books and it weighed 19.6 grains, it started out as a 52 grain Sierra HPBT at a muzzle velocity of 3025 fps.Between 9 and 10 inches of penetration , I was pleasantly surprised at how well the little 222 did.:eek:The distance to target was 100 yards.
 
you can adjust the effect on target just by playing with the bullet. The Sierra MK/HPBT was the toughest bullet I ever shot through my 222 but will still open up a fair sized marmot at approx 150ish yds.

If you want splat, the Speer TNT, Vmax and Blitz will detonate on impact giving you the red mist effect on small varmints. 50gr and less would be ideal. Not LR bullets for sure.

For coyotes in closer, I would look at the Sierra to ensure it makes it through the fur. Further out, the Vmax/TNT would be my choice. The Amax should bridge the two.

Jerry
 
I load the 40gr Nosler BT's in mine. They're entertaining on gophers, and I feel that the extra few hundred fps compensate for the lower BC of these bullets, at least out to distances that the 222's good for.

Wind deflection in a moderate breeze even out to 200 yards is minimal, and certainly not enough to blow the bullet off a gopher-sized target.
 
I have been thinking of getting a 222 for my first centerfire due to its accuracy and reading this post sure makes me want one more than ever. Will it be around for a while or will it fade away?
 
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Will it be around for a while or will it fade away?
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The .222 isnt going anywhere...

I like a 50g NBT over 22g-24g of h-335 and a Federal SR primer in my .222's. I have found a really wide range of charges of h-335 that all shoot very well. The .222 makes me look good, you would think I knew what I was doing during load development.

Varget is my second choice followed by the wc-835 stuff from Higginsons.
 
Well, it's already fading away, and is pretty much bound for the realm of reloaders. Not that that's a problem, 222 brass is easily formed form 223 brass
 
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I had no problems finding brass or any loading componenets for my 222. I doubt it will fade away as it is just too good.I think the reason the bullets held together and penetrated so well is because of the lower than 22-250 velocity and the structure of the Sierra bullets.
 
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