Just got my first 222 so I watched your video again. Mine is a 788 Rem. Haven’t tried lead yet but will. Once again thanks for sharing.

I shoot a Lyman 60g in my Savage 24 222 i to bug holes with 4198 @ about the same 1750-1800 fps.

The results show the hand crafter's challenge with the different powders, I agree with C.W. along with IMR or Hogdons 4198 being the most promising, also, slugging your bore, flip-flopping bullet sizing, and range tests can tune an individual rifle for the most accurate loading. However, for small game, varments up to coyotes those loadings would do the job that you fired during the video. anyway, Great stuff, great video. -Dave

Thanks for the video. It is a crying shame that IMR4759 was discontinued as it was a great powder for cast shooters. Luckily, i still have 2 or 3 pounds left so it is still worth occasional load development.

Cast .22 can be challenging . I've found that they tend to group better for me in 223 caliber with a higher BHN of 18 to 22 .

222 ammo is very expensive! for that reason, I've managed to make my own 222 brass out of 223 brass. You won't believe how I do it as a matter of fact you would probably call me crazy LOL. I do not use sizing lube of any kind, I run the brass dry and after 300+ converted brass, I have not one stuck case. The important thing to take note of is the 223 brass must not have any form of dents, ripples or scratches on the shoulder. Remove the decapping pin from the die, and follow your normal standard for setting up a sizing die. With the 223 brass seated on the ram, gently raise it to the die until it stops, then rapidly put all your weight on it until the brass is fully seated in the die. DO NOT bring down the ram slowly, it will tear the brass base. Instead, gently raise the handle to slightly lower the ram, then quickly drop the ram and you will have a perfectly uniformed 222 case with a 223/556 headstamp. There will be quite a bit of trimming to do but the labor outweighs the cost of buying 222 ammo. If this works for you, make a video of this process.

Awesome!

Great Testing. Thanks for this👍

Isn't 222 the parent cartridge for 223?

It was my favorite varmint caliber. Great video as always

great job casting, i have not ventured down the rifle rounds yet. only handgun rounds so far. take care

Great video, thanks for sharing.

Have you tried powder coating the cast bullets?

What bird is that singing in the first half? Nice video!

That was fun. Thanks.

Haven't gone there, but seems like .223-ish cast loads might involve a bit of finesse. I would suspect relatively small variations would have a more profound effect.

I like that chrony

+ Is there a general velocity limit with gas checked lead cast bullets? Also, have tried powder coating cast bullets? I have a 722 in 222 I’d consider cast bullets but I want to do more research first Great video 👍🏻

Enjoyed watching this test. But the groups you were getting for a 222 were very disappointing. I've made and shot cast bullets for 50 years but the smallest were cal. 6.5 and go larger. Making good rifle bullets is a little more challenging than pistol bullets. 👍🙂

Can you make a comparison video between gas check vs no gas check loads?

Really enjoy your channel, thank you for sharing with us! Just starting my bullet casting adventures, loading for a martini henry. Wondering if you have any advice or videos on starting casting?

New sub! Liked 😀😀👍

Do you have the lyman 3rd edition cast load handbook? It designates potentially most accurate load for a 222rem shooting a 54gr lead bullet being win748 @ 19.2gr @ 2163fps that is the suggested starting load and a max of win748 @ 24.0gr @2836fps

That bird in the background sounds creepy

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