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Hal · October 5, 2001, 05:11 AM

Gale McMillan posted an interesting read on the rec.guns newsgroup a few years ago detailing his efforts in handloading the .22 rimfire. He didn't have any success in doing it.

Take this with the proverbial grain of salt since it's from my hazy memory.
He decided to not reload spent cases for a number of reasons. Dent in the rim, small size made handling difficult, lack of components etc., so he talked a mfg out of a few(1000?) primed but unloaded cases. for the most part it didn't go that smooth, and what he ended up with didn't offer any advantage over even mediocre factory ammo. Higher end ammo such as Green Tag and Federal Match were actually cheaper and performed better.

I really miss Gale since he did so much more than build .50 rifles.

October 5, 2001, 05:11 AM	#8
Hal Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 1998 Location: Ohio USA Posts: 8,563	Gale McMillan posted an interesting read on the rec.guns newsgroup a few years ago detailing his efforts in handloading the .22 rimfire. He didn't have any success in doing it. Take this with the proverbial grain of salt since it's from my hazy memory. He decided to not reload spent cases for a number of reasons. Dent in the rim, small size made handling difficult, lack of components etc., so he talked a mfg out of a few(1000?) primed but unloaded cases. for the most part it didn't go that smooth, and what he ended up with didn't offer any advantage over even mediocre factory ammo. Higher end ammo such as Green Tag and Federal Match were actually cheaper and performed better. I really miss Gale since he did so much more than build .50 rifles.