Resizing 223 into 222???
Can I use my ‘222 Rem full length die” to resize a 223 or 222 Rem Mag; creating a 222 rem with a longer neck (which would need to be trimmed).
I ask this because I’ve recently found just under 1000 pieces of 223 and 222 rem mag brass in my late grandfathers collection. I don’t have a 223, but I do have two 222 Rems. If this is a go ahead, is there anything I should know, maybe a trick or two you guys could enlighten me on? |
I'm thinking your gonna have one heck of a time setting back the 223 shoulder in a 222 die.
I would wager the price of 50pcs of new virgin brass that you'd need a form die to pull this off, and that is still slim odds of it working. Save yourself the anguish go buy some brass. |
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i have some of each and can tell you that it is just not worth it.... Cat |
Thanks for the fast reply guys! I figured that this idea would be more of a headache than reloading should be! Now, do I sell the brass or buy a new toy and make use of the brass? hmmmmmmmmmmmm... I've always wanted a mini14!
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Lol
I was just gonna say..."Now you got a good reason to go buy a 223."
Gun buyers...we're a bunch of enablers. lol |
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here's what you do - find a cheap 223, send it to Paul Reibin, and have him make you up a 6X47 in a nice varmint rig! or, send ME the 222 rem mag bras and I'll have him rebarrel one of my single shots into 6.5X47!:D (always wanted one after shooting a friend's 7X222rem mag) Cat |
I have reformed hundreds (over 500 ) .223 to .222 . Just make sure they are well lubricated including inside the neck before you run them in full length die , don't rush when resizing take your time pulling press handle , less chances collapsing shoulder then just trim them to length .Also you should turn necks because necks might be to thick .One more thing , some brass is to thick and hard to reform. Other then that it is easy.
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I did just that about 10 years ago and learned two things....
firstly, it can be done.. secondly, it's not worth the trouble.... |
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Crap, it seems my days off all I do is buy and transfer stuff, and send it, pick it up, and then IF I'm lucky, a little bit of range time. I load , fix, and generally live in between work !!:o Cat |
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I thought I would add some info to this old thread. I was getting frustrated trying to find 222 brass anywhere, at any price. Last winter, I formed 1000 223 1xfired to 222. If you take the time to prepare everything well, the hassle factor goes way down, while the success rate goes way up. Here are a few tips based on what I learned along the way:
-Get the brass nice and clean first; SS wet tumbling is best. Anything but nice shiny brass causes the failure rate to increase drastically.I enjoyed the process of doing a batch of 223 to 222 forming last winter. I used Federal brass and inside neck turning was not necessary. I got great reloads out of this and the gopher population around here took a big hit as a result. At $80 per thousand for 1xfired 223, vs around $450 a thousand for new 222 brass (IF you can find any), I picked up a Giraud trimmer + the bulk brass for less than the cost of 1000 new 222 brass. |
I did a few cases a while back and learned two things in this order.
It can be done. It's not worth the trouble. |
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