.222 Remington formed from .223 brass, how to do it?

[zeke mccune]

I tried to do this via using a .222 f.l. die but the necks came out wrinkled. What am I doing wrong? Should I trim the .223 cases to .222 length,1.700” prior to using the .222 f.l. die?

Tia,

Frank

 

[rsmithsr]

oooppppsss read it backwards

 

[Jerry W]

not a productive use of 222 brass...223/5.56 is dirt cheap. try a trade...2 223 for one 222. buy 223 and sell the 222. your time is worth more than this advernture

I think you have it backwards. He's trying to make .222 from .223 brass.

 

[Ricco1949]

I use a 22VT trim die set to 222 headspace followed by a FL 222 die....trim in Dillon 1500 trimmer,.chamfer with Giraud and ready to fire. No need for turning necks with LC brass and Sammi reamer.

 

[rsmithsr]

so now that i have read it front to back, i would not reccommend it unless the 223 brass is high quality, typical 223 brass/556 brass is not the quality one wants in a 222. just to make you drool i paid aprox 0.12 per pc for norma brass new unfired when i got my first 222......say early 1970's

 

[Fuj]

I tried to do this via using a .222 f.l. die but the necks came out wrinkled. What am I doing wrong? Should I trim the .223 cases to .222 length,1.700” prior to using the .222 f.l. die?

Tia,

Frank

Your moving too much brass at one time. My favored brass was LC-68. You need to
size that neck down in multiple steps. Bushing dies work great for this. Drop in a
mandrel to keep it straight during each push......When reducing down, make the new
shoulder to be a few thou below where the original should be. It' will all get put to
the proper place during fire forming. At no time do I anneal during the forming
process. Too soft. and it will buckle. It can be tedious sometimes but take it slow.
And don't spare the lube......

I have a cat based on the 22 Nosler currently in the works just for short porch BR.
I will be doing four separate pushes. It's what I do......

 

[Jim D]

Pic up a 222 Trim die.