I've recently bought a Sauer 100 chambered for .222 Rem. Small game, varmints, & predator hunting is a new gig for me.
I known of the incredible inherent accuracy of the .222 Rem for many decades. I've been and remain a big game hunter, so until recently, I've not paid attention to another world of hunting.
I'm all accuracy. Since a hypersconic bullet is useless if it can't hit big game, I've hand loaded for accuracy. I've been lucky. My big game rifles shoot best groups at or near max velocities.
The other world is vast with lots of marketing schemes. Nosler & Sierra bullets have always worked for me. The 160 grain Partitions fired out of my 7MM Rem Mag will drop the largest of North American big game. Hornaday does manufacture very accurate bullets, too. The 130 grain GameKing fried from either of my .270 Win rifles will drop mule deer in their tracks. I'm hoping to find the same performance from my .222 Rem.
I had intended to buy Norma brass. But a poster in another thread mentioned LAPUA brass. I've checked it out. It does come in a match version. Which is best brass?
I've had excellent luck with Federal 210M & Federal 215M primers. Hence, I was thinking Federal 205M. Is there a better primer?
Buying powder used to be simple. There wasn't a huge selection. It seems that there's specialized powder for every conceivable application. The consensus seems to be H-332. Is there more accurate powder that I should consider?
I known of the incredible inherent accuracy of the .222 Rem for many decades. I've been and remain a big game hunter, so until recently, I've not paid attention to another world of hunting.
I'm all accuracy. Since a hypersconic bullet is useless if it can't hit big game, I've hand loaded for accuracy. I've been lucky. My big game rifles shoot best groups at or near max velocities.
The other world is vast with lots of marketing schemes. Nosler & Sierra bullets have always worked for me. The 160 grain Partitions fired out of my 7MM Rem Mag will drop the largest of North American big game. Hornaday does manufacture very accurate bullets, too. The 130 grain GameKing fried from either of my .270 Win rifles will drop mule deer in their tracks. I'm hoping to find the same performance from my .222 Rem.
I had intended to buy Norma brass. But a poster in another thread mentioned LAPUA brass. I've checked it out. It does come in a match version. Which is best brass?
I've had excellent luck with Federal 210M & Federal 215M primers. Hence, I was thinking Federal 205M. Is there a better primer?
Buying powder used to be simple. There wasn't a huge selection. It seems that there's specialized powder for every conceivable application. The consensus seems to be H-332. Is there more accurate powder that I should consider?