Thread: .222 turning back the clock

Many years back I used the 222 for all my hunting and shot quite a few deer of various sizes. When culling we used the same ammo as Willie used the Sako 50 gr which was an effective load. The reaction from the deer hit on the show was pretty much the same when I used it, a good shoulder / or lung shot would have the deer run off between 20 -50 meters and fall over. The accuracy of the 222 left little doubt that you had missed your shot and a follow up lead to a dead deer.
After culling I used to handload for the 222 as well and used many different projectiles but one of my favourites was the Winchester 50 gr SP. Norma 50 gr SP were another good factory load .
I think a Barnes 50 gr at over 3000 fps would be a winner especially on bigger stags where more penetration is needed, but then with the great accuracy of the round head and neck shooting when the opportunity arose would be the go.