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Old 05-26-2014, 05:48 AM
johno johno is offline
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Default Anyone Shoot 222 Rimmed?

I ask this question only of US & UK members, I know there will be plenty of aussies & kiwis using the martini

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Old 05-26-2014, 07:20 AM
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Johno I haven't seen any good quality 222 Rimmed brass and actually haven't seen any in NZ for sale for a very long time......Kiwi
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Old 05-26-2014, 08:52 AM
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Default 222Rimmed

There has been some 222 Rimmed on Trademe at $2/case for a while. I don't know what the quality is like. The alternative is is to trim down 5.6x50 Rimmed. But getting 5.6 x 50 Rimmed is another quandary, and an expenive one at that (have seen S&B available but pricey).
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Old 05-26-2014, 08:59 AM
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John I wouldn't pay $2 a case for 222 rimmed, I pay less than that for Lapua 220Rus cases........guess the price is why it's been on Trademe for a while......Kiwi
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Old 05-26-2014, 09:17 AM
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Do either of you shoot one?
Might be able to help someone with brass

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Old 05-26-2014, 10:00 AM
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Do either of you shoot one?
Might be able to help someone with brass

Johno
Not me Johno, I measured some brass once and the runout was shocking so I sold the brass and built the Martini as a std 222.........Kiwi
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Old 05-26-2014, 04:09 PM
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Default 222 Rimmed

I have 2 Martini's in 222Rimmed. I shoot the 222 Super brass and Bertram in addition to some formed from 357 Max and RWS 5.6x50R. The 357 Max is a little short and came in a deal on a rifle I bought but I can't complain. It does everything the other brass does so I continue to use it. The RWS is far superior to the whole bunch but usually runs close to 2.00/case landed. I only have 40 cases of the RWS as I stumbled onto them at a Dallas gunshow and traded $10.00 worth of 223 FMJ ammo for them. Everything I found has been in the 36-40.00/20cases + shipping, when you can find it.

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Old 05-28-2014, 02:40 PM
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Default .222 rimmed TC

I've shot this .222 rimmed 14" TC since 1986. Bought it for my first trip to S.D. to shoot PDogs. I don't shoot it as much now as I did back then when I only had one rifle. I was shooting a .357 Max revolver in IHMSA and got the idea to use Max brass for the .222 TC barrel. I machined rim clearance and modified the extractor and made some form dies. I didn't know about annealing brass back then, so the first batch of 500 brass only averaged about five firings before the necks split. Sometime in the 90's I bought one box of Bertram brass. Even though I was only bumping the shoulder .001 with the FL die, the brass was so soft that it separated within five firings. Sometime later in the 90's I found 80 pieces of Super brand brass at the Indy 1500 gunshow for $40. I drilled the flash holes larger so my decapper pin would work and this brass has lasted several firings. About ten years ago I found about 150 pieces of nickel plated IHMSA and Federal headstamped .357 Max brass and used it to make another batch of .222 rimmed brass. It actually necked down as easy as regular brass. Now I'm shooting a variety of brass with the nickel brass , some R-P and W-W Max brass and some remaining Super brand brass. I adjust the powder charge with the different case capacities of the brass to get the same velocity and the same POI at 100 yds.

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