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    222 Lee classic

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

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    Have a Greener. 222 rimmed Les but a bit far away for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nor-west View Post
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SmokeyJason View Post
    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?

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    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??
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    you after 222remington or 222rimmed???? and no you cant use a 223 one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    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?
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    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by akaroa1 View Post
    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.
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    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
    Hunt safe, look after the bush & plug more pests. The greatest invention in the history of man is beer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by garyp View Post
    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.
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