belly47 Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) Afternoon I have just got my licence back from Kent police with my variation for .222 (my first centrefire) What I'd like to know what rifles and ammunition you are using. After doing loads of reading prior to putting in the variation I settled on the .222 for its accuracy at distance and it's capabilities for long range rabbits and crows and the fact that it can also drop foxes far beyond the range of my hmr and is all round more suitable for fox. I've just been to a local gunshop and when I could finally get someone to acknowledge my existence, I said I wanted to talk about what rifles and ammo was available from them in .222, the first words that came out was "get it off ya ticket and get a 223" I said but can you get .222 rifles to which he said "well yes I can but why have a dying calibre anyway" at this point I left as he was one obnoxious ****. Now I've read all the stuff about it being not so popular these days but as said earlier it seemed to tick the right boxes for the shooting I do. There are no deer on my permissions. Have I made a mistake? Should I vary my licence for .223? Look forward to any assistance you can give me Edited July 23, 2017 by belly47 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 Found this ... https://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/245134-which-222-ammunition/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belly47 Posted July 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 Found this ... https://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/245134-which-222-ammunition/ thanks for the link, quite an old thread but still relevant. my head is spinning from all the stuff I've read, and today's gun shop episode has made it even worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 The 222 is a superb calibre. I've got a 222 & a 223. The thing is that lately people buy guns as fashion statements rather than use and ability. The 222 will Chop down fox out to a good 200 yards and at night that appears to be a very, very long way. As long as you lay in some 222 cases you will shoot it for donkeys years. Shooting rabbits with one is overkill. Or should I say roadkill. The 223 has a bit more punch because of the couple of extra grains of powder the case will hold but in 95% of shots that you are likely to take, this wont make any difference whatsoever. There are so many 222s out there that they aren't going down the plug hole next week or the week after that. When things go out of fashion there are good bargains to be had just like she shotguns just now. The bloke in the gunshop was just spouting the fashion statement of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 .222 is great calibre to shoot and reload and difficult to find an inaccurate one ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babs2020 Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 love mine once I got some ammo it liked use for fox that's all I need mate shooting a tikka 595 put a lot foxs down never shoot much over 200 yard at night still use lamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belly47 Posted July 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 thanks for the replies, I won't panic too much over my selection then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 Hi I would suggest that you are looking to split hairs if looking between a .222R or a .223R- both will do the necessary better than most shooters. I have had a .222R (Tikka M595) for some 15+ years and the calibre is so sweet to shoot, factory or home-loaded. Many a Roe deer in Scotland, Muntjac and Fox in England have succumbed - long may it continue. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdog Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 I shoot a tikka T3 in 222 and love it. It shoots Remington under an inch and Hornady are clover leafs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belly47 Posted July 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 I shoot a tikka T3 in 222 and love it. It shoots Remington under an inch and Hornady are clover leafs is that with a sporter or varmint barrel out of interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdog Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 sporter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrol Posted July 24, 2017 Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) A really good foxing round I use Hornady 35 grn V Max which are brilliantly accurate, so much so I don't bother to reload they will shoot sub half inch in my rifle Shooting wise - given as there is virtually no recoil. Shooting out to 220 yds is easy enough all day long Check out the balladtics and choose a round that suits your rifle With the Hornady zero @ 100 yds it's good for anything out to from 70 to 170 yds. Rabbits at 200 yds - half way up the ears does the job Good luck with new gun, you'll enjoy the duce, lovely calibre If you want to try one - give me a shout I'm only 20 mins away you could come down for a night out foxing Patrol Edited July 24, 2017 by Patrol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulboy1957 Posted July 24, 2017 Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 .222 is an accurate, easy to reload and with a good moderator fairly quiet, there's nothing much between .223/.222. .222 held the bench rest record for years, my Tikka M595 can do under an inch at 100yds. I'm in Kent if you want to have a few shots let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belly47 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 .222 is an accurate, easy to reload and with a good moderator fairly quiet, there's nothing much between .223/.222. .222 held the bench rest record for years, my Tikka M595 can do under an inch at 100yds. I'm in Kent if you want to have a few shots let me know. that's a very kind offer, thank you. I'm actually going to look at at the very same rifle later in the week and should be able to shoot it also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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