.222rem load help
 

I was wondering if someone had a good load bullet combo they could recomend for Coyotes, Fox. Not all too worried about cape just hunt for fun along with target shoot at the range. I recently accuried the gun and just ordered some dies. Any help would be appreciated!

RE: .222rem load help
 

I like using IMR 3031 with a 50grn Nosler CT Silver tip.

23.5grns is listed as the max (compressed load) with this and it gives me very good sub 1" groups. @ 100yrds


To be honest that 222 is a great little round. I've tried 40grn coated vmax, 50 grn Sierra blitz and 55 grn Sierra blitzkings. They've all shot great, I really haven,t had a bullet or load that didnt group out of the gun.

Gun is nothing special, older 700 BDL I bedded and floated and took the trigger down to about 2lbs. It does good with Rem factory stuff also, Ive shot deer, foxes, crows and have always been happy with outcome from the round.

The thing I found that helped me the most is that I don't fully resize the casing Ineck sizeabout half way down the neck on the reloads and pretty much everything(I've tried)shoots good < 1" out of it at max powder loads.

RE: .222rem load help
 

222 is fun to reload for and not real picky.
I use 4895 and Hornady SX bullets for woodchucks

RE: .222rem load help
 

Which die should I buy?

RE: .222rem load help
 

What kind of reloading set up do you have?

I reloaded for my 222 like crazy and used Hornady SX bullets (50 grain) almost exclusively. I used mainly 4895 powder. Very accurate and bad news for any varmint target. My reloader was a rock chucker and rcbs dies.

RE: .222rem load help
 

Budget? I would get Hornady
Extra pennies? I would get Redding