Thread: 222 Lee classic

Anyone got one that are willing to part with it, in 222r, cash or swap whatever or something.cheers

Have a Greener. 222 rimmed Les but a bit far away for you.

Originally Posted by nor-west

Have a Greener. 222 rimmed Les but a bit far away for you.

My neighbour rebarreled his 222 not long ago but at present time can not find any ammo here in victoria, so I'm trying to set him up reloading, a lee classic kit would be the ducks nuts.

Try h e re,
https://www.aushunteronline.com.au/r...-all-calibers/

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

My neighbour rebarreled his 222 not long ago but at present time can not find any ammo here in victoria, so I'm trying to set him up reloading, a lee classic kit would be the ducks nuts.

Hey Smokey Jason, thanks for helping me out with the Hornet brass on your last trip to NZ appreciated. I could send you 100 live reload rounds of 222: 55grn Hornady # 2266: 18.5grn ADI 2207. Do you know anyway I can freight live rounds from NZ to Victoria?

How did the Thar hunt go?

Best regards, Hugh

Hey, if you can't get one for 222R, you could possibly use a 223 loader.
223 case is 1.750" long.
222R case is 1.70" long.
Both use 0.224" bullets

Just machine about 0.50 off the base of the neck sizing die and use a smaller scoop. Bobs your uncle.

Neck thickness??

you after 222remington or 222rimmed???? and no you cant use a 223 one.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

you after 222remington or 222rimmed???? and no you cant use a 223 one.

MD. Why do you think that? Apart from length they are almost identical and the body of the die is not a close fit to the body of the case. They neck size only. Perhaps I missed something?

Well if it is 222R You won't find one

But easy to shorten a 222 Lee classic by the with of the rim
Then the rim front face will stop the case on the die rear face

Love my new 222R
But it's a cartridge with lots of accuracy potential and probably deserves a proper reloading set up

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Well if it is 222R You won't find one

But easy to shorten a 222 Lee classic by the with of the rim
Then the rim front face will stop the case on the die rear face

Love my new 222R
But it's a cartridge with lots of accuracy potential and probably deserves a proper reloading set up

Good point, the rim.
But still might not matter. You would get away with just sizing 3/4 of the neck.
TBH I think better to buy a set of Lee RGB dies if available and a used press. Wouldn't cost much more and better off in the long run.

I shall rephrase...you cannot sucessfully reload 222rem using 223rem dies...you just cant size enough of the neck for it to work.....and if your going to mutilate a set of 223 dies..you may as well buy new 222rem ones.

You can borrow mine for 6 months free as recovering from hip op.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I shall rephrase...you cannot sucessfully reload 222rem using 223rem dies...you just cant size enough of the neck for it to work.....and if your going to mutilate a set of 223 dies..you may as well buy new 222rem ones.

They are scarce, hard to find and not a normal die. They are a pretty loose fit and only neck size. And I did suggest machining about 0.05" off the base of the die due to the different length.
Lee now only produce the classic loader in a few cartridges

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I shall rephrase...you cannot sucessfully reload 222rem using 223rem dies...you just cant size enough of the neck for it to work.....and if your going to mutilate a set of 223 dies..you may as well buy new 222rem ones.

They are scarce, hard to find and not a normal die. They are a pretty loose fit and only neck size. And I did suggest machining about 0.05" off the base of the die due to the different length.
Lee now only produce the classic loader in a few cartridges

Originally Posted by garyp

You can borrow mine for 6 months free as recovering from hip op.

Thxks I'm just about all sorted.
The neighbour isn't that flash on the phone, our local sports store is useless to acquire anything, I rang around closer to Melbourne and found what he wanted, some 222rem and
300 win mag, last salesman, probably the local guy, told him 300 wm be 14 bucks a round, wasn't going to pay that no way. The ones I've got a hold of are win 180 gr at 75 dollars, which is not too bad for this age.