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222 Remington Ammo

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222 Remington Ammo | 222 Bullets from Brands like Hornady, Remington, and Federal! — 14 products / 14 models — Page 1

Remington introduced 222 Remington in 1950 alongside their Model 722 bolt-action rifle. Using a 50-grain bullet, 222 Remington ammo delivers optimal performance. At that weight, 222 bullets have a muzzle velocity 3,140 feet per second and 1,095 foot-pounds of energy. At 100 yards, velocity reduces to 2,601 fps and 751 ft-lbs of energy. Today, the rifle design is no longer in production, but 222 Remington ammo still trends among target shooters and varmint hunters.

What is a 222 Remington good for?

When 222 Remington was introduced, it was a brand new ammo design meant to fill a gap in small-bore cartridges. The round offered more velocity than .22 Hornet but wouldn't wear out a rifle as fast as the more powerful .220 Swift. With its flat trajectory and intermediate power, many shooters who adopted 222 Remington ammo early on used it for benchrest shooting. However, newer rounds like the dedicated benchrest round 6mm PPC are largely favored for the sport. Nonetheless, most manufacturers still recommend 222 Rem for hunting varmints and predators.

Do they still make 222 shells?

Since 222 Remington ammo was introduced in the 1950s, the market has been flooded with new and updated cartridge designs. Although it doesn't have the draw it once did, European shooters and reloaders all over the globe continue to favor 222 ammo. Today, reloading components like brass cases (or shells) and rifle bullets are widely available.

What is the difference between 222 & 223?

Today, 223 Remington is one of the most popular rifle cartridges in existence. That's because it's the standard chambering for the most popular rifle in the U.S., the AR-15. However, the 223's success is largely thanks to its innovative parent design, the 222 Remington.

Within a decade of introducing 222 Rem, Remington began offering more powerful versions like 222 Remington Magnum. In the early 1960s, the U.S. military selected one such variant, which used a stretched 222 case, for the newly adopted M16 rifle. In the military, it's known as 5.56 NATO, but the civilian version is the .223 Remington.

The biggest differences in the 222 and 223 cartridge designs is the overall length of the cartridge case. The 223 case is about one-tenth longer than the 222 case, so it allows for two more grains of case capacity. As a result, the 223 Remington can use a slightly larger bullet, which delivers four percent higher velocity and 17 percent more energy than a 222 bullet.

How far will a 222 rifle shoot?

The reach of a 222 bullet is wholly dependent on the cartridge design and the shooter's equipment. Some reloaders swapping stories online have reported hitting a bull's eye at the 500- and 800-yard range, but most ammo manufacturers report performance results out to 500 yards, most hunters say they trust 222 Remington ammo no further than 300 yards, and benchrest shooters, using 222 Rem, usually compete at the 100- to 200-yard range.

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At OpticsPlanet, we offer 222 Remington in a variety of configurations and by top brands like Federal Premium, Hornady, Nosler, and more. Buy ammo today on OpticsPlanet!

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Fiocchi Field Dynamics .222 50 Grain VMAX Brass Rifle Ammunition

List: $29.99 (Save 18%) $24.49 $1.22/Round

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Fiocchi Field Dynamics .222 50 Grain VMAX Brass Rifle Ammunition, 20, BT 1 Review

Caliber: .222 Remington
Number of Rounds: 20
Bullet Type: Boat Tail (BT)
Bullet Weight: 50 grain
Cartridge Case Material: Brass

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Hornady Superformance .222 Remington 35 Grain NTX Centerfire Rifle Ammunition

List: $38.68 (Save 16%) $32.49 $1.62/Round

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Hornady Superformance .222 Remington 35 Grain NTX Centerfire Rifle Ammunition, 20 1 Review

Caliber: .222 Remington
Number of Rounds: 20
Bullet Type: Frangible
Bullet Weight: 35 grain
Cartridge Case Material: Brass

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Hornady Superformance .222 Remington 50 Grain V-MAX Centerfire Rifle Ammunition

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Hornady Superformance .222 Remington 50 Grain V-MAX Centerfire Rifle Ammunition, 20 2 Reviews

Caliber: .222 Remington
Number of Rounds: 20
Bullet Type: Spitzer
Bullet Weight: 50 grain
Cartridge Case Material: Brass

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PPU Standard Rifle .222 Remington 50 Grain Soft Point Brass Cased Rifle Ammunition

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PPU Standard Rifle .222 Remington 50 Grain Soft Point Brass Cased Rifle Ammunition, 20, SP

