bigrich wrote:hey fellas , just curious as to whether any of you guys use 22mag , what you use it for and any opinions/veiws that you think are relevant . the ammo available these days has the potential to make the mag far more accurate than in the past from what i'm seeing , with proper jacketed projectiles as opposed to the old copper washed that were available when i was a kid .cheers
eddievic wrote:The 22mag is good for foxes and smaller animals. I had one honestly didn't really get used. The cost of ammo is near enough of 223. and like all rimfire need to test a lot of different types of ammo to find a good one... unless you get lucky.
Probably good for someone who is limited to rimfires.
Thanks
bladeracer wrote:eddievic wrote:The 22mag is good for foxes and smaller animals. I had one honestly didn't really get used. The cost of ammo is near enough of 223. and like all rimfire need to test a lot of different types of ammo to find a good one... unless you get lucky.
Probably good for someone who is limited to rimfires.
Thanks
I had a WMR as well and rarely used it. I had a .222Rem that shot reduced loads more accurately than the WMR.
animalpest wrote:I have found in my rifle that Hornady 30 gr V-Max will group under 0.5" at [75m].
bigrich wrote:22 mag does hold appeal for me as something i don't have to reload for , that isn't overly loud and as a preivious poster said they can knock a pig with a well placed shot . they don't have the range of a 17hmr but they can tackle much bigger game . hmmm . i think a 22mag isn't a bad idea after all .......
some of you guys are a bad influence on me
Oldbloke wrote:Mate, stick to the 222 and down load it. 22 mag was never known for its accuracy. But some AR2206H should do the trick
mickb wrote:Oldbloke wrote:Mate, stick to the 222 and down load it. 22 mag was never known for its accuracy. But some AR2206H should do the trick
My mate looked at this but they end up a bit noisier as 222 even with reduced load is 3x the powder. 22 WMR has only 5-6 grains in the case.
mickb wrote:Oldbloke wrote:Mate, stick to the 222 and down load it. 22 mag was never known for its accuracy. But some AR2206H should do the trick
My mate looked at this but they end up a bit noisier as 222 even with reduced load is 3x the powder. 22 WMR has only 5-6 grains in the case.
mickb wrote:Thats why I didnt say pistol/shotguns powders in 222 fellas. Comment was AR2206H
Trailboss for the record I dont think would get 22WMR speeds.
Red dot, bullseye, AP50 will all work in bigger cases yes and get the speed. But I'd be interested to know if they are markedly more accurate than 22WMR? Thats a small amount of powder rattling around in a big case. It will ignite safely but how stable is the velocity spread? Shot any groups with that one old bloke?
bigrich wrote:i was giving some thought to reduced 222 loads , and considered projectile performance , or lack of ,in terms of expansion . then i remembered about thin jacketed hornet specific projectiles . but damn, my 222 was rebarreled with 1-12 twist . it doesn't like the light bullets that much . i'm thinking more about getting a fresh 1-14 twist for it .
40 vmax's shoot awesome one hole groups with that twist as well
Oldbloke wrote:Fair question. From memory.
Case is a little over 50% full. So should be safe.
1" @ 75 yards. About 4" drop @ 75 yards from normal 223 load. If your keen I have pics of groups some where.
mickb wrote:Oldbloke wrote:Fair question. From memory.
Case is a little over 50% full. So should be safe.
1" @ 75 yards. About 4" drop @ 75 yards from normal 223 load. If your keen I have pics of groups some where.
I was talking about the 7.6 grain load of AS-50