My gunsmith has a nib late 70's m700bdl in 2232 Renington. $500.00 out the door, I already have 2 223 but have long wanted a 222. Pass or buy?

i'm not much of a 700 fan, but they are good accurate rifles. you really do need a triple deuce. its the ideal round for lighter or blitz bullets. inherent accuracy is much better than a 223 due to the long neck. in the 50's and early 60's the 222 was THE benchrest round

IMHO everyone should own a .222 There, I said it! You say you've always wanted one, there's your answer. Will it do anything the .223 won't? Probably not, but in my book it's a classic.

Hank

The deuce is a classic and I have never met one that did not shoot well. I sold a model 722 a few years back that I would love to get back.

I have an early 40X (722) single shot and an also early 700 in 222. Both are very accurate. With these rifles, I have little need for a 223.

I have a 222 in a model 788. How's that for a classic. I wisht I didn't. Or I wisht Rem had made the XR-100 in .222. I also have the Classic in .223. All of them are accurate to a fault. And so, I can't bring myself to make the logical choice.
You have to be extra careful to keep your ammo seperated. It is possible to chamber and fire a .222 round in a .223 rifle. Don't ask me how I know.

Yes I will agree as I just had Jim Kobe pillar bed an older model 722 for me . He did a superb job of it !.

The only problem is I'm a lefty and it's a righty .

How ever it never stopped me from shooting the other righty's I own !.

I'm redoing ,refinishing the stock as we type .

Yesterday I polished all the metal and reblued to a richer deep blue almost black blue .

I like it now much better than before .

Shoot Straight Know Your Target . ...

Do you have a .222? No? Then you NEED a .222 by definition!

You will find little actual difference in field performance between it and your .223s. However, as one shooter put it when compared with a .223, "Either can be made about as accurate as the other, but you have to work to find a load that shoots poorly in a .222, and you have to work to find a load that shoots as well in a .223".

I got rid of my .222 Sako as I was continually gettingthe brass mixed withthe .223 while prairie dog shooting.

The .222 is one of the finest cartridges ever produced but the .223 is a better round and if you have a .223 then let someone else have the .222!

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but the .223 is a better

Somehow VD must have gotten into my private stock. roger

I always thought the .223 was spawn of the devil.

Why split the middle when both the two .222s had it covered?

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I always thought the .223 was spawn of the devil. ...

The .222rem must be the most prefectly balanced sub 250 yard small game and vermin round.

I thought of changing mine to a .223 recently - just because I can get a Sauer 202 in .223 but not .222. Just couldn't bring myself to do it - felt like heresy.

Since when does need figure in?

Mine's a keeper,Sako 75 222Rem

TR ; What part of the hemisphere do you reside in ?. The bolts on the wrong side !. I'm kidding it's a dam nice looking Sako . I'm curious as to the stock what is it has it been re worked ?.

Shoot Straight Know Your Target . ...

Hi,it's a regular Sako 75 hunter in 222 dropped into a McMillan Sako 75 varmint stock.The barrel has plenty of clearance but when I rebarrel it will have a heavier contour.As usual with the 222 accuracy is excellent!

I love the little 222, its just a sweetheart, all my kids killed their first deer with it and I have shot deer with it, but mostly its my favorite varmint gun...

I also like the .223 and it has a bit more poop if you think you need it and has the advantage of cheap ammo, free if you know a cop or Border patrolman or two...