The .222 Rem. cartridge, designed by Mike Walker of Remington, was introduced in 1950 in that company’s Model 722 rifle. The gun was only a couple of years old at the time, and it would soon be ...

There was once a cartridge called the .222 Remington. It was created in 1950 out of whole cloth (no parent cartridge) by Mike Walker of Remington. Mike’s baby went on to become the darling of official ...

In 1948, Remington introduced the Models 721 and 722, predecessors to the famous Model ... The Remington Model 660 was chambered in .222 Rem., .223 Rem., 6 mm Rem., .243 Win.

I can’t explain my love for the .222 Remington Magnum except to say that I’ve always liked some things that are a little bit off the beaten path. Maybe my first thought of the cartridge was in hunters ...

When talking about older Remington’s, the first gun that comes to mind is the 721-722 series. This rifle came into being after World War II and demonstrated a new method of marketing. They were made ...