Does this count as Metalworking ?

Question

I recently started reloading .222 Remington after a several year hiatus . Since .222 brass is fairly hard to source and .223 is almost layin' around on the ground everywhere I've been resizing .223 cases . Resize and deprime in one operation , then trim cases to length and turn the outside of the necks . Last step in prep is to deburr the case neck and primer pockets - every .223 case I've sized down has had a crimped primer . From there it's just prime charge and seat a bullet . I haven't done much sorting of brass yet , but do plan on separating the

5.56 headstamps from the .223's since there are slight differences in capacity . Or so they say . If this rifle (Remington 722 vintage 1960 with Leupold 3-9 and a Timney trigger) will drive tacks with unsorted brass it may not be worth the effort . We'll see what the owner has to say after some testing .

John B. · Accepted Answer

Back when I was really into rifle shooting I used to weigh the brass filled with water and segregate them into groups with identical or nearly identical capacity. It did, generally speaking, increase accuracy, of say a 10 round match, a tiny bit.

Snag · Answer

I think this one is going to be a plinker/groundhog rifle . Anything under a couple MOA is probably going to be acceptable . Maybe not the ultimate goal ... as I understand it this cartridge was known for extreme accuracy , at one time the "gold standard" for benchrest shooters . My folks had one when I was a teen and even with iron sights and factory ammo it was pretty accurate . I think this rifle is going to well under a MOA by the time we find the right load .

Bob La Londe · Answer

> Does this count as Metalworking ?Ah-yup.

Does this count as Metalworking ?

Join the Discussion

Didn't find your answer?