Is the 222 remington cartridge obsolete?

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coyota1

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I am looking at another 722 Remington in 222, but I have been told by some that reselling the rifle would be a problem because the 222 is going obsolete. Is this a valid issue?
 
Only if you are going to sell it.

222Rem is an EXCELLENT cartridge.

222Rem chambers have been reamed to 223Rem, but leaves a ring in chamber.
Correct way is to set barrel back 1 thread pitch and re-chamber 223Rem.

Please don't abuse that 222 Rem rifle - its a great choice as is.

Reload and have a more accurate round than the 223 or 22-250.

222Rem's held National Records for YEARS.
 
Jimbob is correct. The .222 once ruled the benchrest game but since the introduction of the .223 for the military it has pretty much gone away along with the .222 Mag. You could always rechamber to the .223. I would go the reloading route.
 
Yes, from what I have heard the 222 is inherently more accurate than 223. I hand load the 223, I just need the dies for 222. I just don't want a white elephant that won't sell due to unpopularity. I plan on keeping the rifle (722 Remington), but I look at a gun purchase as an investment. Not many people know anything about the 722 either.
 
I wish I had bought the one I saw on consignment for like $200 a couple years ago..... gone now, and have not seen one since.
 
of course it's obsolete... it became so, as soon as the 223 became standardized... unfortunately no one told my gun that, as it still will put 3 shots touching at 100 yards
 
.222 is the easiest shooting, most productive little varmint round. A snap to reload, with a small appetite. Made for the precise shooter, just cheap and fun for the reloader, not so cheap otherwise. My 600 even stabilizes the milsurp 55 gr bullet, and that's inexpensive shooting.
 
If you want a gun you can easily resell, get a .223. If you want a classic, historically important varmint/benchrest round that you can admire forever, and that will probably still perform well, get the .222. Sorry, but you can't have everything in the same rifle.
 
If you want an investment, buy ammo and sell right before the election.

If you want a good .22 centerfire, at bargain basement price, a 722 in .222 would be the ticket.

It even eats less than a .223.

The only downside is that they did not use a very fast twist, IIRC- no heavy bullets ..... but if you can' kill a varmit with 55gr bullets..... I dunno ......

Also, the stocks on those will require a comb raising kit if you want to put very big glass on it, more than likely.
 
If you want an investment, buy ammo and sell right before the election.
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I'm afraid it's too late for this. Ammo prices already suck.

As far as too slow of twist, I don't mind shooting 45 gr in my 223, so I wouldn't mind with a 222.

I just don't want the gun to depreciate due to it being a 222. I personally like the gun more than I like some of the new rifles.
 
IIRC, it should have a 1:14" twist ..... 55gr might work if you push it fast enough (rpm's high enough). Might be hell on scarce brass, though.
 
Just about any bullet, regardless of weight, going near 3K f/sec will make any small animal go poof! ......

I was just thinking that .55gr FMJ tend to be cheaper.
 
Just about any bullet, regardless of weight, going near 3K f/sec will make any small animal go poof! ......
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Well, there you go. You made my point. I know I can buy bulk 55 sp. Don't no about 50 though, but I usually buy Hornaday by the hundreds anyway.
 
I wouldn't call the .222 remington obsolete. Savage just announced that they will be chambering their model 25 in .222 remington. I intend to get one when they become available.

Buy bulk brass from midway.com and reload, and ammunition will not be a problem. And if bulk .222 brass becomes unavailable, RCBS sells forming dies to make .222 remington from the ubiquitous .223 remington.
 
I'm sure brass will be available for the next 40 years if they discontinue the round. That's the first time I have heard of a new gun chambering 222.
 
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