222 ammo prices

[thegingeritalian]

Evening all

 

Looking to buy some fodder for my Tikka 222. Any suggestions for somewhere around Stoke/Newcastle area to get reasonably priced ammo from?

[EMcC]

I am lucky in that PPU 50gn is perfect for my .222 and that costs around a tenner a box

[thegingeritalian]

Not got a price for ppu round by me yet but federal and norma are around a pound a round.

[ferretfiddler]

Me & phil21 also on here found the same problem, we went down the reloading route, expensive to start but great fun & a "bit" cheaper

[thegingeritalian]

Have considered the re-loading route but i don't know a lot about it

[EMcC]

PPU is the way to go and if you take up reloading later you have the brass already !!

[njc110381]

You can load .222 for about 30-35p per round I should think and the quality will rival most factory premium stuff.

 

If you shoot a few rounds per year then no, it's not worth it. If you shoot 100+ then the kit will fairly quickly pay for itself. Once you've covered the cost of the tools you're on to ammo that will cost a similar amount to the very cheapest on the market, whilst being perfectly matched to your gun.

 

I would never be without my loading kit now. Looking at the number of rounds I put down my Hornet alone it's saved me over £1k since I bought it.

[kent]

Have considered the re-loading route but i don't know a lot about it

 

Loads of books about, u-tube vids and ask on here. The best thing is you can keep a good stock of components and also create exactly what you want as an individual (be it fast and flat and fragile, modest power for edible game even heavy hitting for deer ) The triple is a cracking round to load for

[thegingeritalian]

Thank you for all of your advice. The re-loading route is looking favourable as i will be getting some use out of the rifle. Im going to the Midland later this month so for a basic no frills reload set up what would you recommend?

[henry d]

Wondered when we would get here

 

Reloading for the triple is easy and outlay is cheap. If you want to shoot keyholes buy expensive, including cases, if you want slightly bigger keyholes, buy cheap.

[njc110381]

If you don't shoot loads of rounds the Lee Loader takes some beating. Many here will mock it, but I've shot touching groups with ammo made with this tool. They're about £30 - top it off with a set of scales and a case trimmer and you're there. You can use factory ammo to get your rough OAL set up, and then fudge it a little from there until it works. Better than factory ammo with kit costing £50 or so. You can always upgrade later if you feel the need.

[colin lad]

You can load .222 for about 30-35p per round I should think and the quality will rival most factory premium stuff.

 

If you shoot a few rounds per year then no, it's not worth it. If you shoot 100+ then the kit will fairly quickly pay for itself. Once you've covered the cost of the tools you're on to ammo that will cost a similar amount to the very cheapest on the market, whilst being perfectly matched to your gun.

 

I would never be without my loading kit now. Looking at the number of rounds I put down my Hornet alone it's saved me over £1k since I bought it.

as above

i have started reloading for my .222 at around 35p per bang but have now found a 50g soft nose round called dog town and i can reload for about 27p per bang and they shoot very well

my reloading set up cost less than £75 due to some very kind pw members

cheep enough to go bunny bashing with it

 

colin

[njc110381]

Who sells Dogtown bullets in the UK Colin? They look popular in the states but I've never seen them here.

Edited September 6, 2013 by njc110381

[Andy H]

Midway uk.

http://www.midwayuk.com/epages/Midway_UK.sf/en_GB/?ViewAction=Innochange_FactFinderSearch&ObjectID=10098&filterPrice_Currency=GBP~~%C2%A3&query=MidwayUSA+Dogtown+Bullets+22+Caliber+%28224+Diameter%29+34+Grain+Hollow+Point+Box+of+100&userInput=dogt&queryFromSuggest=true

 

http://www.ajleamon.co.uk/reloading_consumables.htm

Edited September 6, 2013 by Andy H

[matone]

If you don't shoot loads of rounds the Lee Loader takes some beating. Many here will mock it, but I've shot touching groups with ammo made with this tool. They're about £30 - top it off with a set of scales and a case trimmer and you're there. You can use factory ammo to get your rough OAL set up, and then fudge it a little from there until it works. Better than factory ammo with kit costing £50 or so. You can always upgrade later if you feel the need.

Good advice !

[Frenchieboy]

If you don't shoot loads of rounds the Lee Loader takes some beating. Many here will mock it, but I've shot touching groups with ammo made with this tool. They're about £30 - top it off with a set of scales and a case trimmer and you're there. You can use factory ammo to get your rough OAL set up, and then fudge it a little from there until it works. Better than factory ammo with kit costing £50 or so. You can always upgrade later if you feel the need.

I'll second that. I use the Lee Loader System for both my .222 and my .243 and I find it relatively quick and simple, and it's not as fiddly as some might think!

[njc110381]

It actually means that you can load a few rounds whilst sitting in front of the telly. No need for a posh bench or the space to put it. I used to stick the scale on the coffee table next to me and sit there with my feet up tapping away. It makes the whole routine so much more relaxed!

[mad1]

Not wanting to hijack the thread but I don't suppose anyone has a one for .223 for sale ? I know they are only 30/40 pound but you never know someone might have one in back of cupboard and wanting to swap for some beer tokens ?

Cheers

[activeviii]

I knew nothing about home loading and use to use PPU. yes it was ok but i like to play so i was lucky to have a good mentor to help me on my way. turned out to be very simply if you follow basic rules.

 

I started out with a 2nd hand Lee loader, lee scales and a hammer, i did use the scope to start with but i calibrated it on decent scale to the once i had a load that worked. i use to sit in the living room knocking out rounds. little slow but fun all the same. i took the plunge and upgraded to a press. the thing is, the groups are still the same. clover leaf @ 100meters

 

in all fairness, the 222 is one of the most forgiving rounds there is, i have loaded for a few people now and all the loads have been spot on with 0.5gn over start load of the lee reloading book.