222 versus 218 bee

[ralfus]

I have a 218 bee 9" that shoots ok but I found a good deal on a tc octagon 222 rem 10" that Im thinking of buying. I have a 222 rifle so I have brass dies etc. Does the 222 have much advantage over the bee in a short barrel??? How bad is muzzle flash in a short barreled 222? I would only keep one and sell the bee barrel with dies and brass.

[Drilling Man]

  Make mine the .222 please!
 
  You can always load the 222 to B velocities, so it's a no brainer...  You already have .222 components!
 
  DM

[Hopalong7]

     I've gone through most if not all of the 22's in a Contender, still have a lot of them.  My favorite of all is the Bee...hands down...Hornet would come in a strong 2nd and probably the Jet 3rd.  In barrels less than 14" the triple duce would do no better than fifth or sixth...it sure is nice in a 21" though .
Walt

[3leggedturtle]

Not much flash at all.  Long lasting and plentiful. fairly cheap brass.  Is my most accurate barrell with open sights. The only barrel i like better is a custom 12" 30/30.   

[Tom Brush]

I have a T/C Custom Shop 15" .218 Bee barrel and it is one of my favorites.  It shoots 40 gr. V-Max into .600 groups @ 100 yds. at 2950 fps.
Tom
 

[ralfus]

The shop offered me the .222  TC barrel for $120 with a forend and I couldn't resist . I can only afford to keep one so the Bee will go to the classifieds .

[Austin from NC]

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       Austin