The .222 Remington (or 5.7×43), also called “The tripledeuce”, was a popular target cartridge particularly among benchrest shootersfrom its introduction in 1950 until the mid-1970s.  In Scandinavia it became popular amongcapercaillie and black grouse hunters. It also gained a good reputation inCentral-Europe where it was and still is used for hunting of roe bocks. The .222Rem. round continuously enjoys a reputation for inherent accuracy, and it istoday a popular small game and varmint cartridge at short and medium ranges.The .222 Remington cartridge is suitable for eg. small to medium game huntingsuch as roe deer, fox etc. and practice shooting at short to medium range.Lapua offers a perfect selection of factory loaded cartridges in thiscenterfire caliber, and one of these options is loaded with the 3.6 gram / 55grain FMJ bullet, suitable for both target shooting and hunting.