Haven’t some mentioned H4895 as being a sleeper for the triple deuce?
222 REM 100 200 YD Benchrest
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Mike Walker recommended 4895 with 52-53g bullets.
Here’s some info:
www.handloadermagazine.com
Here’s some info:
Handloading the .222 Remington | Handloader Magazine
www.handloadermagazine.com
From Shooting Times: about the small group record that stood for 40 years the 222 that Mac McMillan shot.
“I first became aware of the McMillans about 35 years ago when reading about a group shot by Mac in an NBRSA-sanctioned match at the Skunk Creek rifle range near Phoenix. The date was September 23, 1973, (Mac's 59th birthday) and he was shooting a 10.5-pound Light Varmint class rifle in .222 Remington. It was just about an all-McMillan rifle. Mac had built the action, and brother Pat had designed it. The rifle also had a barrel made by Pat and a fiberglass stock built by brother Gale. It wore a Leupold 12X scope that had been bumped to 24X by Wally Siebert. The dies used by Mac to make his 50-grain bullets from J4 jackets were also made by Pat. Mac's competition load consisted of Remington cases, 23.5 grains of Hodgdon BL-C (Lot No. 1), and a prototype primer that would soon thereafter be introduced by CCI as the BR-4.”
“I first became aware of the McMillans about 35 years ago when reading about a group shot by Mac in an NBRSA-sanctioned match at the Skunk Creek rifle range near Phoenix. The date was September 23, 1973, (Mac's 59th birthday) and he was shooting a 10.5-pound Light Varmint class rifle in .222 Remington. It was just about an all-McMillan rifle. Mac had built the action, and brother Pat had designed it. The rifle also had a barrel made by Pat and a fiberglass stock built by brother Gale. It wore a Leupold 12X scope that had been bumped to 24X by Wally Siebert. The dies used by Mac to make his 50-grain bullets from J4 jackets were also made by Pat. Mac's competition load consisted of Remington cases, 23.5 grains of Hodgdon BL-C (Lot No. 1), and a prototype primer that would soon thereafter be introduced by CCI as the BR-4.”
I’ve used BL-C2, H335 and H4198. They all work well.
I’m hoping that this will come around, and Lapua will produce brass again.
jelenko
Gold $$ Contributor
Wait. Hodgdon owns IMR. How did IMR buy Hodgdon?
It was announced at the shot show that H-4895 and H-4198 would soon be available, my post. OP made the statement about IMR/Hodgdon. My understanding is that Hodgdon packages Ramshot and IMR powders as well as the Hodgdon line.
dgeesaman
Gold $$ Contributor
Very much so; Lapua hasn't made any in a few years. Necking down .223 brass (still not easy to find Lapua, but at least there are other options) tends to create hearty donuts.
N133 is shooting well for me in 222.
I did get quite a bit of Winchester 222 brass from RMR during a recent sale, but it looks like it is all sold out.
In my rifle, so far the homemade brass is shooting slightly better than the Winchester. I would guess that is because of the light neck turning on the FC brass.
I'm not a serious competitor, so I make my own from FC headstamp Federal brass. Tried Starline and that didn't go so well.
I did get quite a bit of Winchester 222 brass from RMR during a recent sale, but it looks like it is all sold out.
In my rifle, so far the homemade brass is shooting slightly better than the Winchester. I would guess that is because of the light neck turning on the FC brass.
That statement is false. Hodgdon Powder bought the IMR brand. H4198 and IMR4198 are made in completely different factories separated by roughly half the globe.
ELR LVR
Silver $$ Contributor
W-748,
50gr Sierra Spitzers perform really well in mine
My bullets are still the cardboard packed vintage
Nowadays it looks like they're called the "Blitz varminter"
Anyhow, Sierra states these bullets in the 222 or 223 often rival their Matchkings in accuracy
I have found this to be true
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