Author Topic: Forming 204 Ruger Brass (Read 1050 times)

charlesr · « **on:** June 19, 2004, 11:31:09 AM »

Has anyone formed 204 Ruger brass from 222 Rem Mag brass? Is it a difficult process, or does it just involve running thru full length sizer die and fire forming?

warf73 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 21, 2004, 12:46:02 AM »

If I was to guess I would say ya.
I dont see why not.

Let me know if it works I havent ordered any 222mag brass but do have 100 loaded ammo to shoot first.

wildbirdhunter · « **Reply #2 on:** June 29, 2004, 07:01:23 AM »

Check on this board I think guys have tried it but don't recall the out come.

http://www.saubier.com/forum.html

WBH

Catfish · « **Reply #3 on:** October 13, 2004, 12:42:49 PM »

I haven`t got a .204 yet, but I do have 500 round of .22 mag. brass to neck down when I get one. I have fromed alot of .22 hornet brass down to .17 cal. though and never had any problems. I dip the case neck into an old plastic bullet box that I have fill about 1/2 full of number 12 shot with a talbe spoon of mica in it. If you can`t find 12`s, you can get by with number 9 shot. I fist run the brass through the seating die then the F/L sizeing die. Takeing it down in 2 steeps makes it work alot better. I do it on a 550 Dillon so I just put both dies in the press and only have to pull the handle once to do both operations. The .204 should go easier because you not necking it down as much.

Doc RD · « **Reply #4 on:** October 20, 2004, 08:47:17 AM »

There's an article in the Oct. Guns and Ammo about the .280 being formed from .30-06 brass that involves the same process. Just neck it down to where it is a tight fit in your gun to fireform it. Some say that they've had to neck turn after the necking down and also check length just to be sure. Usually when brass is necked down it is slightly shorter but it is better to check and be safe. :grin:

I'm going through the same process, .222 mag to .204 Ruger but I've yet to fire any of them. Hope to do that this next week after I get home from Skagway (AK). :-D

Later pards,
Doc RD

Catfish · « **Reply #5 on:** November 02, 2004, 06:06:41 PM »

I just started forming .222 mag. brass to .204. I have found that Mica DOES NOT work well with this case. What I am doing is putting a small amount of grease on the case neck with my fingures, make sure you do not get any grease inside the case neck. I load on a 550 Dillon and have found that I can grease the case neck, as stated, and load them without any extra steps. You will have to load them very close to max. loads to get them to fire form. I have only fired 3 rounds so far, but found when useing Bench Mark powder that I must use not less than 1/2 a grn. less than max. load to get the cases to form correctly. I may shitch to a surplus powder to fire form since it is so much cheaper, but I am sure that you will have to keep the loads very close, if not at max. loads to from correctly. I would recomand that you start 10% down from max. loads and work up watching for presure signs. From the way it looks to me I may be able to load more than what Hodgdon says is max. load, but don`t take that to the bank as I am just getting started with this round.