Loads for the 222?
- Thread starter Billy The Kid
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222 Remington loads
Hi there Billy,
52 grain Sierra HPBT over 23 grains of H335 gave good accuracy in my .222
Also 23 grains of IMR 4895 with a Hornady 60 grain bullet.
20 grains of IMR 3031 and a 50 grain Nosler HPBT
52 grain Sierra HPBT and 22 grains of IMR 4064
Federal 205 small rifle primers were used.
Hi there Billy,
52 grain Sierra HPBT over 23 grains of H335 gave good accuracy in my .222
Also 23 grains of IMR 4895 with a Hornady 60 grain bullet.
20 grains of IMR 3031 and a 50 grain Nosler HPBT
52 grain Sierra HPBT and 22 grains of IMR 4064
Federal 205 small rifle primers were used.
My "Go To" load for my .222 is 22.5 grains H-322 under a 52 grain Hornady A-Max with CCI BR primers. This is for my Remington 700 BDL.
My SAKO however favours a 40 grain Sierra HP with 24 grains of H-322 or 22 grains of IMR 4198 with Remington 7 1/2 BR primers.
My SAKO however favours a 40 grain Sierra HP with 24 grains of H-322 or 22 grains of IMR 4198 with Remington 7 1/2 BR primers.
I used 26 gr of BLC-2 , 50 gr hornady V-MAX, Rem brass and magnum small rifle primers. I sighted in today and was more than happy with the results. I shot 3 shot groups that were .5 of an inch and a five shot group of .75 inches. It was pretty windy and i was getting some drift at 100 yds. Some ppl told me the BLC-2 is temp. sensitive but the magnum primers seemed to do the trick.
