As ingenious as this kit appears, it seems like a very tedious process. Why bother when it's so much faster and efficient to reload centerfire cartridges? If the SHTF and I'm bugged out and off the grid, I'd rather be shooting my 45acp, 308s, 223, 9mm, and 357 mags anyway.
Reloading the .22lr
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ggibson511960
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Custom Rimfire Cases
There was a wonderful article in Handloader magazine a few years ago about a fellow who made cartridge cases for some odd-ball rimfire round. He machined an offset primer pocket to accept a .22 rimfire blank. It would only work if the case was carefully indexed in the chamber, but it was quite a stunt to get an obsolete caliber shooting. I admire stuff like this. I was once at a shooting range adjacent to a fellow shooting an old British Martini single shot. He showed me his custom cases made by silver soldering brass tubing to a case head that would fit his rifle's chamber. Wish I could remember the caliber. Each case was a carefully crafted work of the machinist's art. Oh, the joys of handloading. Makes my pedestrian efforts in standard calibers look weak.
There was a wonderful article in Handloader magazine a few years ago about a fellow who made cartridge cases for some odd-ball rimfire round. He machined an offset primer pocket to accept a .22 rimfire blank. It would only work if the case was carefully indexed in the chamber, but it was quite a stunt to get an obsolete caliber shooting. I admire stuff like this. I was once at a shooting range adjacent to a fellow shooting an old British Martini single shot. He showed me his custom cases made by silver soldering brass tubing to a case head that would fit his rifle's chamber. Wish I could remember the caliber. Each case was a carefully crafted work of the machinist's art. Oh, the joys of handloading. Makes my pedestrian efforts in standard calibers look weak.
I think your missing the point, there are revolvers like this that people like to shoot.
and don't wan't to blow it up
Smith & Wesson Model 1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I think your missing the point, there are revolvers like this that people like to shoot.
and don't wan't to blow it up
Smith & Wesson Model 1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
OK, that might make some sense, but the description of the product from the manfacturer does talk a lot about "prepping."
For that matter 9mm. Cost to handload 9mm and many other small pistol rounds are about the same. If one has unlimited amounts of brass and ample amounts of casting lead then of course 38 spl (or any other small pistol caliber) would be less expensive than today's cost of 22lr.
I don't have any experience with AR style rifles chambered in 9mm but have seen others at my club shooting them high volume style like those who shoot rimfire AR style guns. But still, if I could load 500 rounds of 9mm at 8 cents/round I would still rather pay 10 cents/round to purchase ready to shoot ammo in my hi capacity semi-auto firearms.
If I stop at an LGS right along the way home from work and pick up a brick of 22lr for $50.00, I have no time (labor) or shipping costs invested in my brick. Cost per round is 10 cents. If I handload 500 rounds of 9mm on my progressive press, it will take me an hour at least, not to mention my time casting, cleaning/prepping brass, buying primers and powder and so forth and I might get the cost down to 6 cents/round. I have to use literally thousands of dollars worth of tools and eat up utility costs which handloaders never seem to factor into their ammo costs.
I guess what I'm getting at is if you shoot pistol ammo at 50 to 100 rounds per outing then 38 spl handloaded would be less expensive than 22lr. But if you shoot high volumes of pistol ammo, the high cost of 22lr might still be worth it. I'm sure the cost of 22s will someday come down to more reasonable prices.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a committed handloader. I try to convince myself that loading my own 9mm is, at a cost to me of say 16-18 cents per round, is better than paying 32 cents/round of factory 9mm. But if I got down to the nub and figured out my real actual cost per round and factor in my time spent handloading, I might go back to factory ammo. The main thing for me is I have high quality ammo available to me in high quantities and have no cares if there is any ammo shortage, I can shoot on and on.
True, but everything "TAC" "Prepp" or "Camo" seems to sellI'm a "obsolete guns fan"
and just saw the blackpowder round opportunaty 
Would not want to feed a Ruger 10-22 with handloaded rounds
chaparrito
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I guess from a curiosity standpoint it might be a fun thing to try, but I can reload 9mm all day long for a fraction of the cost of .22. Why bother?
RobertJ.
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I think your missing the point, there are revolvers like this that people like to shoot.
and don't wan't to blow it up
Smith & Wesson Model 1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If I had one of these, and couldn't live without shooting it, I'd use CCI CB Shorts.
I reload the 9 mm Browning Long and .401 Winchester self loading
6.5x55 Swede, .38spl/.357mag, .38s&W, 16 and 12 gauge.
And many frontloader blackpowder, so why not some blackpowder .22's
I'd love a set, so if any one would like to send me a kit,
i could make a review of it
6.5x55 Swede, .38spl/.357mag, .38s&W, 16 and 12 gauge.
And many frontloader blackpowder, so why not some blackpowder .22's
I'd love a set, so if any one would like to send me a kit,
i could make a review of it
I bought .22 ammo in the past by the case. I believe I paid what would amount to LESS than $1.00 a box. Right around $100 for a case of 5000. I shot bullseye back then and bought in quantity when I found what worked best in my gun. The gun I was using at the time was a Giles .22. Bench resting it with 10 different brands of ammo and the cheapest worked best. The last purchase I remember making was two cases that cost me $200 for 10,000 rounds.
bbqncigars
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I shoot more 25-20 than anything (Marlin rifle and Ruger Blackhawk), and bought all the components in bulk before the panic. I'm still flush with .22lr as well, so the 41 still sees a lot of range time with either barrel. Reloading rimfire would be an act of desperation when centerfire alternatives are available.
1) I didn't know you could do that.
2) Us retired men have plenty to do but we'd much rather sit around making caps out of beer cans.
Nemo288
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I once toyed with the idea that Corbin always promotes of making 6mm bullets out of fired 22 rimfire brass.
Once I saw the prices he wants for that stuff and thought about the quality/price of commercial bullets I gave up on the idea.
I do appreciate the tales of making 44 bullets out of .40 brass but unless I got the swage as a present, again, I could not afford it.
And, yeah, there are other things us retired fellas might rather do.
(looks over at wife)
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Nemo
Once I saw the prices he wants for that stuff and thought about the quality/price of commercial bullets I gave up on the idea.
I do appreciate the tales of making 44 bullets out of .40 brass but unless I got the swage as a present, again, I could not afford it.
And, yeah, there are other things us retired fellas might rather do.
(looks over at wife)
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Nemo
m1gunner
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A 30-30 can be loaded with Bullseye (very small charge) and a 90gr SWC 32 cast bullet (100 gr fp works too) and end up with a quiet, soft shooting squirrel killer . 900 fps and hits twice as hard as a 22lr.
Works with a pistol or rifle primer, whatever you got. Price is way under current 22lr prices.
Works with a pistol or rifle primer, whatever you got. Price is way under current 22lr prices.
