billybob44
Contributing Member
I am trying to buy some .222Rem. brass. I am told that .223 Military brass can be sized/formed to .222 Rem. dimensions?? Will that work+how is it done?? Thanks Bill..
Did 10 cases this AM.==What a PITA! Have to trim a lot also. Will stick to buying .222 ready made brass. BUT--It can be done....HA Bill...I have done it and it is a hard squeeze. Be careful, lube well and then trim to length. I will recomend Reddings die wax for the lube. Hornady one shot not too good.
The .222 Mag was considered for the military, but they choose to shorten it slightly as well as add more taper which helps in semi/full auto fire. The new .223 case had 5% less capacity than the .222 mag, but was loaded slightly hotter, which made it the ballistic equivalent of the .222 Mag. Once the .223 was adopted, then cases became available as cheap military once fired, and when it proved accurate, it killed the .222 Mag off.222 Remington was lengthened to make .222 Remington Magnum, then .223 Remington (5.56x45mm NATO)