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[hntrjohn]

Neat artical i Shooting Times on the newstand now.

Making .223 bullets out of old .22 rimfire cases .

 

[indian larry]

i think this may help people more

http://ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=9&t=586718

 

[Calif. Hunter]

Speer started doing that during or right after WWII when copper was unavailable. It was the base from which he grew his bullet company.

 

[snake river rufus]

I started doing that in about 1967. The .22 rf can be taken up to a 6mm bullet if you keep the weight to 80grs or so. It is an interesting exercise but time consuming.

 

[snake river rufus]

I should add that fouling might be a bit worse and the solvents that we use are not quite so good at removing it as they are at removing gilding metal ( what is used on normal bullets). Also they do not seem to hold up at velocities over about 3750fps.
If a guy were going to try doing this, believe me, buy a hydraulic press. while it can be done on an average press your arms will thank you.
I should also note that conventional wisdom is that open or 'C' type presses flex too much to make cocentric bullets.

 

[snake river rufus]

At one time making bullets from .22s was fairly common. Ever wonder what the letters RCBS stand for? Rock Chucker Bullet Swadge.

 

[hntrjohn]

I forgot that is what RCBS stands for. I think of sizing big lead bullets in my mind