22 ARC now available via Starline

They've had 6ARC for a long time, super super easy to run it through a sIzer one time and viola its a 22ARC!
 
Kino M said:
They've had 6ARC for a long time, super super easy to run it through a sIzer one time and viola its a 22ARC!
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Have you tried that? Everything I've read says 6 ARC brass is too short and it's best to use 6.5G brass... I've not tried either one.

Glad 22 ARC brass is available now as I waited three years for 6 ARC brass to come available.
 
Haven't tried making it because I don't have a 22arc but I've made a truckload of 6x6.8spc and guys make 22br with 6br all the time so I don't think it would be an issue at all, I could be wrong though!!???
 
Well good news is Starline offers both with the correct headstamps and lengths without reforming. Which was the purpose of the post.
Basically just information for those whom are needing 22 ARC brass sourcing.
(but yeah I think I've heard that sizing 6mm ARC down was short.. IDK, don't own either. but fact is its available from Starline if someone desires it in 22 or 6mm, and probably Hornady too IDK)
 
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Sgt_Mike said:
Well good news is Starline offers both with the correct headstamps and lengths without reforming. Which was the purpose of the post.
Basically just information for those whom are needing 22 ARC brass sourcing.
(but yeah I think I've heard that sizing 6mm ARC down was short.. IDK, don't own either. but fact is its available from Starline if someone desires it in 22 or 6mm, and probably Hornady too IDK)
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I've had good experiences with Starline brass in 10mm and .44 Mag... I just might grab a few bags of this to play with my 22 ARC and different bullets.
 
Kino M said:
They've had 6ARC for a long time, super super easy to run it through a sIzer one time and viola its a 22ARC!
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You would think that would work, but not in this case.

Bowhntr6pt said:
Have you tried that? Everything I've read says 6 ARC brass is too short and it's best to use 6.5G brass... I've not tried either one.
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Correct. The 6mm ARC is not just a necked-down 6.5 Grendel, whereas the 22 ARC is. On the 6, the shoulder is pushed back, I believe around .02 or .03 to accommodate the super long 6mm bullets.
My brother made this assumption and necked down 6 ARC to 22. He had excessive headspace and the associated problems like some rounds that wouldn't fire.
I've necked down 6.5 Grendel brass to 22 ARC, and that works just fine.
 
SupressYourself said:
You would think that would work, but not in this case.


Correct. The 6mm ARC is not just a necked-down 6.5 Grendel, whereas the 22 ARC is. On the 6, the shoulder is pushed back, I believe around .02 or .03 to accommodate the super long 6mm bullets.
My brother made this assumption and necked down 6 ARC to 22. He had excessive headspace and the associated problems like some rounds that wouldn't fire.
I've necked down 6.5 Grendel brass to 22 ARC, and that works just fine.
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Didn't realize the shoulder length was different between the two, seems like a dumb move for them to be different , .02-.03 ain't very much!
 
Kino M said:
Didn't realize the shoulder length was different between the two, seems like a dumb move for them to be different , .02-.03 ain't very much!
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The .224 bullets don't need the amount of set back for length the 6mm bullets need. But .030" is more than I'd want to push the shoulder forward on a fire form... You can use a Grendel S die with a bushing on 22 ARC, but not so much with the 6 ARC. As a side point, I'd stay away from RCBS small base Arc dies. I as well as many others have ran into them making a "belt" on resizing grendel brass to 6 arc.
 
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I'm thinking about a 22 ARC. What I would like to try is close to 33 grain of CFE223 with 40 grain bullets. Have any of you 22 ARC shooters tried something like that? Should be a little screamer.
 
If I was looking to shoot light bullets I would skip the ARC and get a White Oak 22 Nosler 12 twist barrel. We killed a pile of coyote with 33 cfe223 and 55 ballistic tips.
 
If I was starting from scratch, I'd probably do a slow twist 22 ARC for my night time gun.

My 22 DTI kicks ass. so I'm in a happy place.
 
varminter .223 said:
If I was looking to shoot light bullets I would skip the ARC and get a White Oak 22 Nosler 12 twist barrel. We killed a pile of coyote with 33 cfe223 and 55 ballistic tips.
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I have a 22 Nosler White Oak and really like it but it's hard on primer pockets. I drug my feet on the Hagar brass and now it's to late. I think a 22 ARC with 52 grain or 40 grain Nosler ballistic tips would get the velocity of the 22 Nosler but have the case head to hold the primer pocket together.
 
I never have understood the 22 Nosler brass complaints. I get a few swipes if I push it hard and will loose some pockets on occasion but thats after several firings. I also stocked up a life time off brass back when it was cheap so its never been an issue.
 
Maybe not so much of a complaint about the 22 Nosler brass. I have more of it than I will need in my lifetime. I have only had 1 time that I didn't slap the bottom of the magazine and the bolt went over the rebated rim. The 22 ARC barrel & brass were ordered last night, should be a fun project to see if it can measure up to a 22 Nosler.
 
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