Wm.Traynor wrote:Some topics on another forum deal with rimfire ammo and the velocity spreads of various types, brands, descriptions and whathaveyou. Those tests have been related to group size.
The point I am laboriously trying to make is that maybe, by reloading, we will have a chance to achieve uniformity instead of being slaves to the random whims of lot numbers.
And may doG have mercy on us all.
No1Mk3 wrote:What do you shoot them in? You going to make or modify a rimfire bolt to centrefire? Modify the breech block of a Martini converted rimfire back to centrefire would seem easiest, or a rolling block Savage perhaps? Perhaps sleeve and chamber a 297/230 Francotte or make a 22 long Rifle version of a Morris Tube? They just seem to me to be a very sweet solution looking for a problem to solve!
bigrich wrote:this is precisely why i'm experimenting with reduced 22 hornet loads at the moment. supposedly you can get a hornet sub sonic with the right load and dacron as a filler .
bladeracer wrote:bigrich wrote:this is precisely why i'm experimenting with reduced 22 hornet loads at the moment. supposedly you can get a hornet sub sonic with the right load and dacron as a filler .
You can load anything down to subsonic without needing fillers, use Trailboss.
bigpete wrote:You can buy 22 rim fire reloading kits anyway...
bigpete wrote:
Boom. Been around for years...
bigpete wrote:You can buy 22 rim fire reloading kits anyway...
Ziad wrote:I did find strange that changing loads moved the impact point both with regards to extension and windage
bladeracer wrote:Ziad wrote:I did find strange that changing loads moved the impact point both with regards to extension and windage
That's why when making reduced loads you want to try t find a load that drops vertically under your full-power loads, no windage difference if possible.
bladeracer wrote:https://www.rccbrass.com/22-long-rifle-center-fire/?fbclid=IwAR08356QBYX4oHdXonl6BSquVj0VH0NMPvGMUUw5ltTmFLgQlhGdkhzR74U
Very interesting.
Might have to turn up some of these myself.
straightshooter wrote:bladeracer wrote:https://www.rccbrass.com/22-long-rifle-center-fire/?fbclid=IwAR08356QBYX4oHdXonl6BSquVj0VH0NMPvGMUUw5ltTmFLgQlhGdkhzR74U
Very interesting.
Might have to turn up some of these myself.
I agree, an interesting curiosity.
But I think I will be fitting an ashtray to my motorbike before I dabble with any of those cases.
bladeracer wrote:bigpete wrote:You can buy 22 rim fire reloading kits anyway...
Yes, but far from practical, reliable, or cheap, compared to simply priming these.
bigpete wrote:bladeracer wrote:bigpete wrote:You can buy 22 rim fire reloading kits anyway...
Yes, but far from practical, reliable, or cheap, compared to simply priming these.
You know this for a fact ?
I think,if you were going to bother arsing around at all with reloading a 22lr,this would at least be as good or better than mucking around with a centrefire 22lr....
wanneroo wrote:Aguila makes two different 22LR cartridges that uses priming compound only for shooting pests up close with little noise. I'd imagine a small rifle primer would provide enough oomph to do the same.
on_one_wheel wrote:Why haven't I seen a .22 LR rimfire round that better reflects our aerodynamic centrefire projectiles with ballistic tips ?
bigpete wrote:wanneroo wrote:Aguila makes two different 22LR cartridges that uses priming compound only for shooting pests up close with little noise. I'd imagine a small rifle primer would provide enough oomph to do the same.
A mate does that with 22 hornet and air rifle pellets...
bladeracer wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:Why haven't I seen a .22 LR rimfire round that better reflects our aerodynamic centrefire projectiles with ballistic tips ?
Primarily due to cost I'd say. WMR uses better bullets, but the cost is higher than some centrefire ammo.
I've pulled .22LR bullets and used the charged brass to fire .224" jacketed bullets in .22LR. Accuracy is excellent, but it's still so much easier to download something bigger.
on_one_wheel wrote:bladeracer wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:Why haven't I seen a .22 LR rimfire round that better reflects our aerodynamic centrefire projectiles with ballistic tips ?
Primarily due to cost I'd say. WMR uses better bullets, but the cost is higher than some centrefire ammo.
I've pulled .22LR bullets and used the charged brass to fire .224" jacketed bullets in .22LR. Accuracy is excellent, but it's still so much easier to download something bigger.
Your right....Cost would be a killer, I guess that's why that HMR stuff is so pricey.
.224 bullets sounds like fun, I might get adventurous enough one day to look into that.
I guess we're limited to the mag length too if you don't want to single load them.