Almost any combination shoots well, and many are spectacular. I soon learned that load requirements for the. I used the original RCBS set I purchased when I got the M700. 222 is a modest 46,000 CUP, which, no doubt, contributes to a. The SAAMI maximum pressure specification for the.
It still shoots as well now as it did in 1979. In the past 30 years I have hunted extensively with it in many states and used it as the test bed to wring out countless new bullets and powders. The M700's 24-inch barrel features a 1:14 twist, standard for the. Our test rifle is a Remington Model 700 ADL that I bought new in 1979, and a Weaver K8 has provided the sighting since then. 222's rimless, bottlenecked case has a relatively long neck of about 1.4 calibers, providing plenty of bearing surface for good bullet alignment, a critical component of accuracy. 222 Remington Magnum, not to mention many esoteric wildcats. 222 spawned an entire family of cartridges based on its case, such as the. 222 went on to set benchrest records for years (until the advent of the 6mm PPC). Long-time Remington employee and benchrest competitor Mike Walker, who headed up the M722 design team, is largely credited with the development of the.
The combination of great accuracy, low cost, mild report and absence of recoil made the M722 in.
222 ammunition was loaded with a new 50-grain softpoint bullet that delivered 3,140 fps and demolished 'chucks and other critters out to 250 yards. And at only $74.95, the M722 was inexpensive. 222 Remington, which had a 26-inch barrel. But it was the third chambering that garnered the most attention: the new. In 1950 Remington introduced the Model 722 in three calibers. Interest in all sorts of hunting and shooting was picking up steam, and returning GIs who were buying a new house and an assembly-line car and had a couple of crumb-crunchers to feed needed a rifle that wouldn't break the bank. Right after World War II, American gun companies got busy updating old designs and developing new ones. 222 Remington are available for just about anything: (from left) Nosler 35-gr.
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