Does anyone here own one ? If so what do you think of it ? Is it difficult to reload for ? Barrel life ? how umm short is it ? Cases ,dies who makes them thanks for any info !

I looked at something similar, in the 22 TTH.. a 6mm Rem, necked to 22 caliber..

the TTH, is intended to be used with 75 grain A MAXes or similar loaded rounds...

brass from Graf's or Huntington's, dies from CH4D or RCBS. You do know it's basically a 7x57 mauser necked down to 22 caliber, right? I'd want a 26" barrel with a 1:8" twist for the 80gr bullets.

Rich
DRSS

The difference from the 5.56x57 and our 22/6mm is the brass. The factory chambering 5.56 from RWS WILL NOT chamber in our guns. The Europeans used the necked down 7x57 and the necks are too thick compared to our 6mm necked down. The 22/6mm has been around for quite a while, since the 60's. Hate to pop TTH's bubble but they were about 30 years late. The good thing about TTH is they brought out more shooters wanting the round and making reloading info more available. It used to be passed from 22/6 shooters like myself to other shooters.

Bob

I have one in 5.6x57, currently tuning up the rifle a little so i dont have any current data for it, but it shoots flat and isa orescion rifle cartridge.

It has a thicker neck due to the adpter cartridge that it could used with to shoot .22LR an d .22 WMR.

But the Swift Scirocco 75 grain is finr for it and also Barnes TSX 75 grain should behave well in the rifle.

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Does anyone here own one ? If so what do you think of it ? Is it difficult to reload for ? Barrel life ? how umm short is it ? Cases ,dies who makes them thanks for any info !

Depending on if you use 7x57 or 6mm brass you might need to do a little neck thinning. Haven't played with a 5.6x57 but have the TTH hard to beat with a heavy bullet and fast twist.
http://www.ttha.com/224tth.htm

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Originally posted by ramrod340:

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Does anyone here own one ? If so what do you think of it ? Is it difficult to reload for ? Barrel life ? how umm short is it ? Cases ,dies who makes them thanks for any info !

Depending on if you use 7x57 or 6mm brass you might need to do a little neck thinning. Haven't played with a 5.6x57 but have the TTH hard to beat with a heavy bullet and fast twist.
http://www.ttha.com/224tth.htm

The 7x57 neck gets to thin, the 5.6x57 neck is so thick that it doesnt work using other brass than original 5,6x57 brass. i have tried that to resize 7x57 brass, it was useless to do that

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The 7x57 neck gets to thin, the 5.6x57 neck is so thick that it doesnt work using other brass than original 5,6x57 brass. i have tried that to resize 7x57 brass, it was useless to do that

Problem how? Low neck tension? Went back and looked at Steves's is the neck really .279-.285? That is a larger Dia than a normal 243.

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Originally posted by tankhunter:
Does anyone here own one ? If so what do you think of it ? Is it difficult to reload for ? Barrel life ? how umm short is it ? Cases ,dies who makes them thanks for any info !

What you are looking at, when a basic Mauser 57mm case, like the 6mm Remington or 7X57mm, is necked down to .22, is nothing but the old 22 Newton (90-grain bullet at 3100 FPS) of nearly 100 years ago, re-invented in new clothing!

It tickles me every time someone claims that there's somehow something NEW about this idea......

I believe the 220 Swift is a rimed variation on the 57 case. There is a lot of load data out there on the 220 Swift that could be used as a basis for your round...Rusty.

The german round 5,6x57 RWS was intruced in 1964


http://www.chuckhawks.com/5-6x57.htm

I do belive that it is somewhat special hence it´s designed to shoot heavier bullets then the .220 Swift and please do note the passage about the necks and their thickness.

For those that might whant to try a bit of german as well:http://home.snafu.de/l.moeller/5,6-mm/5,6x57.htm
Best regards Chris

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Originally posted by tankhunter:
Does anyone here own one ? If so what do you think of it ? Is it difficult to reload for ? Barrel life ? how umm short is it ? Cases ,dies who makes them thanks for any info !

What you are looking at, when a basic Mauser 57mm case, like the 6mm Remington or 7X57mm, is necked down to .22, is nothing but the old 22 Newton (90-grain bullet at 3100 FPS) of nearly 100 years ago, re-invented in new clothing!

It tickles me every time someone claims that there's somehow something NEW about this idea......