I played with 222 long ago and used 4198 as best I can remember. In the current situation, availability matters a bunch. If I were buying for this application, BL-C2 (mentioned above) and H335 (same as BL-C2 but a little faster) seem to be among the most available / reasonable priced Hodgdon offerings. Accurate has some powders made in Belgium (2015, 2200, 2520, etc.) that are also worth looking for. Shooters world also has some that show up.
I have been buying online for quite a while. Unless you hit a "free hazmat special", small online orders do not make much sense. I tend to make orders with a number of the larger jugs.
The 222 is actually in a "sweet spot" for having lots of powders that should work well. I did a Quickload run looking for powders with good fill (90% to 105%) and got lots of choices with good performance.
Code:
Cartridge : .222 Rem.
Bullet : .224, 50, Hornady V-MAX BT 22261
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 2.130 inch = 54.10 mm
Barrel Length : 22.0 inch = 558.8 mm
These calculations refer to your specified settings in QuickLOAD 'Cartridge Dimensions' window.
C A U T I O N : any load listed can result in a powder charge that falls below minimum suggested
loads or exceeds maximum suggested loads as presented in current handloading manuals. Understand
that all of the listed powders can be unsuitable for the given combination of cartridge, bullet
and gun. Actual load order can vary, depending upon lot-to-lot powder and component variations.
USE ONLY FOR COMPARISON !
63 loads produced a Loading Ratio below user-defined minimum of 90%. These powders have been skipped.
Powder type Filling/Loading Ratio Charge Charge Vel. Prop.Burnt P max P muzz B_Time
% Grains Gramm fps % psi psi ms
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Alliant AR-Comp *C *T 105.0 22.9 1.49 3188 99.0 44435 6994 0.967
Winchester 748 102.0 24.8 1.61 3173 91.4 46956 7164 0.955 ! Near Maximum !
Alliant Reloder-10x *C 100.1 21.3 1.38 3173 98.3 46956 6788 0.967 ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon H322 102.7 22.5 1.46 3173 95.2 46956 6924 0.952 ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon BL-C2 105.0 25.9 1.68 3166 90.0 46825 7240 0.961 ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon H335 96.9 23.9 1.55 3161 94.0 46956 6980 0.958 ! Near Maximum !
Norma 200 *C 96.3 21.3 1.38 3159 98.9 46956 6692 0.984 ! Near Maximum !
Accurate 2015 103.3 22.3 1.44 3147 97.6 46956 6679 0.973 ! Near Maximum !
Accurate 2520 105.0 25.0 1.62 3137 92.3 44524 7086 0.984
Vihtavuori N530 *C 102.3 23.2 1.50 3134 90.5 46956 6896 0.961 ! Near Maximum !
IMR 4198 98.1 19.9 1.29 3133 99.0 46956 6300 0.950 ! Near Maximum !
Alliant Reloder-12 101.9 23.4 1.52 3129 95.3 46956 6682 0.961 ! Near Maximum !
Ramshot Wild Boar 104.3 25.1 1.63 3127 87.9 46956 6969 0.962 ! Near Maximum !
Alliant Reloder TS 11 *C *T 94.8 20.6 1.33 3126 99.1 46956 6300 0.959 ! Near Maximum !
Accurate 2460 100.6 24.4 1.58 3125 91.9 46956 6848 0.979 ! Near Maximum !
IMR 8208 XBR 104.2 23.5 1.52 3119 90.3 46956 6789 0.964 ! Near Maximum !
Vihtavuori N120 *C 96.5 19.9 1.29 3110 100.0 46956 5871 0.965 ! Near Maximum !
Alliant Reloder-7 92.8 20.3 1.31 3109 98.7 46956 6337 0.974 ! Near Maximum !
Shooters World AR Plus 98.8 23.9 1.55 3109 91.7 46956 6711 0.976 ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon H4895 105.0 23.7 1.54 3107 88.4 44757 6989 0.985
Vihtavuori N125 *C 90.7 19.0 1.23 3102 100.0 46956 5864 0.967 ! Near Maximum !
Vihtavuori N130 *C 102.0 21.5 1.39 3100 98.1 46956 6324 0.970 ! Near Maximum !
Accurate 2230 99.5 24.3 1.58 3088 89.3 46956 6637 0.975 ! Near Maximum !
Norma 202 *C 105.0 23.3 1.51 3077 92.7 42825 6824 1.000
Accurate 2495 105.0 23.2 1.50 3076 95.4 39282 7173 1.057
Hodgdon Benchmark 101.9 22.7 1.47 3072 91.3 46956 6485 0.973 ! Near Maximum !
Ramshot X-Terminator *C 100.3 24.2 1.57 3067 87.9 46956 6575 0.975 ! Near Maximum !
Shooters World Tactical Rifle 96.9 23.3 1.51 3063 89.6 46956 6434 0.972 ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon H4198 93.8 19.9 1.29 3059 94.8 46956 6142 0.963 ! Near Maximum !
Accurate 2200 102.7 23.5 1.52 3056 85.2 46956 6511 0.971 ! Near Maximum !
Shooters World Match Rifle 105.0 24.4 1.58 3054 90.8 40852 6914 1.022
Ramshot TAC *C 102.7 25.0 1.62 3053 83.7 46956 6582 0.976 ! Near Maximum !
Norma 201 *C 105.0 23.2 1.50 3028 88.9 42727 6692 1.021
Hodgdon CFE BLK *C 92.4 22.1 1.43 3025 90.4 46956 6223 0.980 ! Near Maximum !