Model 70 Standard .222 remington caliber


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PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2015 6:53 am
The stock on this rifle looks exactly the same shape as my my 1962 Remington .222 with one huge exception, mine has a raised and very attractive cheekpiece. It fits me quite perfectly even after all these years. Your barrel is somewhat longer on this Model 70 at 22 inches. Which is about the right length. The shorter barrel gives a louder muzzle blast but easily shoots a 1/2 MOA. I would never sell this rifle. It has a fairly figured stock too. It also has a steel but plate which I strongly favor in a lighter caliber.
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PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2015 4:51 am
I would agree 100% with your comments on accuracy, I don't own a more accurate rifle than my .222. Its not a problem for ammunition if you handload, .222 brass is not plentiful, but is available and it withstands being reloaded many times. I have reloaded my .222 Winchester brand brass many times, using either 50 gr. hornady vmax, 50 gr. spsx hornady and 53 gr. sierra match kings. I haven't yet needed to reject any cases after multiple loads (all more than 6 times). I have some Lapua brass that I will use to replace the Winchester stuff I'm currently using. Ideal bullet weights are between 50 and 53 grains for my 1 in 14" twist barrel. AA2230 powder works great for me with Remington small rifle primers. If you are interested in reloading... its probably not a bad combination to try as a starting point. The loads I have worked up to are 24 grains of AA2230 over 50 grain hornady bullets and 23.6 grains over 53 grain both of these yield very similar results in my rifle. Its really a shame that more rifles aren't being offered in this caliber, the average person can't afford any of the new rifles that are still chambering it.

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PostPosted: Mon May 18, 2015 12:03 am
I am going to try and save your data on hand loading the .222 Remington. I used to hand load and stopped as I began to wonder if I had enough safety in my loading. I am sure I did not. So I will have to get really geared up to resume. The .222 Remington would be the biggest reason to resume hand loading. I have even bought calibers like the .243 Winchester MOSTLY over close to it rounds like the 6mm Remington because the rounds were cheaper and available to purchase factory ammo. My THANKS to Skinner T!!

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PostPosted: Mon May 18, 2015 12:07 am
I have even looked at Dakota rifles partly due to two factors....handloading.... and being able to get the wood stock I want exactly! But the price tag is beyond what I can afford! That in fact is why I buy Model 70s now!

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