Load 22 LR, would you?

[shanneba]

Might be something to pass the winter months

Review: Cutting Edge Bullets .22 LR Reloading Kit

 

[michael.ed]

I’d like to try. I probably shoot more 22lr than anything else. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Pitdogg2]

Hard pass.

 

[C. Sumpin]

No.

 

[Bassbob]

No. There’s no point. I can find other things to occupy me in the winter months.

 

[TidalWave]

I would like to try this. But wondering if it’s worth the investment if I’m not doing it often… gotta think about it.

 

[Annihilator]

Nope, wouldn’t even think if it myself

 

[HansGruber]

Probably not...the again, for extreme accuracy? Maybe.

 

[jfmorris]

This is really a "loading" kit - not a reloading kit. There is nothing in the article about re-use of the 22LR casings. I don't see how you COULD reuse them - they have a nice ding on the edge from being fired, and the primer is burned out of the casing. So you are really just loading brand new pre-primed casings, and tinkering with the load and the bullet.

 

[Recusant]

What kind of profit margins do ammunition manufacturers see? How much does it really cost them to produce each round of .22lr if it sells...

Answer (1 of 4): Edit: this answer was for pre 2020/2021 market conditions. The profit margin on ammunition per round is rather low for the manufacturer. The profit is made by producing a gigaton of it, which in the case of .22, is correspondingly burned through by people blasting away at the ra...

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[TidalWave]

This is really a "loading" kit - not a reloading kit. There is nothing in the article about re-use of the 22LR casings. I don't see how you COULD reuse them - they have a nice ding on the edge from being fired, and the primer is burned out of the casing. So you are really just loading brand new pre-primed casings, and tinkering with the load and the bullet.

I was wondering about all that myself….

 

[TidalWave]

I was wondering about all that myself….

(ps - I know nothing about reloading; never tried it. Then again, never lived thru an “ammo shortage” before, far as I recall. Growing up we just went to Newsome’s hardware and bought more…)

 

[HansGruber]

This is really a "loading" kit - not a reloading kit. There is nothing in the article about re-use of the 22LR casings. I don't see how you COULD reuse them - they have a nice ding on the edge from being fired, and the primer is burned out of the casing. So you are really just loading brand new pre-primed casings, and tinkering with the load and the bullet.

There is a way to reload .22 rimfire (and even make your own priming compound).

It’s serious Mad Max stuff, though.

 

[Sld1959]

Yeah I have read about how to do it but mad max is apt description.

 

[shanneba]

If you really want to "reload" 22 LR there is always this kit: https://22lrreloader.com/
They also offer a #10 percussion cap kit

Article from 2015:
Reloading .22 Long Rifle—a new option for competitors

Next thing you know, someone will offer a primer reloading/recharge kit

 

[Old_Me]

i haven't even gotten any reloading equipment yet, but this would be a hard no from me as well.

22 lr is dirt cheap in my area. (compared to 9mm and up the calibers).

 

[youngolddude]

No.
1st, there is the cost. $70/200 kit for lighter bullets, then dies and I'd need a different powder scale.
2nd, I can't imagine handling those bitty bullets with my ham fisted hands.

It is an interesting idea. But I'm not that interested to fool with it.