Caliber: .222 Remington
Number of Rounds: 20
Bullet Type: Soft Point (SP)
Bullet Weight: 50 grain
Cartridge Case Material: Brass

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Lapua .222 Remington 55 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Brass Cased Rifle Ammunition

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Lapua .222 Remington 55 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Brass Cased Rifle Ammunition, 20, FMJ 1 Review

Caliber: .222 Remington
Number of Rounds: 20
Bullet Type: Full Metal Jacket (FMJ)
Bullet Weight: 55 grain
Cartridge Case Material: Brass

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Federal Premium Power-Shok .222 50 Grain Jacketed Soft Point Centerfire Rifle Ammunition

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Federal Premium Power-Shok .222 50 Grain Jacketed Soft Point Centerfire Rifle Ammunition, 20, JSP

Caliber: .222 Remington
Number of Rounds: 20
Bullet Type: Jacketed Soft Point (JSP)
Bullet Weight: 50 grain
Cartridge Case Material: Brass

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Sellier & Bellot 222 Remington 50 Grain Soft Point Rifle Ammunition

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Sellier & Bellot 222 Remington 50 Grain Soft Point Rifle Ammunition, 20, SP

Caliber: .222 Remington
Number of Rounds: 20
Bullet Type: Soft Point (SP)
Bullet Weight: 50 grain
Cartridge Case Material: Brass

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HSM Ammunition Varmint .222 Remington 40 Grain Hornady V-MAX Brass Cased Centerfire Rifle Ammunition

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HSM Ammunition Varmint .222 Remington 40 Grain Hornady V-MAX Brass Cased Centerfire Rifle Ammunition, 50

Caliber: .222 Remington
Number of Rounds: 50
Bullet Type: Polymer Tipped Boat Tail (PTBT)
Bullet Weight: 40 grain
Cartridge Case Material: Brass

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HSM Ammunition Varmint .222 Remington 50 Grain Hornady V-MAX Brass Cased Centerfire Rifle Ammunition

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HSM Ammunition Varmint .222 Remington 50 Grain Hornady V-MAX Brass Cased Centerfire Rifle Ammunition, 50

Caliber: .222 Remington
Number of Rounds: 50
Bullet Type: Polymer Tipped Boat Tail (PTBT)
Bullet Weight: 50 grain
Cartridge Case Material: Brass

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Lapua .222 Remington 55 Grain Soft Point Brass Cased Rifle Ammunition

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Lapua .222 Remington 55 Grain Soft Point Brass Cased Rifle Ammunition, 20, SP

Caliber: .222 Remington
Number of Rounds: 20
Bullet Type: Soft Point (SP)
Bullet Weight: 55 grain
Cartridge Case Material: Brass

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Nosler .222 Remington Flat Base Tipped 40 grain Brass Cased Rifle Ammunition

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Nosler .222 Remington Flat Base Tipped 40 grain Brass Cased Rifle Ammunition, 20, FBT

Caliber: .222 Remington
Number of Rounds: 20
Bullet Type: Flat Base Tipped (FBT)
Bullet Weight: 40 grain
Cartridge Case Material: Brass

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Winchester Super-X RIFLE .222 Remington 50 grain Jacketed Soft Point Brass Cased Centerfire Rifle Ammunition

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Winchester Super-X RIFLE .222 Remington 50 grain Jacketed Soft Point Brass Cased Centerfire Rifle Ammunition, 20, JSP

Caliber: .222 Remington
Number of Rounds: 20
Bullet Type: Jacketed Soft Point (JSP)
Bullet Weight: 50 grain
Cartridge Case Material: Brass

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Nosler Varmageddon 222 Rem 50gr Varmageddon Brass Centerfire Rifle Ammunition

List: $75.09 (Save 32%) $50.99 $2.55/Round

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Nosler Varmageddon 222 Rem 50gr Varmageddon Brass Centerfire Rifle Ammunition, 20, FBT

Caliber: .222 Remington
Number of Rounds: 20
Bullet Type: Flat Base Tipped (FBT)
Bullet Weight: 50 grain
Cartridge Case Material: Brass

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HSM Ammunition .222 Remington 50 Grain Hornady V-Max Jacketed Hollow Point Rifle Ammunition

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HSM Ammunition .222 Remington 50 Grain Hornady V-Max Jacketed Hollow Point Rifle Ammunition, 20, JHP

Caliber: .222 Remington
Number of Rounds: 20
Bullet Type: Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP)
Bullet Weight: 50 grain
Cartridge Case Material: Brass

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