The 22UM

[The Fish Box]

What made you land on the -06 variety over others?

 

[RockAndSage]

What made you land on the -06 variety over others?

It's a psyop to convert the Fudd Legion over to small caliber, bridging the divide with God's Cartridge Case.

Joking aside, I'm looking forward to hearing how this project goes, quite a bit. The length and case geometry should allow for at least 1 more round in a mag, and allow for better feeding.

Speaking of feeding, @Formidilosus , did you go with AI'd shoulders?

 

[Harvey_NW]

It's a psyop to convert the Fudd Legion over to small caliber, bridging the divide with God's Cartridge Case.

Brilliant

 

[Billogna]

It's a psyop to convert the Fudd Legion over to small caliber, bridging the divide with God's Cartridge Case.

It's either this or he's trying to give them permanent Forest Whitaker eye...

 

[Axlrod]

I have been thinking about building a 22-06. I think it's going to be about the biggest case that will work well for heavy .22 cal. bullets. I beleive the '06 case holds about 10-15 grains more than the Creed.

 

[Formidilosus]

What made you land on the -06 variety over others?

The 22UM seemed to suffer from being too fat, with too small a hole, and too sharp a shoulder. It also was a pain in the arse to resize.

I am overall just not enamored with ultra fat short cases- they are hard to work with, and are generally rougher feeding. I think the 22-06 will be similar MV, but with WAY less headaches. Also…. It isn’t modern and a “good” case design. And that makes me happy.

 

[Nine Banger]

The 22UM seemed to suffer from being too fat, with too small a hole, and too sharp a shoulder. It also was a pain in the arse to resize.

I am overall just not enamored with ultra fat short cases- they are hard to work with, and are generally rougher feeding. I think the 22-06 will be similar MV, but with WAY less headaches. Also…. It isn’t modern and a “good” case design. And that makes me happy.

Thoughts on this guy:

REDDING 22/243 WINCHESTER FL SET 2-DIE CUSTOM, S/H #1 - Graf & Sons

Redding dies are made of the finest alloy steels obtainable and machined on Hardinge Super- Precision lathes capable of holding the tightest tolerances in the industry. To maintain tolerances and guarantee that your dies will last a lifetime, all Redding dies are heat treated in...

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With the sig fury brass?

 

[Formidilosus]

Thoughts on this guy:

REDDING 22/243 WINCHESTER FL SET 2-DIE CUSTOM, S/H #1 - Graf & Sons

Redding dies are made of the finest alloy steels obtainable and machined on Hardinge Super- Precision lathes capable of holding the tightest tolerances in the industry. To maintain tolerances and guarantee that your dies will last a lifetime, all Redding dies are heat treated in...

www.grafs.com

With the sig fury brass?

Should work easy.

 

[TradLife406]

Thoughts on this guy:

REDDING 22/243 WINCHESTER FL SET 2-DIE CUSTOM, S/H #1 - Graf & Sons

Redding dies are made of the finest alloy steels obtainable and machined on Hardinge Super- Precision lathes capable of holding the tightest tolerances in the industry. To maintain tolerances and guarantee that your dies will last a lifetime, all Redding dies are heat treated in...

www.grafs.com

With the sig fury brass?

I'd be curious about this too.
Are the fury cases shaped like a Creed? So would it be as high pressure 22 Creed?

Even more interesting since my rifle is an Sig Cross so it "should" handle the 277 fury pressures... SHOULD...

 

[Nine Banger]

I'd be curious about this too.
Are the fury cases shaped like a Creed? So would it be as high pressure 22 Creed?

Even more interesting since my rifle is an Sig Cross so it "should" handle the 277 fury pressures... SHOULD...

They are closer to 308 size, all you have to do is FL size and fire form to make 308 Fury.

I think the easiest way to make a 22 cal Fury is to size down the 308 Fury to 7-08 and then 243 and then 22-243.

There are some dudes making Creedmoor cases but there seemed to be some limitations of which I can't recall the details about any longer.

 

[Joe Biss]

Starting a petition to see 22-06 results with the new 88gr TMK

 

[NoDakhunter]

@Formidilosus has a 22-284 been ruled out? Similar case capacity as 06 family and not as short and fat as SAUM. Could still keep in short action. I was looking into this through a Google search and heaviest bullet I found tested was 75 amax a few years back

 

[RockAndSage]

Starting a petition to see 22-06 results with the new 88gr TMK

The motion is forwarded and seconded, all in favor?

 

[SNelson]

The motion is forwarded and seconded, all in favor?

Aye

 

[Formidilosus]

@Formidilosus has a 22-284 been ruled out? Similar case capacity as 06 family and not as short and fat as SAUM. Could still keep in short action. I was looking into this through a Google search and heaviest bullet I found tested was 75 amax a few years back

Nothing ruled out. But, being it’s used in a Tikka, SA doesn’t mean much. If the straight 22-06 doesn’t do what’s desired for MV- it will be AI’d.

 

[Formidilosus]

Starting a petition to see 22-06 results with the new 88gr TMK

That’s the reason it’s being put together.