Making .223 bullets out of .22LR brass

[SheepDog223]

I guess Speer used to make bullets out of .22LR brass. Internet says it's an explosive projectile suited mostly for rodents and paper.

Does anybody know what is needed to shape the .22LR brass?

Has anyone done this before?

Has anyone heard of this before?

 

[platz]

couldnt you melt the brass?

 

[SheepDog223]

couldnt you melt the brass?

I don't think you melt it... I think you get some sort of die for your reloading press and press it. ??? I'm not sure.

 

[MrNiceGuy]

I guess Speer used to make bullets out of .22LR brass. Internet says it's an explosive projectile suited mostly for rodents and paper.

Does anybody know what is needed to shape the .22LR brass?

Has anyone done this before?

Has anyone heard of this before?

google is AWESOME

you should try it sometime

Making .223 60gr bullets with 22lr brass jackets - very interesting video - Survivalist Forum

 

[darkminstrel]

Man, I was just telling someone about that process not even a week ago. Was a good money saver during the .223 drought.

 

[motoman98]

Ever hear of RCBS in the reloading world? Rock Chuck Bullet Swage: that's how they started. From when you couldn't buy reloading bullets, you swaged your own jacketed .22 cf bullets for varmints.

 

[deadshot2]

Corbin makes a kit for this. Rimfire jackets to .223 Bullets

Make the jackets from .22LR cases, swage the cores, form the points, all with special dies.

A pricey kit at $800 for all the pieces.

 

[AMProducts]

man, I just made a very long post, and the board ate it.. and now it's late

Anyways, there are more than a few companys that make rimfire jacket forming dies, RCE (corbin's brother), CH4D, Hollywood, and numerous other manufacturers. If you are really interested in the subject, I suggest going over to the castboolits forum and digging through the swaging section, the guys there are super into this kind of thing, and there are more than a few open-source die designs for you to copy. Even i made them for a while. I will try to rehash some of what the board ate later.