222 Remington:
Introduced in 1950, the 222 Remington was a completely new 22 caliber center fire rifle cartridge design. And, in the United States of America it was seen as the first rimless 22 cal center fire cartridge.
Because the 222 Remington recoils lighter than others, it is a good option for varmint hunting in the US. Most sporting rifles will successfully shoot 1″ groups or less right out of the box.
With a 50 grain bullet traveling about 3,300 feet per second, varmints don’t stand a chance out to about 250 yards.
The 222 Remington is a great cartridge for those new to varminting because it recoils less and is more of a pleasure to shoot, but ammo can be sparse in smaller brick and mortar stores.
Though most of the bigger ammo manufacturers still make this light-recoiling cartridge.
Any decent rifle will need a good scope. Check out this one from Bushnell.
In the bigger sporting stores, like Cabela’s and Bass Pro Shops, you’re more likely to find it.
222 Remington Ballistics Charts:
Federal Premium
The below 222 Remington Ballistics chart shows 43 grain Federal Varmint & Predator Speer TNT Green hollow point rounds.
| Muzzle | 100 YDS | 200 YDS | |
| Velocity (FPS) | 3400 | 2745 | 2176 |
| Energy (FT/LB) | 1104 | 719 | 452 |
| Drop (Inch) | / | 0 | -3.2 |
Our next 222 Remington Ballistic chart shows 50 grain Federal Power-Shok JSP (Jacketed Soft Point) ammunition.
| Muzzle | 100 YDS | 200 YDS | |
| Velocity (FPS) | 3140 | 2626 | 2166 |
| Energy (FT/LB) | 1095 | 765 | 521 |
| Drop (Inch) | / | 0 | -3.6 |
The next 222 Ballistic chart shows 40 grain Federal Varmint & Predator Nosler Ballistic Tip rounds.
| Muzzle | 100 YDS | 200 YDS | |
| Velocity (FPS) | 3450 | 2987 | 2569 |
| Energy (FT/LB) | 1057 | 792 | 586 |
| Drop (Inch) | / | 0 | -2.4 |
Hornady
The below 222 Rem ballistics chart shows 35 grain Hornady NTX Superformance rounds.
| Muzzle | 100 YDS | 200 YDS | |
| Velocity (FPS) | 3760 | 3124 | 2574 |
| Energy (FT/LB) | 1099 | 759 | 515 |
| Drop (Inch) | / | 0 | -2.1 |
Our next ballistic chart for the 222 Remington shows 50 grain Hornady V-Max Superformance rounds.
| Muzzle | 100 YDS | 200 YDS | |
| Velocity (FPS) | 3345 | 2930 | 2553 |
| Energy (FT/LB) | 1242 | 953 | 723 |
| Drop (Inch) | / | 0 | -2.6 |
Winchester
Below we have the 50 grain Winchester SuperX Varmint and Predator Jacketed Soft Point ballistic chart for 222 Rem.
| Muzzle | 100 YDS | 200 YDS | |
| Velocity (FPS) | 3140 | 2602 | 2123 |
| Energy (FT/LB) | 1094 | 752 | 500 |
| Drop (Inch) | / | 0 | -3.7 |
Remington
The below ballistics chart shows 50 grain Remington Premier AccuTip-V rounds.
| Muzzle | 100 YDS | 200 YDS | |
| Velocity (FPS) | 3140 | 2743 | 2380 |
| Energy (FT/LB) | 1095 | 836 | 629 |
| Drop (Inch) | / | 0 | -3.1 |
Our last ballistic table shows 50 grain Remington High Performance Rifle rounds for the 222 Rem.
| Muzzle | 100 YDS | 200 YDS | |
| Velocity (FPS) | 3140 | 2601 | 2121 |
| Energy (FT/LB) | 1095 | 751 | 499 |
| Drop (Inch) | / | 0 | -3.7 |
222 Remington Barrel Specifications.
Common Barrel Twist Rate – 1/14
Bore Groove Diameter – .224″
222 Remington Reloading Specifications.
Bullet Diameter – .224″
Maximum Case Length – 1.700″
Trimmed Case Length – 1.690″
Primer Size – Small Rifle
222 Remington Loading Data Hints.
The 222 Remington is extremely accurate when loaded with bullet weights of 50 – 55 grains. I.M.R. powders 4198, 4895, 4320 and 3031 are extremely effective in the 222 Remington case.
