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222 REMINGTON MAGNUM
222-REMMAG-FULL1
222-REMMAG--1
222-REMMAG-FULL2
222-REMMAG-REMUMC-2
222-REMMAG-REMUMC-FULL-2
222-REMMAG-REMUMC-3
222-REMMAG-REMUMC-FULL-3
222-REMMAG-HP
222-REMMAG-HP1
222-REMMAG-HP2
222-REMMAG-HP9
222-REMMAG-PETERS
222-REMMAG-REMUMC
222-REMMAG-RP
222-REMMAG-SAKO
222-REMMAG-SAKO-2
IMPERIAL SPORTING UP TO .249"

222 REMINGTON MAGNUM

222 · 12 headstamps · 4 scans
Calibre222
In the cabinetIMPERIAL SPORTING UP TO .249" · 16 images
Headstamp of 222 REMINGTON MAGNUM
Reading the headstamp
12 o'clockMaker's name or factory code
6 o'clockCalibre or year of manufacture
CentrePrimer — Berdan or Boxer, and any seal colour
222-REMMAG--1 222-REMMAG-REMUMC-2 222-REMMAG-REMUMC-3 222-REMMAG-HP 222-REMMAG-HP1 222-REMMAG-HP2 222-REMMAG-HP9 222-REMMAG-PETERS 222-REMMAG-REMUMC 222-REMMAG-RP 222-REMMAG-SAKO 222-REMMAG-SAKO-2

Research notes

The .222 Remington Magnum was a short-lived commercially produced cartridge derived from the .222 Remington. Originally developed for a US military prototype Armalite AR-15 rifle in 1958, the cartridge was not adopted by the military, but was introduced commercially in sporting rifles.

Provenance

2016Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
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