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12-05-2004, 09:06 AM
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222 rem loading with win 64 gr?
Hi
I want to load some winchester 64 gr .224bullets for my 222 remington Brno fox and my son's Tikka ,but I can't find any data in reloading books!! this load shall be used for deer hunting( scandinavian roe bucks are half big as north american deers) . if you have tried this combination and have som good reloading data, please share it with me- cheers danny 
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#2
12-05-2004, 09:45 AM
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There is data for a 62 gr bullet at http://www.norma.cc/nladdtab/222rem.htm
Also some 69 gr loads at http://www.loadyourown.com/loaddata/sresults.asp More data at http://www.stevespages.com/224_5_63.html As one can see roe deer are not quite as large as some whitetail deer http://www.geocities.com/magicgoatman/roedeer.html Last edited by Mike Moss; 12-05-2004 at 09:59 AM.
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12-05-2004, 07:56 PM
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Danny,
I wouldn`t get carried away loading up a bunch of 69 grn. bullerts for the .222. I doubt that you will get any accuracy from them as most of the .222`s have a 1 in 14 twist rate and it will usually take a 1 in 9 twist rate to stablize them. You will usually get your best accuracy in the .222 with 50 grn. bullets, unless you have a special twist in your gun.
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#4
12-06-2004, 03:59 AM
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I share Catfish's view. What is the twist in your .222Rem.? Mine is a Remington 40XBBR with a 1 in 14" twist, and it just simply isn't that accurate with any load above 55gr. in bullet weight. You'll require a much faster twist to shoot the heavier bullets. Best wishes.
Cal - Montreal
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#5
12-11-2004, 07:34 AM
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Catfish is right! I had a Rem. 722 in .222 which I rechambered to .223. The 1/14" twist would not permit any accuracy with long pointed bullets over 55 grains, and this includes the old NATO ball round that uses a 55-grain spitzer boattail. However, it did shoot the Speer semi-spitzer 70 grain softpoint bullet, which is shorter, with acceptable accuracy. You'd find that Speer 70 grainer OK for Rehbock!
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"It seems very difficult to impress most reloaders with the fact that every rifle is an individual, and what proves to be a maximum load in one may be quite mild in another, and vice versa." Bob Hagel, GAME LOADS AND "PRACTICAL BALLISTICS FOR THE AMERICAN HUNTER, 1977 The inmates are still running the asylum! "If you are 20 years old and not a liberal, you have no heart. If you are 40 and not a conservative, you have no brain!" W. Churchill 
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#6
12-26-2004, 05:20 AM
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222r
Hi guys
Merry christmas to you. as we know 1/14 is too slow for 55 gr+,but which twist rate should i choose for a new barrel for my brno ? i want it too shoot factory loads 50-55 gr and as well as handloads upp to 70 gr. would a 1/12 twist be a good choice? or should i go to 1/10? all the best danny
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#7
12-26-2004, 08:59 PM
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Danny,
They say it's the length of the bullet and not it's weight that's the limit for a twist. If you already have the 64 gr Win bullets then give them a try. The 63 gr Sierra would stabilize in an old 222. Don't rebarrel the rifle just to shoot a big game bullet out of a small varmint rifle. Either use the 222 for pests as it is or sell it and get a bigger gun.
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#8
12-30-2004, 04:16 PM
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Danny, if you have a 1/14" twist, as MOST .222 Rems do, any bullet the length of the NATO G.I. 55-grain ball is too long to be stabilized. If you want to shoot Rehbock with a .222, use a 53 or 55-grain FLATBASE Barnes X bullet or Speer 70-grain Even the 60 grain Nosler Partition and the 64-grain Winchester are too long. I know. I tried to shoot them in a 1/14" twist .222 barrel that had been rechambered to .223 Rem. Despite the higher velocities produced by the .223 case, accuracy was poor -a lot of tumbling. Actually, the 70-grain Speer semipointed flatbased bullet shot better in the 1/14" twist. And it will kill deer, since that's what it was designed for.
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"It seems very difficult to impress most reloaders with the fact that every rifle is an individual, and what proves to be a maximum load in one may be quite mild in another, and vice versa." Bob Hagel, GAME LOADS AND "PRACTICAL BALLISTICS FOR THE AMERICAN HUNTER, 1977 The inmates are still running the asylum! "If you are 20 years old and not a liberal, you have no heart. If you are 40 and not a conservative, you have no brain!" W. Churchill
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#9
01-09-2005, 01:21 AM
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.222 heavier bullets
danny pay;
...load a few rounds with the bullets you have. Had a Savage 340 in .222 (1 in 14 twist) that shot the Rem. factory 63 gr. great!! ...Ball C 2 is a good .222 powder. Start at about 21 gr. and work up carefully.
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#10
07-28-2005, 08:45 PM
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can someone tell me how a 55 gr works in a 222 and im sure its 1 in 14 cause its a plain jane 222 rem 700 adl - this is the only gr bullet i have in 22 but if suggested i will get some smaller 22 - i am going to try two loads with it to start with unless you say the 55 are too long - i am using factory winchester brass and winchester primers - first powder and load will be 748 with 24 gr and the nosler 55 bt and the second will be h322 - 22 gr with same 55 gr noslers - i will try these unless told otherwise and if you think i should give benchrest primers a try i will or if i should change my powder amounts - really any suggestions would be great especially if you are shooting a 700 - i am getting my info out of noslers latest book and that h 322 was the most accurate tried in the book if that means anything - thanks scoot
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