Buddy of mine that lives across the state now just got a .17-.222 Remington; I don't know what it was built on, he wasn't real clear on the phone. Unfortunately he didn't get the dies with the rifle, said the older guy he bought it from couldn't find them.
I know how to get loading dies, my question is-- are forming dies needed for necking down to .17 caliber or not? My limited experience says yes, at least one intermediate die.
Would it be possible to use a .204 Ruger die as the intermediate step? Might be a little bit too long for the .222 case to make it work???
Personally I think a .17 would be great for fox and smaller varmints, but a bit small for run of the mill coyote hunting.
Thanks for the opinions,
Robert