Remington's Model 722 and .222 Cartridge
Rifle|Varmint Rifles & Cartridges Spring 2022
It's easy enough to define what a varmint is, those pesky critters that tear up pastures, flower beds and all kinds of expensive crops people need for various reasons - most importantly, to make a living and/or something with which to feed themselves.
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Remington's Model 722 and .222 Cartridge

While newer rifles pop up every year, classic bolt guns are getting harder to come by every day. Lee's Remington Model 722 chambered in .222 Remington was a lucky find.

On the other hand, defining what exactly constitutes a varmint rifle is not always so cut-and-dried. It could be anything from a BB gun used against a troublesome gopher to using a handy .270 Winchester when coyotes start stealing newly-born calves in the far pasture. Nonetheless, most riflemen still generally think of small caliber, high-velocity cartridges when discussing vermin rifles, even if they have a BB gun stashed near the back door.

The classic bolt-action rifle and its cartridge discussed here is one of the first mass-produced rodent rifles that truly made varmint shooters, who in the past, had to purchase expensive custom rifles, turn their heads in wonderment as to how a less costly rifle could shoot with such amazing accuracy. After World War II, when riflemen began returning to varmint shooting and formal bench-rest competition, Remington engineer Mike Walker began drawing up a new line of bolt rifles that would change the way the firm would operate until the well-known Model 700 rifle appeared in 1962.

Hornady Superformance 50-grain Varmint V-MAX loads provided this little cluster at 100 yards.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Varmint Rifles & Cartridges Spring 2022 من Rifle.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Varmint Rifles & Cartridges Spring 2022 من Rifle.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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