probly dumb question but....

I may or may not have seen a spot for it on the shelf at P&D Enterprises, can't for the life of me remember if any ammo was in that spot. Doesn't really seem very popular, but I'm a .223 guy so few things compare in popularity anyways.
 
Before the .223 became popular, the .222 WAS popular. In fact, the .222 was the basis for the engineers that designed the first AR-15's before the US Army called them M-16's, but they wanted to make it ever so slightly different. But basically it's NEARLY but not quite the same cartridge. You can use the same projectiles for both cartridges if you reload your own...but sadly they won't or shouldn't be swapped in the wrong chamber.

Today, I'm guessing that finding boxes of .222 won't be all that plentiful, but again, if you roll your own, getting cases should be easy, and finding powders and projectiles woud be available anywhere you can buy reloading supplies.
 
Its around just not as common as 223. Alot of guys own a trip deuce. finding ammo at your local co-op can be hard but no where near impossible.

So just take enough ammo for the hunt plus a little more b/c none of us are as good of shot as we claim to be.
 
If you don't want to modify the rifle and you reload you can convert 223 brass into 222 brass. Really it's just bumping the shoulder down a bit and possibly neck turning the cases if they're too thick after the conversion. I know ammo availability is different in different parts of the country but around here I have seen 222 in every store that carries ammo (CTC, Walmart, LeBarons, SAIL, and small local gun shops).

223 to 222 conversion process:


 
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