SCJ429 wrote:How does the 222 shoot with factory loaded ammo? Factory ammo is using brand new brass which is freshly annealed and would have high amounts of neck tension. Some shooters using factory ammo to go hunting and have good results from it.
You can usually reload once fired brass without resizing if you want. The brass should have enough spring back to hold the bullet.
i've never shot factory ammo, i've always loaded for it and got one hole accuracy at 100 out of it with new brass. truly phenominal at times . i've always neck sized fired brass when reloading . maybe a slight crimp or partial full length resize is in order . it could have a slight defect in the chamber maybe
for some unknown reason it's always shot best with fresh brass . it's just a qwerk of this rifle i guess . all my other rifles get tighter groups with reloaded fired brass. but as i've already said , clover leafs are good enough for a hunter ,and it shoots tighter than any of my other rifles anyway
all rifles are individual and i know this one well , and it's never let me down