Obsolete Cartridge Considerations.

[AZZA'S HJ47]

222 rem Mag; it's a fantastic and still a very potent performer on small game.
I thought the 204 was just a fancy name for the 222 Rem. mag.
A fellow fox shooter had a Mannlicher Rifle in 222mag; shoot flies of pigs at 300yds!

Ideally id use it for hunting trips as opposed to a range gun i always take two just for the sake of being light weight and accurate not that my current 223 isnt accurate it weighs a tone so not really set us for scrub work

[pedro4977]

I have a .222 rem mag sako l461 with a 26" tobler barrel. It is getting over 3550 fps with win748 and 50g pills but that is maximum, but I load down a bit from that. Brass is still fairly easy to find, sako and rem. Best group last time I shot at the range was .292 5 shots. It is a better cartridge than the .223 with a bit more capacity and a longer neck, you won't be disappointed with this old timer, you just have to have fun reloading and experimenting to get the best out of it.

[Blr243]

A few months ago at night in a paddock I ran into a full time shooter useing a 222rem mag I think he said it was a sako 85 I was surprised to see him useing something that I thought was bordering on old/ obsolete. But then I saw him shoot , and he explained why he uses it instead of something else both him and the rifle were amazing and had me feeling like I need to go back to school ....a few times I mentioned that I will just hold the spotlight and he should do the shooting. He was the best I had ever seen. I didn’t want to have a go for fear of embarrassing myself

[AZZA'S HJ47]

Still in the consideration pile i love my 222 and could only imaging that the 222 rem mag would just be a more beefed up 222 with a longer neck for better concentricity than a 223. I have a large work bonus comming my way it may be the next one for my collection.

[deanp100]

A Brno in 222mag... you have my attention... never seen or heard of one.... any chance of a photo of the rare beast.....

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Hi Collector. I only just noticed this post about some photos. Are you still around, I’ll get some if you’re keen.?
Cheers
Deano

[bigrich]

Still in the consideration pile i love my 222 and could only imaging that the 222 rem mag would just be a more beefed up 222 with a longer neck for better concentricity than a 223. I have a large work bonus comming my way it may be the next one for my collection.

i agree with you azza , i like the idea of the long neck being a accuracy advantage with 222 , 222 mag would be a better thing than 223 i think as well

as far as obsolete cartridges, i knew a fella who had a 1903 oberndorf made turk mauser years ago ( this one wasn't remarked ankara on the receiver as most are ) and it was re chambered from 8x57 to 8mm rem mag ! it had to be loaded as a single shot cause the rounds were way too long for the magazine ! 8mm rem mag and 358 norma are interesting old school power houses