Is the 222 remington cartridge obsolete?

@MattL46: I also had a sako L461 with a douglas ultra-rifled barrel, chambered for the .222. As you said, boringly accurate. It went to my son about 15 years ago, and I still miss it. I am now .222 -less, but hope to remedy that. Ruger is supposed to chamber their No 1A in .222 rem this year, and I have been watching for one.
 
A #1 in 222? Sweeeeettt! Yeah I'm a huge ruger fan. My dad has a #3 in the deuce magnum he built up before I was ever thought of its nicer than most #1's you can buy. Its a real beaut. Love it to say the least. I'd like to get ahold of an abused low wall winchester and build a deuce on that. How do you like that idea. One that was far from original that is.
 
CVC gorgeous rifle. Sure like those deluxe models. I have a very low number 7xxx are you part of the sako collectors club?
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I didn't take the time to read this whole thread. I read the first page and given the volume of 222 fans here I thought I may offer to help some of you. At my local hardware store there are a couple boxes of hornady 222 ammo. He doesn't mark up his prices so no worries about getting gouged. If someone needs ammo I'd be happy to pick it up and mail it for you. Pm me here if you need some.
 
@mdd: Thanks for being so thoughtful to the forum members. The .222 remington still seems to be available here.

@MattL46: Thanks for the picture. Except at the rear of the action, it looks like the one I had. The "promised" ruger 1A is supposed to have a 1 in 9 inch twist, which means it should be able to handle the heavier bullets.
 
Around here .222 is easier to find than .223 LOL!

My grandpa has an old Savage bolt action in .222, it's a nice accurate little shooter for something with just rifle sights!
 
Hammie if I understood correctly that round safety lever wasn't on too many of the sakos. As you can see mine was already moved to the right side which happened about serial 5xxx somewhere in there. I love my little sako.
 
coyota1 said:
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.
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I know this is an old thread, but when it re-surfaced on the .222 I started reading. I am surprised that people find a gun they like & worry about buying a "white elephant". I have found that if you buy a decent gun at a fair price (notice I didn't say bargain) you will pretty much be able to break-even if not make a buck or two if later you find the need to sell. Put a Rem 722/.222 up for sale or take it to a gun show & you'll be making a deal pretty quick.

FWIW...

..bug;)

BTW: anyone have any 7x61 S&H or .41 Mag white elephants they need to dump?
 
Someone up above referred to 'inferior ballistics'. Oh, really? Then I suppose the .22 short is inferior, too? Each cartridge is what is, that's all. It can be applied to an appropriate use. I happen to be in the camp that thinks the .222 Rem is one of the finest cartridges ever developed. Gonna go elephant hunting with it? Naw, prolly not. But crows, squirrels, p-dawgs, whistle pigs, pop cans, and a host of other targets succumb to it just fine. And, it is economical, fun, and a cartridge that the kids can easily master reloading and shooting. Obsolete? Not hardly!
 
I actually like cases with long necks, when it comes to chambering longer heavier bullets, though a "normal 222" wouldn't have the twist rate, it is as conductive to a fast twist alteration, as my fast twist Hornet conversions were...
 
There's two phases for cartridges on the way out:

Obsolescent means that nobody produces rifles for it anymore.

Obsolete means that nobody produces ammunition for it anymore.

The 222 is neither. Savage has two models of the 25 in it, Ruger has the No.1 Light Sporter. Midway carries 19 different loads by 9 different manufacturers.

Now it's definitely a legacy cartridge. The 223 pretty much took over its niche. But it's a long way from obsolete.
 
@Mattl46: I didn't know that about the sako safeties on the earlier actions. Interesting.

@sundog: Yes I had to laugh at the "inferior ballistics", too. I guess I should go sell my .221, and two hornets because they're inferior and it's unmanly to own them.

Also, I hadn't heard the 7 x 61 Sharpe and Hart mentioned for a long time. I wonder if it's still in the current loading manuals? Although I would bet you could find data on it in back issues of Handloader magazine.

And I like bumblebug's characterization of "legacy cartridge". I'm going to borrow that term.
 
Yeah hammie very very interesting. Hardly any two were alike. The earliest ones had a left side safety and it was styled a little differently. Then they moved to the right side. Then my understanding don't quote me there were a few different style safety levers.
 
.222 Rem brass is still available

222 brass
I still have this available if anyone is interested:
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... 360 pcs .222Rem brass (Remington headstamp).
... 40 rounds old .222Rem factory loads Remington R222R3 50gr PowerLoct HP.
... 11 pcs. .22-250Rem mixed brass.
... 16 rounds .22-250Rem old reloads marked, by my uncle, "55 gr Rem HP, 35.5 gr 4064".

If you might be interested email me sat: VA.Bowhunter@Verizon.net

Thanks for your time,
Mike
 
TomL said:
Sure wish I still had my Rem 600 in .222!
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Me too, except I never had one! I'd even take one of those Rem 600 white elephant 6.5 Rem Mag or .350 rem mags. It just goes to show you, that one of these rifles, the caliber popular or not, would be quite valuable!

BTW: I thought the rib was a nice touch, although many think it is "cheesy".:)

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why this thread can't be "old". It was just the other day I put it away for the winter. Brought it to work with me for the summer and just got it out and loaded a few rounds. Plan on packing it everywhere I go.
 
I've had a Rem 700 in 222 for 30 some years. Don't shoot it much anymore. It's killed a lot of ground hogs. Sierra 50gr Blitz shoots good and Sierra 50gr match shoot better. Blitz or Hornady SX are better for ground hogs.
 
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