222 brass from 223

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Hey guys. I've been meaning on getting a 223 from some time now, something lightweight and inexpensive like a Stevens 200. I've found a nice 222 that I like that fits most my requirements, it's light, it's cheap, and it doesn't need to be a safe queen. Most of it's life it'll be shooting cheap 45gr Hornet bullets or even cast in front of light Blue Dot loads.

The goal here is economy - cheap to load & shoot. 223 brass is incredibly easy to find at ranges and such; so it is basically free. How difficult is it to form into 222 brass? Can I just trim it and run it up into a 222 die?
 
It's a breeze to form 222 from 223. As BTK said run it thrugh the 222 die, trim to length, chamfer, load and shoot away. One small caution though, if you are forming Military brass, there are some headstamps that are pretty heavy in the shoulder area, contributing to thick neck brass and elevated pressures. I have never seen this in commercial brass. Regards, Eagleye.
 
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The .222 with its longer neck, is INMO, better for cast bullets. It gives the soft lead more support. Case life is very long, so the initial extra cost isn't so bad.
 
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The .222 with its longer neck, is INMO, better for cast bullets.
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The long neck gives better alignment with jacketed bullets and I would assume that this is true for cast bullets as well. Has accuracy been decent with cast bullets in the 222 for you? If so, what velocity?
 
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