Wanted: .22wmr reloading kit

[grandad of the woods]

Heck , reloading RF ? That's at the top of my NOT TO DO LIST ! If you want better performance ? Buy one of the small CF calibres. 22 hornet or similar upwards

That's all well and good but I would assume people reloading 22lr are either doing it for the fun of it or there doing it for small bore competition shooting, being down the south east we don't really have many fullbore ranges unless you wanna travel miles away so many take part in small bore shooting, so being able to get one up on the competition by being able to reload rounds for your rifle with your powder charge ect can quite easily make the difference, I don't shoot comps but I'd be interested in reloading 22lr just for the hell of it lol

 

[Trickyd66]

Erm? Is it not a rimfire? So putting such in a shellholder that might, at some point in your process, then crush and initiate the priming compound would be inadvisable? I did four decades plus ago detonate a .22LR blank whilst it was held for all intents and purposes between left thumb and left forefinger. The powder residue from the case that ruptured as it detonated took maybe two weeks to work its way out from where it had embedded into and beneath my skin.

Not condoning, or suggesting that reloading RF is ok or safe, but I have had cause to unload an make safe (17 hmr). fire off the primers by hand, it takes a good whack with hammer when in a vice to ignite the primer compound. I can't personally see the preasure from loading in a shell holder igniting the primer?

 

[enfieldspares]

Not condoning, or suggesting that reloading RF is ok or safe, but I have had cause to unload an make safe (17 hmr). fire off the primers by hand, it takes a good whack with hammer when in a vice to ignite the primer compound. I can't personally see the preasure from loading in a shell holder igniting the primer?

It is the crushing of the priming compound that does it. It used to be a often enough occurence when priming Berdan type 9mm Parabellum cases to be alert to that and to be aware of the need to take care. A blow or a knock or a heavy hand wasn't the worry but a compressing of the priming compound when seating the primer enough to initiate it.

 

[Tim1989]

most people who re load .22wmr don't re prime old cases, use a new round and pull the bullet and replace with different one and crimp , start using the factory powder charge then if you want to tinker more you can replace the powder for something else ,
or just re weigh the factory charges as alot of them are all over the place

alot of people getting good results just from swapping the bullet

 

[fixedwheel]

OK, can someone say what they would see as first signs of excess pressure, seeing that there isn't a primer in a primer pocket as the obvious starting point?

And while "because you can" is a good enough reason, surely buying a .22WMR cartridge, and replacing the projectile, gets you pretty much to the cost of centre fire reloading without the control of knowing your powder charges?

 

[grandad of the woods]

Excessive pressure would show in ways such as split necks, powder burns on the case deformations on the casing, or in a really bad situations a broken gun and a burnt face lol

 

[fixedwheel]

Excessive pressure would show in ways such as split necks, powder burns on the case deformations on the casing, or in a really bad situations a broken gun and a burnt face lol

I'd like to think you might get some more warning than getting that far along the path, but without any published load data, it seems Darwin might be the best teacher....

 

[25 Sharps]

Excessive pressure would show in ways such as split necks, powder burns on the case deformations on the casing, or in a really bad situations a broken gun and a burnt face lol

Split necks isn’t generally an excessive pressure sign, it’s a sign of brass wear.

Powder burns on the case aren’t a sign of pressure, they are a sign of lack of obturation.