Hornady Superformance .222 Remington Ammunition

[Griffbl]

I have a minty 660 Remington in .222. I always loved these little rifles, and obviously Remington made very few .223's in either 660's or 600's and they are collectors today......So I thought I would try what .222 Factory ammunition I could find. (I have also considered re-chambering to .223 Rem, but I needed to know if I had a good barrel first). Found some Hornady Superformance and tried both 35 and 50 grain versions. The 35's Would NOT group. They were at best maybe 3" at 100 yards. SD's were the worst I have ever recorded at 71.4 FPS. Picture below of a 3 round group with the 50 grainers, and the snapshot of my Garmin Chrony showing the results of the 35 grain load three shot string. Obviously might just be my gun, but wanted you guys with .222's to see this.

 

[grry10]

I've always had a soft spot for the .222 Rem. My first was a Savage 340 and my current is a CZ 527. I have not put nearly as many rounds through the CZ as I did the Savage but it loves just about load with 50, 52, or 53 grain bullets.

 

[wvbuckbuster]

That group looks good. The 222 has a track record of being a grouper. Had a few over the years and like most rifles they do have preferences. There are some powders that are known to do well for the 222 being BLC-2, IMR4198 or H4198. As stated, bullets of 50-53 grs have always grouped best for me. If it was me, I'd keep it a 222 and enjoy it for what it is.

 

[Griffbl]

thank you. I haven't decided whether to re-chamber or not......lots to be said for leaving it as is Best Regards.

 

[Griffbl]

I've always had a soft spot for the .222 Rem. My first was a Savage 340 and my current is a CZ 527. I have not put nearly as many rounds through the CZ as I did the Savage but it loves just about load with 50, 52, or 53 grain bullets.

I had a 340 in .30-30...My first deer rifle!

 

[RL338]

I had a 340 in .30-30...My first deer rifle!

Yep have one as well

 

[Griffbl]

Too funny Mine was pretty homely. Not scoped. I have a question I have been thinking about for 50 years since I was 13. Mine did not seem to feed properly. So I purchased another magazine. Still did not feed properly. Now that I have been around guns for so long, I am wondering if the reason it did not feed properly was because I was not loading the magazine properly? With the .30-30 being a rimmed cartridge, I am wondering if I somehow loaded the magazine with not placing each cartridge's rim forward of the one underneath it. Therefore, the cartridge passing into the chamber would hang on the one underneath it. The Brits slanted the magazine boxes of the .303 to make it a bit easier in that regard. Am I on the right track with this? I no longer have a 340, but I always wanted to consciously load the magazine with each rim forward of the next to see if it cured my problem, so I could say: Yeah, I fixed it! Let me know if I am on the right track. Thank you