Cartridge
.222 Remington
0.224" (5.56mm) · .222 Rem · centerfire
38 factory loads from 12 manufacturers, on 33 projectiles.
Factory loads
38
Bullet weight
35–55gr
Muzzle velocity
2,887–3,760 fps
Muzzle energy
956–1,243 ft-lbs
Bullet Drop (inches)
One load from each of the 5 most-loaded bullet weights, plotted from the bore line to 1000 yards in ICAO sea-level air — measured from the muzzle rather than from a sighted-in rifle, so these curves compare the loads against each other and are not holdover figures. Compare these at your own conditions →
Weights are the ones with the most factory loads; within each, the load visitors compare most often. See every load →
Bullet weights loaded
- 35gr1
- 40gr4
- 50gr21
- 52gr2
- 55gr9
5 bullet weights across 38 factory loads.
Factory loads
See all 38 →Norma
1xWhitetail
.222 Remington · 55gr · Whitetail
Federal Premium
Power-Shok
.222 Remington · 50gr · Jacketed
Fiocchi
Classic
.222 Remington · 50gr · Full Metal Jacket
Fiocchi
Field Dynamics Varmint
.222 Remington · 50gr · V-MAX
Fiocchi
Performance
.222 Remington · 50gr · Polymer Tip
Hornady
Superformance Varmint
.222 Remington · 35gr · NTX
Hornady
Superformance Varmint
.222 Remington · 50gr · V-MAX
Lapua
Naturalis
.222 Remington · 50gr · Naturalis
Lapua
Soft Point
.222 Remington · 55gr · Soft Point
Norma
Jaktmatch
.222 Remington · 55gr · Jaktmatch
Norma
Oryx
.222 Remington · 55gr · Oryx