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.222 Remington

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.222 Remington

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In 1950, Remington's Mike Walker created the 222 Remington from the ground up. It was designed to be used in a Remington Model 722 rifle, which he also designed. To put it another way, there were no parent cartridges accessible, but it did spawn an entire family of cartridges. The cartridge was swiftly adopted into the post-World War II firearms industry as a symbol of accuracy. When the US military needed a new small-bore rifle cartridge, Remington started with the.222 Remington and expanded it by around 20% in 1958 to create the.222 Remington Magnum in the Model 722 rifle. Although Remington discontinued the cartridge, Reed's Ammunition and Research in Oklahoma City continues to load it. The triple deuce, triple two, and treble two are all names for the.222 Remington cartridge. It is, in fact, a centerfire rifle cartridge that is still popular at short and medium ranges with favored bullet weights of 40–55 grains and muzzle velocity ranging from 3,000 to 3,500 feet per second (915–1,067 meters per second). This rimless cartridge, chambered in the Model 722 Remington, would feed correctly from a bolt-action magazine and provide a significant velocity boost above the. In comparison to the faster, the 22 Hornet has a far longer barrel life and less throat erosion. Swift 220 is a fast-paced game. Although you'll have a hard time finding the.222 Remington in current manufacturing in the United States, its derivative cartridges are among the world's most popular. In Europe, manufacturers such as Anschütz, Sako, Tikka, Steyr, Sauer, and Weihrauch still produce rifles in the.222 Remington caliber.

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.222 Remington Specs

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Technical Data

Height

1.70

Average FPS

3167

Average Grain

49

Average Energy

1091

Recoil

0.74

Ballistic Coefficient

206.25

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