Thread: Fast Twist 222

Originally Posted by charliehorse

Haven't shot it yet?

I've shot mine with 45 grainers i had on hand.
Just got some 55s now to try

Originally Posted by akaroa1

I've shot mine with 45 grainers i had on hand.
Just got some 55s now to try

I finally got around to doing some loads for the 222R
Hornady 55 SP
BM2 22.0 grains
Bertram 222R brass

I just picked a mid range load because I don't want to squander components
And it's a sub 6 pound Contender carbine so not really a 1/4 moa platform.

But all 4 groups were sub 3/4 moa at 100m
I will test terminal performance now on animals.
If the 55 SPs work ok I will buy some more and do a little more load work.
But don't really expect the load could be improved much more.
Scope could definitely be upgraded
Shooter could do with a bit of rust knocked off