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Thread: Anything I can make out of these old 222 remington brass I found when my grandpa died

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    Anything I can make out of these old 222 remington brass I found when my grandpa died

    When my grandpa died, he had already sold his gun collection off about ten years prior ( ) but I found this old military rocket motor box (basically a giant version of the 50cal ammo cans) and it was full of old boxes of ammo, which were all fired so it was just the brass. There was a box of 30 carbine that was really old in there also. Most common in the box was 222 remington. Is there anything good that I can convert these to? Or am I better off trying to trade them for something I need? The biggest score in said box was actually a few hundred starline 38spl and 357mag brass, and 2 boxes of 44mag brass.. But those are being used already. I really wish he wouldve kept his guns though... Im curious as to what his 357 and 44mag guns were. I guess Ill never know.

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    If they were 1x fired I would just trade them off for what you want. If not here's a list of things that come to mind.

    221 Fireball
    20 Vartarg
    22 TCM
    300 Blackout
    And there's a 17 cal something or other folks make from the 221.

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    If you or anyone you know swages jacketed bullets, they make good jackets for a .375 rifle.

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    You can also go up with it to the 243 Myra (6mmx222), 25 Copperhead (25x222) and of course the aforementioned 300 Blackout/Whisper. I use mine to make 6mmx222. How much 222 do you have? I might be interested.
    Only left handed guns are interesting!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mart View Post
    How much 222 do you have? I might be interested.
    Yes, they are even valuable as .222's
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    pM sent

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    I would sell/trade for what you want. 222 brass is desirable in itself.

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    Pm sent.

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    Im gonna take a day to figure out what I wanna do with it then get back to the people who were interested in it. I got a bunch of PMs from people who want it also. I didnt realize how much people wanted 222 brass..

    Thanks for the responses guys!

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    i've been making my 222rem brass from 223/5.56, so yeah iff you have real 222rem brass trade it for what you want

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    "Most common in the box was 222 remington. Is there anything good that I can convert these to?"

    Man, am I gettin' old.

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    Buy a rifle chambered in 222 and reload them.
    ,,, stupidity comes to some people very easily. 8/22/2017 Pat Lengyel (my wife) in a discussion about Liberals.

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    .300 Blackout

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