Well that takes me back to when my daughter was 5 and made her first harvest. She sure was proud ( not as much as I was) when she carried that groundhog into the taxidermy shop and asked if they could tan the hide… it hangs on the living room wall. They sure made her feel special!!!

@Leebeaux1

3 ай бұрын

❤

@CumberlandOutdoorsman

3 ай бұрын

That's a memory she'll never forget.

The 222 Rem is still one of my favorite cartridges and rifles. I've used a 222 for 45 years now in a Remington 700BDL and a custom BR rifle, and the BDL has taken everything from squirrels with reduced loads to hogs and deer with 63gr Sierra SMP's. Three decades ago, that 63gr load was used to take my son's first deer. For many years, it was my go to crow and prairie dog cartridge, and it has taken many thousands with various loads and bullets. Super accurate with consistent ragged hole groups, efficient and easy to find great loads. The BR rifle has been nothing but spectacular, and through the years, it has won a few matches and taken its share of varmints. Today, most people shoot the 223, and it is often hard to find a good rifle in 222 anymore. Sad, for it is still a great performer for what it was created for, and it still holds a few BR records set decades ago.

I’ve owned a triple deuce my whole life. Got it in a Parker Hale and my son has it in a a Remington 700 BDL. Sniper calibre man. Filled our freezer many times. White tailed deer and black bear up here in Canada. Wouldn’t trade it for anything.

From Australia I have my Sako 222 since 1985 had great success from rabbits to goats and deer wonderful cartridge.

@CumberlandOutdoorsman

3 ай бұрын

The Sako action is one of the best ever made in my opinion.

Thanks for bringing the 788 back out. It is a classic rifle in a classic cartridge. My buddy has a .222 Remington chambered in an older Sako model. Absolutely high-quality rifle construction. It shoots as good as it looks. All the best.

@CumberlandOutdoorsman

3 ай бұрын

The Sako Vixen is one rifle I would love to add to my collection.

40gr to 60gr bullets, 2900 fps to 3500 fps. I'd say it's the sweet spot. Nice long case neck, nice handy size, centerfire. .223 Remington is overrated, I vote the "triple deuce." .222 Rem magnum probably got heavily overshadowed by .22-250 Rem and .220 Swift, is my guess. Even Winchester's attempt at the .225 Winchester quickly peetered out.

I've got an old Savage 340 in .222 Rem, I've got newer rifles, but l won't let the old rifle go, too many memories.

Thanks great video good to see your getting rid of pests

Great caliber the 222 I have one in a Remington 700 adl and it shoots great, have had it for around 40 plus years and still looks new thanks for sharing and take care.

I've got my Dad's old Remington 600 that he acquired about 1967. He and my Grandad used to do a lot of reloading (I do some- really enjoy it) and this was one of their favorites to do.

Great video. Great rifle. Awesome caliber. Always enjoy your videos. BE222

@CumberlandOutdoorsman

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate your comments.

Yet another entertaining and informative video, Sir! I love the .222. I've kept a Krico (mini Mauser action, from the '50s) and a full stock Sako 461. Great little stalking rifles. Also have a SteyrSL in .222Mag. More interesting than my .223s! FYI, I consider whistle pigs, especially the little ones, to be entirely edible. The muscle appears somewhat striated, but isn't grainy in texture. The heavy fat is not marbled and trims off easily. Brunswick Stew! Great channel!

I believe you answered your own question. Shot placrment is the key and the .222Rem is renowned for its accuracy.

@CumberlandOutdoorsman

3 ай бұрын

Right!

Great round, great rifle. Many excellent cartridges for many reasons just did not catch on. The 35 rem, 280 rem etc

Ab$ow👀twey ! The Remington 788 in 222 was my first centerfire rifle in 1974 . A Remington Classic and a Winchester 70 Heavy Barrel since then . 19g IMR4198 , Sierra#1345 50g SP do the "magic" for us . Never moved to the 223 , didn't need to . Precise , no recoil , and a handloaders dream . GR8 shot ! Complete with tail wag adios 🍀

I had two of those 788 / 222s and they were definitely tack drivers ! 👍

@CumberlandOutdoorsman

3 ай бұрын

I am proud to own the one I have.

Love the vid ... thx. I own 2 788s and both are accurate. A more modern iteration I adore is the Savage model 25 Walking Varminter in said caliber ... crazy accurate.

Mighty fine cartridge I had a ruger in the late 80s I'd like to have back man that thing was accurate

Sako 222 one of best rifles and most accurate in my collection !!!!!!!!!

@CumberlandOutdoorsman

3 ай бұрын

Nice!

Had a Savage 340 in .222 Rem. Never had much luck with accuracy. Had a side mount for scope. Upgraded to an AR.

The 788 would be another rifle the new Remington should consider bringing back--along with their bolt action .22 rimfires.

@CumberlandOutdoorsman

3 ай бұрын

If they ever re-start another plant, I may pay them a visit and do a video review.

Agree!

Very popular cartridge in sweden, great for fox ,beaver and roe dear

I have a Remington 725 in 222 Rem. Shoots great. I think that is an Old Remington habit. Shoot Straight. Richard

Had an old Remington 722 chambered in .222 . The barrel looked washed out, but it was the most accurate rifle I've ever owned. It literally made a Cloverleaf group.

