221 Fireball
- Thread starter Gunhugger
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OR---use 223 brass---I have considerable 221 made from 223---of course better is some great luck in getting 200 brand new 221 cases from a friend with an Rem XP 100!! Bent Barrel
Wholesale Sports in Calgary has (or had) some dies. I can't recall if they had brass or not. Alberta Tactical had a few bags of 221 brass when I was there last week. If you're not in a really big hurry I'll be getting rid of my 221 dies in a couple of weeks (only have use the FL die - making brass for my 20 vt from 222 (Lapua 222 brass was $60 / 100 which was actually cheaper than remington 221 brass - just takes a little work to resize))
Remington makes the brass but it can be hit or miss to find it.
Wholesale had some but it was quite spendy. They do have 17 Fireball brass if you want to neck up.
The cheapest option is to make it out of cut down 223. It is very easy to do.
Personally I'd choose Redding dies over the RCBS. The Redding bushing die allows you to size 223 brass down before cutting it to length. Then you install the correct bushing and do the final resize and the case is ready to use.
I use a Forester Ultra Seater seating die. Both dies can be had from Sinclair International for a good price.
Wholesale had some but it was quite spendy. They do have 17 Fireball brass if you want to neck up.
The cheapest option is to make it out of cut down 223. It is very easy to do.
Personally I'd choose Redding dies over the RCBS. The Redding bushing die allows you to size 223 brass down before cutting it to length. Then you install the correct bushing and do the final resize and the case is ready to use.
I use a Forester Ultra Seater seating die. Both dies can be had from Sinclair International for a good price.
