Reloading .22 rimfire

g.willikers · August 20, 2015, 09:02 AM

This morning the latest NRA Shooting Sports USA digital magazine arrived in my e-mail.
One of the articles was about reloading the .22 rimfire, using a kit from here:
http://22lrreloader.com/22lr-reloader-reviews/
With a review from here:
http://www.ssusa.org/articles/2015/8...r-competitors/
While it's kind of a tedious approach, and hardly a high volume enterprise, it supposedly will keep our rimfires fueled up for minimum cost.
Has anyone tried it?

wogpotter · August 21, 2015, 03:22 PM

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keep our rimfires fueled up for minimum cost

There's a LOT of amortizing needed to justify that, even at today's whacky prices.

Jim243 · August 21, 2015, 05:16 PM

A lot of work for a little results (PUN INTENDED). LOL

It would be simpler to stock up on a couple of 550 packs.

Jim

johnwilliamson062 · August 22, 2015, 03:31 AM

You would have to be an extremely serious rimfire shooter for this to even possibly make sense IMO.

Even then, I wonder what consistency even the most meticulous reloader could eek out of this system. THe powder charge and bullet weight are no different than centerfire, but I am not sure priming in this manner sould be done very consistently. Not sure how much the difference in primers would affect things.

Also, isn't the primer in rimfires filled with a few nasty chemicals? This would involve a lot of handling.

TX Hunter · August 22, 2015, 10:45 AM

I have seen those kits. Somehow I just don't think the Juice is worth the Squeeze.

August 20, 2015, 09:02 AM	#1
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	Reloading .22 rimfire This morning the latest NRA Shooting Sports USA digital magazine arrived in my e-mail. One of the articles was about reloading the .22 rimfire, using a kit from here: http://22lrreloader.com/22lr-reloader-reviews/ With a review from here: http://www.ssusa.org/articles/2015/8...r-competitors/ While it's kind of a tedious approach, and hardly a high volume enterprise, it supposedly will keep our rimfires fueled up for minimum cost. Has anyone tried it? __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

August 21, 2015, 05:16 PM	#3
Jim243 Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2009 Location: Just off Route 66 Posts: 5,067	A lot of work for a little results (PUN INTENDED). LOL It would be simpler to stock up on a couple of 550 packs. Jim __________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum

August 22, 2015, 03:31 AM	#4
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	You would have to be an extremely serious rimfire shooter for this to even possibly make sense IMO. Even then, I wonder what consistency even the most meticulous reloader could eek out of this system. THe powder charge and bullet weight are no different than centerfire, but I am not sure priming in this manner sould be done very consistently. Not sure how much the difference in primers would affect things. Also, isn't the primer in rimfires filled with a few nasty chemicals? This would involve a lot of handling.

August 22, 2015, 10:45 AM	#5
TX Hunter Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2010 Location: East Texas USA Posts: 1,805	I have seen those kits. Somehow I just don't think the Juice is worth the Squeeze.