Thread: .222 turning back the clock

@doinit awesome ! That’s what the forums about. Keep those pics coming. Is that a sako vixen ?

Should've said..1.White Bull Mt Cook region early 70's
2.Wandering the high ground Monarch .222
3 Coupla ok's...... Hopkins area.Brno Fox.
4 An ol mate , BSA Hunter .222
5 Young doinit..BSA Monarch

Originally Posted by Nathan F

@doinit awesome ! That’s what the forums about. Keep those pics coming. Is that a sako vixen ?

Na Nathan one Brno and then BSA's.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Red and black pkts, 50 grn. Imported. Anything imported was the bees knees. That and Sako were the 2 main brands around in te 60's. Maybe Hertenberg was less common. Used to get mine from a shop in Marton.

Edit. It was Hertennberger. Not Hertenberg. Made in Austria.

They make good 81mm Morter ammo too

Originally Posted by doinit

Na Nathan one Brno and then BSA's.

Very cool

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Himmm good to see you guys not letting the ich’s fester!

Is this a good price? https://www.guntrader.uk/guns/rifles...10511164412005

The lack of a muzzle end picture suggests it has probably been threaded+chopped and lost it's front iron sights.

I would check the barrel condition out too before buying.

Don't know about the UK Al configuration,but the kiwi Al imports didn't wear irons.Only the fixens did here
Don't know about the Pommy AIs,but the kiwi Al imports didn't wear irons.Only the earlier Vixens had em over here

Greetings All,
Most of us either had not been born or, in my case, was not paying attention when the .222 appeared early in 1950. It was revolutionary at the time when most of the cartridges we know today did not exist. Bolt action offerings in .22 were mostly limited to the .22 Hornet and the .220 Swift. In US affordable rifles few cartridges were offered between .22 and .270. I believe that the .222 was intended as a varmint cartridge (Mike Walker may have had a different idea) but was soon pressed into service as a bench rest cartridge where it reigned supreme until the 6mm PPC displaced it. In NZ, as we know, it was used by the cullers and meat hunters. It is as good as it ever was, perhaps a little better, but is now shaded by the .223 for most. The good thing is that due to the tiny charge of powder barrels last a very long time if not neglected. Rifles should be with us for a very long time. I wish I had one.
Regards Grandpamac.

Thought this might help.

A couple more on the controversial one lol.
1.. Old packhorse ,couple of Parker Hale .222's..Blue Mts.
2..Youngish Bull shot up the Matukituki ,first Thar I'd ever seen in there at the time..Monarch .222
3..Not so old packhorse,Blue Mts,.222 Monarch.
4..Bunny hunter set up for those times,early 10-22 & Monarck .222

Originally Posted by doinit

A couple more on the controversial one lol.
1.. Old packhorse ,couple of Parker Hale .222's..Blue Mts.
2..Youngish Bull shot up the Matukituki ,first Thar I'd ever seen in there at the time..Monarch .222
3..Not so old packhorse,Blue Mts,.222 Monarch.
4..Bunny hunter set up for those times,early 10-22 & Monarck .222

Thats good shit. Were you meat hunting for the trade in the Blue Mnts? No ears?

Originally Posted by Tahr

Thats good shit. Were you meat hunting for the trade in the Blue Mnts? No ears?

Myself and a couple of others thrashed the place literally, we had taken leave from the Wallaby Board at the time as it hit the 1$ per pound.
No ears....everything went at the chiller,was some crappy shot stuff weighed in at times although we tried for clean shot as a rule.
We moved up to reds after several Months,,mad times lol.

We shacked up here for some time..cool old hut.
Showin off after an early morn shoot,coupla mates.

The good ole days

Choice old time pics, those were the days alright , will never be like that again to much bullshit to put up with these days.