HAPPY 75TH BIRTHDAY, .222 REMINGTON!

CREATED IN 1950 BY MIKE WALKER, THE EXCEPTIONALLY ACCURATE .222 REMINGTON IS ONE OF THE ALL-TIME CLASSIC CARTRIDGES.

BY LAYNE SIMPSON

ORGANIZED BENCHREST COMPETITION with modern rifles got its start in the state of Washington when the Seattle Sniper’s Conference was formed in 1945. Two years later the International Benchrest Shooters (IBS) was formed by a group of New York varmint shooters. There were no limitations on rifle weight, and most were built on 1898 Mauser actions, with the Winchester Model 70 action in a distant second place. A few competitors favored an extremely strong single-shot action built by Wilber Hauck of Arlington, Vermont, which was a spitting image of the Ruger No. 1 action that would come later. Most rifles wore high-magnification scopes made by Lyman and Unertl. The .219 Donaldson was the most popular cartridge, although the .220 Swift, .220 Wilson Arrow, and .22-250 had their share of wins…

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