Thread: Reloading for a Brno Fox .222

Greetings Kudu,
The go to load for the .222 R seems to have been 20.5 grains of IMR or H 4198 (AR 2207) behind a flat base 50 grain projectile just about forever. Well since 1950 anyway. The 14 inch twist prevents anything heavier than 50 grains being used. Any powder much slower takes up too much space. Some early Sako rifles had a 16 inch twist so may pay to check.
Grandpamac.

I have a BSA CF2, heavy old girl but total tack driver, at least by my humble standards. I've worked up loads in various powders all in 55gn. Hdy and Sierra SPs have given me best groups off a rest at 50m, tight and overlapping. But not far behind is the CMJ Frontier FMJ Flatpoint from Rusa, $155/1000 shipped. Cheaper on indent.They won't win any benchrest comps but they sure do a number on goats and rabbits out of both my 222 and 22-250. Last goats I shot were at measured 250m from the 22-250. The FP does plenty of damage at 3300 fps. In the 222 I'm running them at 2800 thereabouts. Last rabbit I got with this pill was 128m measured from the 22-250. Unfortunately a quartering shot and the hindquarters were absent from the kidneys back so hawk fodder unless your keen on soup. So for cheap pills and good kills they work for me and probably shoot more accurately than I can.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings Kudu,
The go to load for the .222 R seems to have been 20.5 grains of IMR or H 4198 (AR 2207) behind a flat base 50 grain projectile just about forever. Well since 1950 anyway. The 14 inch twist prevents anything heavier than 50 grains being used. Any powder much slower takes up too much space. Some early Sako rifles had a 16 inch twist so may pay to check.
Grandpamac.

IMR3031 worked for me.



And AR2207



Sako L461 and AII.

Accounted for hundreds of goats and a handful of head shot fallow.