Making .223 Bullets from .22 LR Brass
Updated: January 9th, 2013
This YouTuber shows how he recycles .22 LR brass to make .223 jacketed soft nose bullets. Very clever.
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22 shells into bullets? Maybe not a new idea, but love seeing it happen.
Among the arguments above; please raise your hand if you took up shooting to SAVE money?
This guy is a tinkerer, and doing a great job! It didn't look like he went out and bought all his equipment at Cabela's ready setup for this. His costs were lower, his ingenuity was higher.
I swear that the prices have gone up tremendously since I looked a few years ago. $180, just for one die seems ridiculous, when you can buy. . . 4 carbide Lee 4-die reloading sets with change left over for that kind of money.
I've been collecting a stash of rimfire shells, but I guess I'll stick with buying bullets in bulk.