jdsingleshot
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My Walmart had a bunch of Remington .222 boxes on the shelf today.
The difference is in the longer case neck on the .222 Rem.So .222 has a reputation for stellar accuracy. Is there any science behind that, such that the cartridge itself leads to better accuracy? Another way of saying that, with 2 rifles with
exactly the same components, same case headstamp, primer, and bullet, will the .222 always shoot tighter groups than .223?
My thinking is it shouldn't if everything else is the same, but I've never owned a .222.
That seems to be the choice in bench-rest rifles.
yupIm sorta waiting for the 22 Creedmoor to get more established… seems like a amazing cartridge
My LAR 8 is a wylde chamberI recommend a .223 accley improved so you can shoot .223 Rem and .556 NATO
The .223 looks like a 300 wm. The most harsh rifle I've owned. Through the wonders of handloading it identified as a 300 savage. I loaned it out and left it that way.I always wanted a Remington 700 in .222 Remington in my younger days. In my fantasy world it would have been the perfect ranch-truck gun-rack rifle for bumping about the pastures during lambing/calving seasons.
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A .222 looks like a mini .30/06, which is just about the perfect sporting rifle round in my eyes.
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My LAR 8 is a wylde chamber
Yup, all shoulder, no neck. (Sounds like an offensive lineman!The .223 looks like a 300 wm. The most harsh rifle I've owned. Through the wonders of handloading it identified as a 300 savage. I loaned it out and left it that way.
1:10 to 1:12 is probably ideal if you keep your pellets small.