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OK I know this SEEMS LIKE a no brainer but I finally aquired a 222 after (sort of) wanting one for years. I have dies, bullets, etc. en-route but only one box of factory ammo for testing the rifle. I do have a ton of .223 Brass I've picked up over the years. The obvious question - is there is any problem simply resizing & trimming commercial .223's to .222? I'd rather not buy more brass unless necessary. I think I know the answer but after an hour of searching I could only find one reference to actually doing it. My only concern is neck thickness, should I have other concerns or even this one? An old man sleeps with his conscience, a young man sleeps with his dreams. | ||
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oupa, If you are a careful reloader there should be no problem which you have not already thought of. The neck diameter is the first area of concern. The second would be case volume, and that can be compared to any of the factory .222 Rem cases you have. Just for jolly's I recently shot some .308 Winchester that I made from .270 Win cases. To see if they would work, and of course they did. Same principles involved.  Member NRA, SCI- Life #358 28+ years now! DRSS, double owner-shooter since 1983, O/U .30-06 Browning Continental set. | |||
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308sako - glad you mentioned volume. I will be sure to double check it. While chron'n some 308's several years ago I noticed a sizable difference between commercial and military brass with the same load. The difference I'm sure due to thicker military brass = higher pressure as well. Although I intend to only use commercial 223's, thanks again for reminding me! An old man sleeps with his conscience, a young man sleeps with his dreams. | |||
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One winter some years back I formed 1000 222's from 223 brass. I never bothered checking neck thickness. I'm still using them. Some of the necks are finally starting to split after 6 or 8 loadings. If you've got the time, you sure can't beat the price! You're gonna love the Triple Deuce. | |||
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I agree with craigster. The volume of GI brass is usually slightly less than commercial but not always. Anyway, it would only be a problem IF you are loading to the max and mix your cases indescriminately. Surely you wouldn't do that!  | |||
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from the stupid answer department: Yes you can do it but for the cost of new 222 brass I'd personally prefer to just buy a couple hundred new 222 cases. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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While I was in a fever waiting for my new .222 brass to arrive, I did it and it worked.  Lotsa trimming. | |||
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A bag of 100 pcs. of .222 is $19.65 from Sinclair. For that kind of money I don't think I would go to all the trouble of making .222 from .223. Then again if you just want to do it for the "helluvit" why not? Jim 99% of the democrats give the rest a bad name. "O" = zero NRA life member | |||
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I made about 100 cases for my 6.5-06 from 270 cases. After getting done, I realized there were thing's I liked doing a whole lot better than trimming cases! | |||
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I also have turned lots of .223's into 222's... I ended up with the necks on the thick side, and for what 222 brass cost, i no longer do it. The way to check your's is.... If a bullet "won't" drop through the neck of a FIRED (unsized) case, then the neck is too thick. DM | |||
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