222👍🏻Got the same rifle from the 70s.. Thats some good esting if you know how to cook them. Basically like roast beef.👍🏻

Great video Sir ! An uncle of mine that lived in the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia Canada. ( That is right up near Alaska).Had this exact model of .222. His was a little different though. It was given to him in the 1960's by a fellow that bent the first few inches of barrel, buy using it as a pry bar on a stuck vehicle. Old Uncle Jim cut the bent part off ,recrowned the muzzle and used that rifle on his trapline. That old .222 took many a critter on his trapline ,as well as many dozens of blacktail deer. It was in continual use until his passing 19 years ago. Your video today brought back memories, Thank You..

I agree 100% on the groundhog. Where I live they have several hundred acres to live and they don't need to be around my house or outbuildings. Same goes for chipmunks too. LOL

A nice rifle. 🙂

I HAVE THE SAVAGE MODEL 340 IT'S GREAT GUN

I have a 788 in .222 remington musta made alot of them!

@CumberlandOutdoorsman

2 ай бұрын

There were 565,000 rifles made from 1967-1983 in various calibers.

:222Rem is VERY popular in Europe as a deer and small game caliber. And the .221 Fireball has a small but loyal following in Sweden for Ptarmigan, for legal reasons.

Ive got the 222mag , its been a great rifle. Unfortunately, remington no longer produces factory ammunition for it. I do have a old lee loader i might try to load a few up. Nosler does load it, but its pretty pricey.

Mine is in the Savage 340 and wouldn’t ever give it up. Do all 222. Accurate, no recoil. Had to go to reloads as no manufactured shells to be had anymore.

@luvtahandload7692

3 ай бұрын

Privi Partisan still makes 222 Rem. Check 'em out!

You should do a catch and cook

I have my fathers old 722 Remington .222,👍 a friend of mine gave me a box of Hornaday superformance 50gr, they shoot better than his old reloads. Even if it were not an family heirloom I'd still never part with it. 👌

Great video. Although I keep waiting for the very first "Is the .222/30-30/(insert old skool round here) still relevant?" video to tell me that no, that cartridge is in fact, irrelevant. Perhaps you could do one on a .44 rimfire? It may very well be irreleveant!

Supper.dad used a savage 22 hornet.

Are these bullets good or not? MAGTECH 22lr

Short answer "yes"

Mmm critter cassarole

One shot, One kill. Still a viable rifle.

@CumberlandOutdoorsman

3 ай бұрын

It has a very effective burn-rate for the size cartridge to barrel size.

Did he see his shadow? Before you X’d him out?🤣

@CumberlandOutdoorsman

3 ай бұрын

If he did, it wasn't for long.

Soo with the .222 so great why did they come up withe the .223. Was some one just being a dick and added .001 of an inch. My question is why would they even make the .223 when there is a .222. Im confused as to why. Please tell me

Are ground hogs good eating

@garywoodlief1976

3 ай бұрын

They eat a lot of things

@russellweber3466

3 ай бұрын

​@@garywoodlief1976That isn't what he mean't dumbass.

@erniestoner8266

3 ай бұрын

​@@garywoodlief1976but do they taste good? I think that's what he meant.

@Leebeaux1

3 ай бұрын

@erniestoner8266 I meant are they good for humans to eat

@erniestoner8266

3 ай бұрын

@@Leebeaux1I've tried succer fish and they were awful. I'm figuring that would be the same for groundhogs. Maybe they're like opposum.🙃

Some of this video makes no sense, I have a Remington 788 in .243 Winchester I bought in 1981, and it is a tack driver with 80 or 100 grain bullets, I free floated the stock and redid the stock, sanding it, staining it and putting 7 coats of finish on it. Who or why would a grown white Christian man be afraid of a ground hog or a wood chuck digging thru a concrete basement foundation? My best boyhood friend Ray, the top ranking Eagle boyscout in the St. Louis neighborhood Baden, Missouri we grew up in, has a family farm outside Redbud, IL., and there are a couple of raised ponds they raise catfish in. 40 something years ago there were woodchucks digging holes thru the raised catfish ponds and Ray would say this is a woodchuck, this is a woodchuck with a .22 hornet hollow point in the head. They didn't pitch the pest's carcass, they skinned and cleaned and cooked them. In the near future people could be thanking Jesus Christ for a pot of rat meat rice pilaf. With this clot shot scamdemic the prices on Remington 788 and 660 rifles and many other guns have gone insane. An older friend of my dad had a Sako bolt action rifle in .222 Remington, and John would say at 200 yards what eye do you want me to put the the bullet into iiving target in.

@naturescalm4077

3 ай бұрын

Not all houses have a concrete basement. Did you ever consider that maybe he doesn't want them around his out buildings either?

@garytrainer1690

3 ай бұрын

I had an aneurysm reading this. 🤣🤣🤣

@russellweber3466

3 ай бұрын

@@naturescalm4077 How is a grown white Christian man afraid of a wood chuck? Try son to rationally logically think?

@russellweber3466

3 ай бұрын

@@garytrainer1690 Well maybe a trip to the ER is in order to see if you had a stroke.