What would you do ?

[Pete G]

Don't hesitate to purchase the .222 Magnum, its the best cartridge of the 3. You can easily make .222 Magnum from .204 Ruger brass, with only a single pass through the resizer, so I don't understand why the owner had any problem doing so. What you don't want to do is shoot .223s in a .222 Magnum chamber, invariably you'll get case head separation, and a badly distorted case that isn't long enough for a neck to properly form.

Hello Boomer,

The owner tried to reform 204 to 222 mag.......His troubles are with the very different shoulder on the 204 stuff........Seems to be more to it than running through the 222mag dies. If you have been successful with this process , how exactly did you proceed ?

 

[gunrunner100]

Pete:
I can probably spare some brass.

 

[Pete G]

Pete:
I can probably spare some brass.

Hello gunrunner100.....Thank you for the kind offer........PM sent.

 

[Boomer]

Hello Boomer,

The owner tried to reform 204 to 222 mag.......His troubles are with the very different shoulder on the 204 stuff........Seems to be more to it than running through the 222mag dies. If you have been successful with this process , how exactly did you proceed ?

I've since sold the rifle, a SAKO L-46, but using Nosler brass, I simply ran it through my Redding full length die, loaded it normally and fire forming did the rest.

 

[SuperCub]

The action alone is worth $350 easy. I'd buy it and think about it.

 

[Pickles]

I may be wrong but I'm fairly certain that BDL's in 222 RM were only built in 67-68.

I have one dated to 67.

 

[Pete G]

I've since sold the rifle, a SAKO L-46, but using Nosler brass, I simply ran it through my Redding full length die, loaded it normally and fire forming did the rest.

Boomer, thank you for that.....Gives me something to try out.

 

[Pete G]

Just an update.......Took all the good advice here.......Purchased the rifle this afternoon.
Now will continue the search for factory loads/brass etc.
Thank you all for the good input on this.

 

[kamlooky]

And nawt a frick'n foto to be had........................

 

[FLHTCUI]

Just an update.......Took all the good advice here.......Purchased the rifle this afternoon.
Now will continue the search for factory loads/brass etc.
Thank you all for the good input on this.

Gun Shows will be your friend...
You may find some stuff there...'
Rob

 

[Pete G]

And nawt a frick'n foto to be had........................

Hello Looky......Sorry about lack of a photo......Still need to figure out how to do that.......Besides, she is certainly not a looker, but hopefully she is a shooter. She is from 1962 or 1963 and the blueing is thin in sections.....Wood is surprisingly good however. Very handy with its 20 inch barrel which was standard in the 2 first years of production according to Blue Book.

 

[Kevan]

Pete, have you found a source for brass ?

 

[Pete G]

Pete, have you found a source for brass ?

Hello Kevan,
One fellow gunnutz is selling me 40 factory loads.Another is selling me some used brass. If you have any ideas for more of either,please send me a PM.

 

[BigUglyMan]

I'll add my voice to the "buy it, handload it" crowd. It should be a hoot.

 

[Mount Sweetness]

$350 is a steal