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Convert .222 Remington to .223 Remington?
Argonaut:
I have a Rem. 700 BDL with a heavy barrel in .222, I wouldn't dream of messing with it. .222 ammo is available from walmart at a good price if you don't reload. I like the .223 (I have one) but for shooting pingpong balls at 200 yards and seeing the bullet hit, you can't beat a .222.
Also if you reload, it has very long case life, I have 600 cases and i figure when those are unreloadable, then maybe the throat will be worn enough to warrant a rechambering. though I will likely go to the .222 mag. (I believe in keeping calibers alive. I used to hunt with a .303 Savage).
shotgun31:
I have a former .222 M700 BDL rechambered to 223. Amands in Faribalt MN rechambered it, I specified a chamber for military ammo and it has a fair amount of freebore besides. 1X14 twist, of course.
The first thing I noticed was the Hornaday 50 SX's were inaccurate, where they were the best before rechambering. Then I chronographed the loads and was getting an honest 3350 out of a 223 with 50 grain Hornaday 50 spire points. This combination wasn't "quite" as accurate as the 222 loads but certainly good hunting loads.
The rifle likes the 40 gr VMax best of all. Little-fingernail size groups from the bench at 100 yds. Certainly minute of woodchuck or prairie dog. It's good out to 300, where the 222 was just not up to it, in my opinion. The 223 seems to have more power and I like it better.
I'll have to rebarrel this rifle soon, probably 223 and I am thinking 1X14 twist. If I tried to get all the woodchucks and prairie dogs I've killed with this rifle into a wagon box, it'd overflow.
Shotgun.
alsaqr:
My Sako in .222 was re-chambered to .223 in 1968 when i came into about 5,000 rounds of 5.56mm ball. Maybe it is worth a dollar or two less but i have saved thousands in ammo.
Hairtrigger:
The main reason to rechamber is to save $$?
Assuming you are paying for the work, How much do you have to shoot to see any savings?
alsaqr:
"The main reason to rechamber is to save $$?
Assuming you are paying for the work, How much do you have to shoot to see any savings"
Well, it cost $15.00 in 1968 to re-chamber my Sako to .223.
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