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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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