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Developed in 1950 by Mike Walker the deuce is one of the most popular benchrest/varmint cartridges ever developed.
I have always had a fondness for the deuce. My first centerfire rifle was a Rem 722 that I still have. I started practicing benchrest with my .222 in 1972 with my buddy George Raymond. He was shooting a HV benchrest gun in .222. I still shoot BR with George at San Gabriel. Now we shoot PPC's. But for 3 years I shot my 722. Back then George agg'd in the 3's most of the time but could turn it on at Phoenix or Richmond with a 2 agg with his .222 winning several State and Regional Championships. I could agg in the 5's on a good day. We could not set wind flags at West End Gun Club because we shot over a wash. Shot mirage instead.
One thing I learned about the deuce quick was that good brass was the most important thing with a deuce. Guys would buy a couple hundred either Remington or Winchester brass and sort them out. They were checking for body and neck run-out. Out of 200 cases you might get 7 or 8 lots of 20 that were good for Load Development. The other cases could be sold to a Varmint Hunter that could less about consistency especially since most of it would end up in the dirt anyway.
Powders
Powder was crucial in .222 Load Development. Several that I liked were BL-C, 4198, 4895, 748, RL 7, H322. Weighing powder with 4198 wasn't a bad idea. The other powders metered fine with
a Lyman/Culver thrower.
Bullets
Speer, Sierra, Remington or Custom all around 52 grn.
Primers
Rem 7 1/2 usually with WSR, Federal, and CCI seeing some use.
Barrels
Hart, Shilen, Sherer, Atkinson and later McMillan, and H&S Precision. Pride barrels preceded my time but they were sweet.
Stocks
Wood or Brown/Six, later McMillan.
Scopes
Lyman, Redfield, Unertl, Remington, later Leupold.
Triggers
Remington 2 ounce several good ones.
I still feel a deuce will finish in the middle of the pack at most BR Shoots. Most shooters of my experience shot a deuce and won with it. My next Thread will be on the 6X47 another Remington jewell that lasted 25 years in BR competition before the PPC pushed it off the cliff.
Stephen Perry
Angeles BR
Developed in 1950 by Mike Walker the deuce is one of the most popular benchrest/varmint cartridges ever developed.
I have always had a fondness for the deuce. My first centerfire rifle was a Rem 722 that I still have. I started practicing benchrest with my .222 in 1972 with my buddy George Raymond. He was shooting a HV benchrest gun in .222. I still shoot BR with George at San Gabriel. Now we shoot PPC's. But for 3 years I shot my 722. Back then George agg'd in the 3's most of the time but could turn it on at Phoenix or Richmond with a 2 agg with his .222 winning several State and Regional Championships. I could agg in the 5's on a good day. We could not set wind flags at West End Gun Club because we shot over a wash. Shot mirage instead.
One thing I learned about the deuce quick was that good brass was the most important thing with a deuce. Guys would buy a couple hundred either Remington or Winchester brass and sort them out. They were checking for body and neck run-out. Out of 200 cases you might get 7 or 8 lots of 20 that were good for Load Development. The other cases could be sold to a Varmint Hunter that could less about consistency especially since most of it would end up in the dirt anyway.
Powders
Powder was crucial in .222 Load Development. Several that I liked were BL-C, 4198, 4895, 748, RL 7, H322. Weighing powder with 4198 wasn't a bad idea. The other powders metered fine with
a Lyman/Culver thrower.
Bullets
Speer, Sierra, Remington or Custom all around 52 grn.
Primers
Rem 7 1/2 usually with WSR, Federal, and CCI seeing some use.
Barrels
Hart, Shilen, Sherer, Atkinson and later McMillan, and H&S Precision. Pride barrels preceded my time but they were sweet.
Stocks
Wood or Brown/Six, later McMillan.
Scopes
Lyman, Redfield, Unertl, Remington, later Leupold.
Triggers
Remington 2 ounce several good ones.
I still feel a deuce will finish in the middle of the pack at most BR Shoots. Most shooters of my experience shot a deuce and won with it. My next Thread will be on the 6X47 another Remington jewell that lasted 25 years in BR competition before the PPC pushed it off the cliff.
Stephen Perry
Angeles BR
