TONY R Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 (edited) Has anyo on here reloaded for .22LR,.? https://youtu.be/mTf62hDhefYne And Part 2 Edited May 24, 2016 by TONY R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 .Thats some real backwoods / zombie survival stuff. perhaps that accounts for all of the variable US ammo that I have used. It's interesting and I was waiting for him to chuck the ally mould on the ground and swear a bit when he burnt his hand as the mould heated up. I think I'll pass on this one. The main problem would be consistent ignition of the powder. it might go phutt and leave one up the barrel or blow the gun to bits taking your hands off in the process. Accuracy ?? might hit the barn door a twenty paces. If things get that bad I'll tie a rock in one of my socks to go hunting with and cut a pointy stick out of the hedge. Far more reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Why would anyone bother? Using highly corrosive powder/primer and spending hours knocking up rounds that are so cheap to buy anyway is ridiculous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 (edited) I've seen this and remain thoroughly underwhelmed! A whole load of malarkey and every now and again one goes bang, another story altogether where it may arrive. To be fair its a start, but a long way to go yet! Edited May 23, 2016 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savhmr Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 With 22LR ammo so cheap, it's insane to even consider reloading using black powder and messing with the priming compound...and from the results that chap got, you'd have been better off using a catapult and firing that off at the target! Nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 As much use as a **** in a wind tunnel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted May 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 I think its inpractical, but i am sure you could improve on the loads used in the video and make it work. It is one thin i never concidered but the fact it can be done makes it interesting if nothing else. I have made my own jacketed .22 bullets with scrap .22lr cases, for no other reason than doing it interested me. But hey i spend days turning up dies for My PW and pacific reloading preses too and for no good reason other than because i can. If it can be loaded i like to be able to load it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savhmr Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Agreed it could be a bit of fun, but also a right faff and it would wreck accuracy in my 22's which don't get cleaned this side of 500 rounds or more. I just can't see the point when you can bulk buy bricks of 22LR ammo so cheap. Why would you want to reload when you can buy them at 10p a pop and they'll be more consistent and accurate that you could probably load them without all the hassle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 I pay about 4.5 p per round for .22lr by picking up lines local shops want to clear..... Luckily my .22lr seems to shoot anything well. Reload for this - never. Been using some Mexican stuff of late and it shoots well. good luck to those that do reload the little LR . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham M Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 When I shot at the City of Birmingham club I used to shoot with a man called Ernie Spiriti, who helped develop the Tenex range of ammunition at Eley (we shot on the Witton range) and they tried an experiment to see if they could hand-load .22rf ammo to get the most accurate ammunition possible. The results were horrendous with the ammo' produced being far less accurate then the lowest grade of Club ammo'. Hand-loading .22rf is nowhere near as consistent as doing it on machines designed for the purpose, and is yet another way to try and fleece shooters into buying unnecessary (and bloody expensive) equipment. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Its priming thats the big problem, reliable primed cases is essential, to go as in the video is just not practical in any way shape or form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Although not many people would go down this route I can see it as an experiment and the people who market this kit have gone through the production and marketing phase. I can see that out in America there is a BIG, Big problem in buying 22 lr at the moment and you could use it for plinking >> The dangerous bit is the ignition part which potentially could lead to a very dangerous set of circumstances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Yep i dont like the priming, as i said new primed cases would go a long way to making things more acceptable, i wonder if you could buy cases like this from any where. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 The priming situation is little less than a dangerous joke. The whole process is desperately time consuming and inconsistent. But who knows, time may see some improvements, but realistically there needs to be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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