222 Improved

[JerryMay]

Anybody out there had any dealings with the 222 Improved? I'm shooting a 221 Fireball at the moment, it shoots really well with 45g Berger match bullets but not with 50 and 52's so I am going to re-chamber in 222 Improved to get the fps up.

Jerry,,UK)

 

[BradY]

Why not go for a match 223 chamber with a twist suited for varminting to shoot your 50-55gr bullets

 

[jdavis62]

l think Walt Berger used this round in B.R.comp. at lest one
season and done well with it..
maybe could get some help over on B.R. board....
Jon D.

 

[Bob3700]

Jerry,

Many years ago the "Hot Cart" was the 222x35. That was a 222 with a 35 degree shoulder. I am sure that there are plenty of these reamers out there that are gathering dust.

Check with some of the older BR gunsmiths.

Bob

 

[rstreich]

Ray,Cheechako) has posted a few times on 222 variants. There's sort of a compendium of his writeups here with the 222 at the top of the page. I know he's mentioned others and, if he stops by this thread, he might list some more.

Maybe someday we'll get lucky and Ray will make a brain and photo dump into a book for all of us.

My favorite 222 Improved, however, is the 223.

Jerry, can you still get RWS 222 brass in Europe?

robert