I like to show off this group when I get a chance, to show how forgiving the 222 cartridge can be. This rifle was a seventies vintage, all stock except for sitting in a newer Remington tupperware stock. At this point it had untold thousands of rounds down the tube with three inches of fire-cracking just past the throat.
I happened to have some of the little 35 gr V-Max's on hand that I had been using in my Bee, and decided to jam them on top of the same powder charge that I was loading with 40 grainers in the 222. Just to see what might happen.Ya just never know. jd
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My son has an even older Sako L56 Mk 5 (1959) that shoots just as well, into the 0.3's all day long but only with one pill, a Hornady #2240 FB 50gr SP stoked moderately with ADI 2207.
Try as I might it just won't swallow anything boat tail ! Furking thing !
