hello ,
here s an idea .
i have been watching some videos on youtube regarding the reloading of the . 22 LR cartridge .
there is even a kit one could buy wich contains all the neccesary tools to do so , including a sizing die !
i dont think its economical , but hey... if it can be done , why not ?
now for the stupid idea i mentioned ,
i looked at the lee mold charts and saw a . 223 55 gr gascheck bulletmould and this got me thinking.
what if i would cast such a bullet and apply HI TEK coating to it .
if i had such a bullet i would need some priming powder to put in the rim of the .22 WMR casing , and i would need a gascheck for the bullet.
my thinking would be that a boxer primer LARGE RIFLE would supply both .
i think it would be possible to take out the anvil of the primer , and scrape out the primingpowder.
the primingpowder could be made liqued with a drop of acetone , and applied to a rather fast spinning rimfire casing .
the rotation of the casing would cause the priming liqued to get in the rim , then leave it to evaporate the acetone and the result would be a primed
rimfire casing.
this leaves me with a empty cup that once was the LARGE RIFLE primer.
outside measurement of this cup leaves me the size of 5,35 mm.
the diametre of a 223 bullet is 5.56 mm.
my thinking would be that one could stretch out the cup a little with a correct punch , after annealing the cup first .
if done correctly this altered cup could be used as the gascheck for the Hi TEK coated bullet in my opinion
it would take a little powder like some alliant unique or simular to put in the primed casing.
then seat the finished bullet , and crimp in place with the lee factorie crimp die for the 223 caliber.
all this would be a lot of work... but , could it be done ?
i dont own a rifle in the .22 WMR caliber , its just an idea to think about .