222s, show yours

[Cbrown3020]

My oldie but a goodie. Smithed bye Ken Kleinendorst topped off with a 24x Unertl.

 

[20 TAC]

Here's mine. Remington Varmint Special 222. Have its big brother in 22-250 to.

Love that rifle, absolutely beautiful! I have one in 223 but would trade it in a heartbeat for a triple deuce.

 

[Pyscodog]

Love that rifle, absolutely beautiful! I have one in 223 but would trade it in a heartbeat for a triple deuce.

About 5 years ago I sold this rifle to my gunsmith/friend. I begged him to sell it back to me. A short while back I bought a Sako HB in 222 and he wanted it so I ended up selling it to him. A couple week later he said he had no use for two 222's and was going to sell the Remington. It cost me more than what I had originally sold it for but I did get it back. He said in the 5 years he had it he put 20 rounds through it. Its mint, looks like it was made yesterday. Totally 100% untouched from the Remington plant. Not a scratch or ding and the blueing is perfect. This one will never leave me again.

 

[Oso]

.222 Rem is a Gem of a cartridge.






A few years ago I bought this 1958 Sako L46 (.222) for a great price with the sole purpose of obtaining an additional “elusive” L46 magazine for my Deluxe L46. At the time the magazines were approaching $200 so what’s a few hundred more for a rifle…. The original owner was deceased and the son (+60 year old) was selling his father’s old rifle which had been long forgotten in the corner of a closet. Judging by the accumulation of dust/smutz this rifle had been sitting in closet for decades. It is a sleeper with a plain wood stock with a beaver tail forearm and fitted with an early Shilen stainless match barrel. His dad called it “Bread & Butter”, because with it he always won shooting competitions. I put an older Leupold target scope (36x) on top. After the 1st range trip it got moved over from parts gun to Keeper. It’s a tack driver.

 

[Leo_B]

Heres five of my 222s. When I was young my Uncle had a Sako Vixen and once and a while he would let me and my cousins handle it. It sat in one of those gun cabinets that looked more like furniture with glass doors. He had some other rifles but that 222 always centered my attention. I think it was because of how small the action and forend was and for some of the shots he made with that rifle. I spent much of days when I was teenager reading every hunting magazine and firearms magazine I could. I won Grand Champion at the country Fair with my 4-H steer when I was in the eighth grade and bought the ADL you see at the bottom. I guess I’ve always loved 222s, accurate, no recoil and just plain cool. Got one? Share a pic, I’d love to see what’s out there.

Top to bottom

Sako
Anschutz
Krico
Remington BDL from the 60s
Remington ADL from the 60s, it rode in every truck I’ve had since I could drive.

Five beautiful rifles. Wish I had a clone of the BDL.

 

[AckAck]

This weekend I just finished working on this one. Replaced the junk factory stock with this laminated one. Floated the barrel and bedded the action while I was at it.

 

[Infrequent Shooter]

This weekend I just finished working on this one. Replaced the junk factory stock with this laminated one. Floated the barrel and bedded the action while I was at it.

nicely done.

 

[Infrequent Shooter]

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My oldie but a goodie. Smithed bye Ken Kleinendorst topped off with a 24x Unertl.

barrel looks about 4.5 feet long!

 

[Cbrown3020]

barrel looks about 4.5 feet long!

I believe if memory serves me correctly it’s 21”

 

[Anchorite]

I really need to get to shooting my 222 again. This thread is a nice stroll down memory lane.

 

[troupe]

Dave, you have my permission to post a pick of my 222 when you get it close. Just can't wait to see it.

 

[Kiwishooter]

I've watched this thread from the start and no one has posted a pic of a left hand 222 yet, I have been looking for one for several years and they are not common, and back when the 222 was popular there were very few if any left hand 222's

 

[17VLD]

While not a 222,when I was back in Colorado I used to load ammo for a friend and his Dad. The Dad had a 7mm Magnum and it was a LH BDL Remington. That rifle was the best shooting factory gun I ever saw in a big game cartridge. Kiwi,I hope you find a LH 222 I've had a theory that perhaps they were put together with a little extra care .
Matt

 

[nakneker]

I've watched this thread from the start and no one has posted a pic of a left hand 222 yet, I have been looking for one for several years and they are not common, and back when the 222 was popular there were very few if any left hand 222's

I’ve never even thought about LH 222s. I’m sure there’s some out there be it far and few in between. I don’t know if you have a sako dealer down in NZ but I know Sako is offering the S90 in 222 and they make LH rifles. A dealer might able to order one up. The new Sako 90s come with a threaded barrel as an option, I’ve been eyeing a couple of them with 20” barrels for surpressor use.

 

[ricco1949]

I've watched this thread from the start and no one has posted a pic of a left hand 222 yet, I have been looking for one for several years and they are not common, and back when the 222 was popular there were very few if any left hand 222's

That's an easy one...get a left hand 223 and re-barrel/re-chamber it to 222.

 

[Ramblerman]

Here's an old 50s vintage L46 Sako 222 sporter with a decent piece of lumber...it shoots too.

It makes regular one holers at 50 and 100 yds and just yesterday took it to the indoor range and shot a .170' 3 shot at 50 yds with just a random reload. Shot about the same with another too