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Dogtown & 222
Guys, I had to stop lurking again. I got a new to me old Model Seven .222 rifle and I have a bunch of the 34 grain bullets. I like to daytime call coons and would like to set up this little rifle to shoot in the range of 2600 fps. I know you will tell me if this is possible. I cannot find info anywhere for this bullet to get this low. I like VV powders, but will try anything you might suggest. If I am all wet with this idea, please tell me. Thanks to all in advance.
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Dogtown & 222
I believe you could find a good load with that bullet and your 222 Rem using a charge of Trail boss. It would make a good and fairly quiet load and should be more than accurate enough for 100 or less shots.
Various manuals show the load area for Trail boss in various cartridges. You will find that that Dogtown bullet is a pretty good one, it actually is a Nosler Shot, standard cup and core hp, made for Midway and Midsouth for their bulk bullet sales. Bill K |
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Bill,
Thanks, I went to IMR web and it had an area for reduced loads for Trail Boss. It mentioned that you fill the case with TB to the bottom of a mark on the case where your bullet will rest. Measure the weight of this amount and take 70% of that amount for your starting load. They seem to think this is a safe load. Ole 2 Shot |
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Dogtown & 222
Follow the load info/directions and you will find a load that suits your needs, I bet. Enjoy. I don't have any info, off hand, but you can also check around and there are reduced loads for the use of HP38 pistol powder, that would work also. Bill K
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2600 fps is not real much of a reduced load in a 222. If you want quiet and accurate at around 1500 fps, Trail Boss is very safe and easy to work with. It will kill Coons fine at that speed. You cannot get enough in a bottle neck cartridge to give you pressure problems. As long as you stay away from compressed loads the loads are very consistent and accurate, if you compress you get a wide SD and poor groups.
TB meters and goes through a funnel real well and even at 70% gives a good fill on most cartridges so it is not position sensitive. Work up a load with TB and standard primers and you will be very happy. If all you want is to drop to 2600 FPS pretty much any powder listed for the 222 can go that low. you can also reduce 4895 loads to even less than that using the info on Hornady's website. Try 18 grains as a start and work up or down from there. Last edited by Dean2; 01-13-2018 at 05:42 PM. |
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Dean2,
Haven't talked to you in quite a while. Thanks for the info on the 4895. I will try that to. Just want a milder load than I use in my Kimber. This ought to be a fun little gun with the 18-1/2" barrel. Have a good one. Ole 2 Shot |
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