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scalce · 11-08-2007, 07:38 AM

I was shooting an IDPA classifier last Sat and the topic of reloading came up.

This guy was saying that he read an article in a gun mag, I forget the name, about how to make your own 223 bullets.

He mentioned something about 22 brass and copper wire but that is all I really caught.

I would say he was full of **** but he isn't a BSer and the idea is just to whacky to make up.

Does anybody know what article or publication this is?

zac07 · 11-08-2007, 07:46 AM

there is a article about it on glocktalk reloading

**agalindo** · 11-08-2007, 07:51 AM

Check this link out.

http://www.corbins.com/

http://www.bulletswage.com/sale.htm

Bidah · 11-08-2007, 08:24 AM

Sure it can be done. That is how Hornady started out. If you have a good source for .22LR cases, get some lead wire, and go to town. It is a bit of work, and I have looked into doing it making specialty bullets for the AR. The .22 cases are brass, so they are a bit harder than regular copper. If you can get match cases they work the best because they are more uniform. You can also buy the copper cups to make them if you don't have the cases.

**mvician** · 11-08-2007, 10:58 AM

yep it is in one of the gun rags I saw on the newsstand the other day.

medicstimpy · 11-08-2007, 11:39 AM

People over at Cast Boolits were talking about that kit, too. It seems interesting but is a bit pricey.

With .223 FMJ's being in short supply, I'm sure in time it will pay for itself, like with all other reloading equipment. Just kind of high for an initial purchase. .22LR cases are easy enuff to pick up off the range floor and the lead core isn't a problem, either.

Maybe next winter if the $$$ allows I'll pick one up.

ElrodCod · 11-09-2007, 07:32 AM

Gun&Ammo ran the article.

.40-.45 · 11-09-2007, 07:46 AM

I read the entire process somewhere

All I could think of was who has the time to do that and they must not put any value on it

its a cool process but one that is better left to the mass production line

.02

Steelheart · 11-09-2007, 07:42 PM

There was also an article on this in Shooting Times, Nov. 07.

I scanned in the pages so I could find them in the future if I wanted to look into it more. And that way I didn't need to keep the magazine around.

Steelheart

GrovenSpringer · 11-11-2007, 05:39 PM

Shooting Times, November 2007, Squeezing by the .223 shortage, page 30.

A good read. Looks good except for the initial cash out lay for the equipment ($600) and the time it takes to make them. It already takes too long to reload as it is IMHO.

11-08-2007, 07:38 AM	#1
scalce XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 1,415	Make Your Own 223 Bullets? I was shooting an IDPA classifier last Sat and the topic of reloading came up. This guy was saying that he read an article in a gun mag, I forget the name, about how to make your own 223 bullets. He mentioned something about 22 brass and copper wire but that is all I really caught. I would say he was full of **** but he isn't a BSer and the idea is just to whacky to make up. Does anybody know what article or publication this is?

11-08-2007, 08:24 AM	#4
Bidah XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Isolated, Montana Posts: 704	Sure it can be done. That is how Hornady started out. If you have a good source for .22LR cases, get some lead wire, and go to town. It is a bit of work, and I have looked into doing it making specialty bullets for the AR. The .22 cases are brass, so they are a bit harder than regular copper. If you can get match cases they work the best because they are more uniform. You can also buy the copper cups to make them if you don't have the cases. __________________ -Bidah “The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views...which can be very uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering.” The Doctor

11-08-2007, 11:39 AM	#6
medicstimpy XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Montreal, Quebecistan in the land of anti's... the dictatorship of Canada Posts: 421	People over at Cast Boolits were talking about that kit, too. It seems interesting but is a bit pricey. With .223 FMJ's being in short supply, I'm sure in time it will pay for itself, like with all other reloading equipment. Just kind of high for an initial purchase. .22LR cases are easy enuff to pick up off the range floor and the lead core isn't a problem, either. Maybe next winter if the $$$ allows I'll pick one up. __________________ Springfield Armory: 1911 Loaded SS (x2), XD9-TAC & XD45-TAC AR-15: Armalite .223, RockRiverArms 9mm Ruger: Mark III, 10/22 S&W: 686 Tokarev: 1942 Soviet TT33, 1958 Hungarian TT-58 Tokagypt, 1954 .22 Polish Sportowy Norchinko: M14S (x2) Yugo: M48 Mauser, M59/66 SKS Desert Chicken 44Magnum Levers: Win '94 1962 (unfired) & 1958 in 30-30 Taurus: 455 Tracker... 45ACP wheel gun... WAY KEWL If GUNS kill people then spoons made Rosie O'Donnell fat

11-09-2007, 07:32 AM	#7
ElrodCod XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fort Pierce, FL Posts: 309	Gun&Ammo ran the article. __________________ ElrodCod NRA life Member

11-09-2007, 07:42 PM	#9
Steelheart XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: southern Minnesota Posts: 33	There was also an article on this in Shooting Times, Nov. 07. I scanned in the pages so I could find them in the future if I wanted to look into it more. And that way I didn't need to keep the magazine around. Steelheart __________________ NRA & GOA member, http://www.TaurusArmed.net http://www.appleseedinfo.org/ Basic Rifle Marksmanship with some neat history thrown in.

11-08-2007, 07:46 AM	#2
zac07 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,119	there is a article about it on glocktalk reloading

11-08-2007, 10:58 AM	#5
mvician XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 3,333	yep it is in one of the gun rags I saw on the newsstand the other day.

11-09-2007, 07:46 AM	#8
.40-.45 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 759	I read the entire process somewhere All I could think of was who has the time to do that and they must not put any value on it its a cool process but one that is better left to the mass production line .02

11-11-2007, 05:39 PM	#10
GrovenSpringer XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 171	Shooting Times, November 2007, Squeezing by the .223 shortage, page 30. A good read. Looks good except for the initial cash out lay for the equipment ($600) and the time it takes to make them. It already takes too long to reload as it is IMHO. __________________ You really should take me seriously, I have eleven reasons why you should! Ron Paul for president!

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