Resizing 6mm to 223?

[echo884]

Just idle curiosity, but with all the shortages, can you size 6mm down to 5.56mm?

I saw these Nosler surplus 55 gr bullets here.

Which reminded me of the Lee sizing kit like this.

I wonder if it is doable if things get really bad.

Thanks!

[AlexKintner]

223 is one of the most plentiful cartridges around. You're better off just selling it and.buying once-fired 223. You will probably come out in the black.

[Divernhunter]

You are asking too much to size a 6mm BULLET down to 224 and have it work.

[joelogic]

223 is one of the most plentiful cartridges around. You're better off just selling it and.buying once-fired 223. You will probably come out in the black.

OP is talking about resizing bullets.

I am sure you could but accuracy would be bad. Plus .223 bullets become available frequently. Wideners just had the 6000 pack boxes available.

[Bill Steele]

Just idle curiosity, but with all the shortages, can you size 6mm down to 5.56mm?

I saw these Nosler surplus 55 gr bullets here.

Which reminded me of the Lee sizing kit like this.

I wonder if it is doable if things get really bad.

Thanks!

The lee kit is for lead, you would need a jacketed swager. I agree with the others that it won't be worth it. The mania won't last forever, just a few decades...

[Full Clip]

After all the ARs and other SA rifles are confiscated, there will be plenty of .223 to go around for the bolt guns we'll have the "right" to own.