Loading and/or reloading 22 LR...

[RogueSniper]

Sounds like a fun reloading project. I was going to get this kit, but the components are corrosive and I don't believe it's that accurate.

https://sharpshooter-22lr-reloader.myshopify.com/products/22-reloader-kit

[Capt.Dunsel]

[QUOTE=RogueSniper;23274160]Sounds like a fun reloading project. I was going to get this kit, but the components are corrosive and I don't believe it's that accurate.QUOTE]

That kit is as accurate as any other , depends on how precise you get .

It is similar to the one that was made by my Grandfather , maybe just a little fancier and polished is all , and aluminum not steel .

And the primer compound that the company sells isn't any different than what is in the pre-primed shells , except it does not come premixed and in the case .

Now the stuff my Grandfather used , that was nasty stuff .
But the black powder loads are fun , you just have to clean a bit more .

[M1NM]

You guys need to think the long game. This is about having the ability to build your own. This state (Crapifornia) keeps taking more and more rights away. Now is the time to figure out how to do your own before its too late...

Total cost of 2000 primed cases to my door is $57.76

That is $0.029 per case...

To me the ability to have ammo is priceless...

Lead per pound is $1.00 and at 40 grains I can cast 175 bullets per pound. Bullet cost each is $0.006

Powder at estimated $30 per pound is $0.005 per shot at 1 grain.

Total cost of assembled bullets is...

$0.029 Primed Case
$0.006 Lead Bullet
$0.005 Powder

Total cost of assembled round is $0.04

Not bad for custom ammunition. All cost have been rounded up.

At $20 per 500 fully custom loaded, that is a good deal now days.





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Don't forget your ammo is unregistered and you saved $1 on the DROS.

[Pardini]

The fact that it's a heeled bullet is why. The PC is going to get under the edge and fill in the right angle of the larger bullet diameter and the smaller diameter of the heel. It's going to cause crimping and seating depth problems.

[McGuiver]

The fact that it's a heeled bullet is why. The PC is going to get under the edge and fill in the right angle of the larger bullet diameter and the smaller diameter of the heel. It's going to cause crimping and seating depth problems.

[Capt.Dunsel]

When ever I have seen factory ammo, there is up to 0.005” clearance on the heeled bullet part diameter and the case diameter. Only thing holding it together is a tight crimp. If CCI could get it to work along with other manufacturers, then I think I could.

Might have to get a custom mold or make one. Time will tell.


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Look for a .223 bullet mold with a gas check in the 30 to 36 grain range , the heel where the gas check fits works with mine .

The heel for the gas check it taller than a heel on the 22 rf , allowing for the extra room needed for powder coating .

[McGuiver]

https://oldwestbulletmoulds.com/products/22-long-rifle-40-grain-heel-bullet-double-cavity-mould

I will have to cast some up this weekend and see how they do...




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[crufflers]

You guys need to think the long game. This is about having the ability to build your own.

To me the ability to have ammo is priceless...

Yeah I think everyone gets why reloading is good... but some would say having 50k, 100k, 200,000 rounds of your preferred and trusted rimfire ammo is the "long game" as well. People don't think of rimfire as reloadable, but the primed cases being available could change that for some people.

[McGuiver]

Loading and/or reloading 22 LR...

Put together some loaded 22LR. I used some 18 grain spire point bullets I got.



Cases have been flared ever so slightly.



Case loaded with 1 grain of Vectan AS powder.



Bullet seated and crimped. No powder coating on these.




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[McGuiver]

Loading and/or reloading 22 LR...

Vectan AS powder is similar close to Trail Boss, or Accurate #2.

The Vectan AS powder is small square flat pieces of powder intermixed with green and red squares...






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[67Cuda]

[McGuiver]

Loading and/or reloading 22 LR...

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[Capt.Dunsel]

Put together some loaded 22LR. I used some 18 grain spire point bullets I got.



Cases have been flared ever so slightly.



Case loaded with 1 grain of Vectan AS powder.



Bullet seated and crimped. No powder coating on these.




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Let us all know how they are , mine work great .

[MongooseV8]

I used to shoot a cowboy match with a guy that loads his own 22mag with Hornady Vmax for the better BC.

[McGuiver]

http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product_info.php?cPath=24_572&products_id=5421

This mold is a little more of a pointed round nose bullet.




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