Video on making 22LR

[IDPA Mike]

Shooting USA
Video on making 22LR



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5qMsmucXhI

Hope no Dupe.

 

[Inferno]

Interesting. Good find.

I watch that show every week but have yet to see them make .22

 

[Chevy 2 65]

that was awesome

 

[Gammon]

Thanks, I thoroughly enjoyed that video. All these years and I never knew how rimfire was made.

 

[browncoat]

Thanks for posting! I've always liked "how its made" videos, this one was especially cool.

 

[mursenary4]

ill take one pallet... heck ill take all 16. just drop them off on my front porch and put it on my tab

 

[warwickben]

So why is there a shortage again lol ....

 

[PEW]

I am surprised how 'manual' the priming operation is. I would have expected automated-handling of such a volatile compound.

 

[weldingmachine]

Very cool, Thanks for posting!

 

[warwickben]

I am surprised how 'manual' the priming operation is. I would have expected automated-handling of such a volatile compound.

I think that's why . If you had a machine doing a lot of it the stuff could get gunked up in them. Never new water makes it safer.
I would never think water would be used like that with ammo.

 

[johnny.cassidy3]

So why is there a shortage again lol ....

The Canadians must be hoarding it. I've heard there's a ton of .22 there lol.


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[PatMcD]

Pretty cool.

4 million a day; that's 80 million per month for a 5-day work week (probably it never shuts down, though). Call it just under 1 BILLION rds per year.
Where the hell is it all going?

 

[ColdDayInHell]

That was great thanks. I miss 22.

 

[GM-GUY]

I do know one thing - I am not 'hoarding' just trying to replace what I gave the Boy Scouts last year. Shooting season is coming and I need more.

I have ammo qty's in various catagories:

Level A - Do not use unless SHTF
Level B - Practice but don't plink
Level C - Have at it - make it sound like the 4th of July

I'm currently at Level B for my 22 stash - everything else is fine. For me, .22LR Level A is 2000 rounds, 75% hollow point.

 

[browncoat]

Pretty cool.

4 million a day; that's 80 million per month for a 5-day work week (probably it never shuts down, though). Call it just under 1 BILLION rds per year.
Where the hell is it all going?

how many millions of Americans shoot 22 rifles and handguns? At 1 million shooters that's only 2 bricks per person per year. I bet there are more 22 shooters than that, the guns are cheap and common.

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[center442]

Pretty cool.

4 million a day; that's 80 million per month for a 5-day work week (probably it never shuts down, though). Call it just under 1 BILLION rds per year.
Where the hell is it all going?

Exactly what I was wondering. That's a crapload of rimfire ammo getting turned out, and yet there are shortages at retail. Amazing.

 

[Glock1911]

fast money making

 

[Finalygotabeltfed]

Pretty sure CCI is running three shifts, so triple your estimated production unless their total is for a 24hr period.

Also, they are only one company producing .22lr, there are many others in country and out.......now the question becomes more viable....Where is it all going?


That's a cool video....accurate automation is wonderful!

 

[cockpitbob]

I am surprised how 'manual' the priming operation is. I would have expected automated-handling of such a volatile compound.

And it seems the amount of primer won't be as consistent (accurate) as with a more automated process. Still, I'm an accuracy nut and I hold CCI in high regard.

 

[Finalygotabeltfed]

Lots of explosive compounds are mixed wet with water, including black powder.

BP is mixed wet in a ball mill then pressed into hockey puck type ingots and rubbed on different size mesh screens to get different size granules for various burn rates.

Flash is put into fireworks shells as it's separate components and allowed to mix just in normal handling. This reduces the potential for accidental ignition.

The "stars" you see in the bursts of fireworks shells are also mixed wet with their binder and dried in molds or tumbled in cement mixer type vessels to produce round balls of various sizes.

 

[warpig]

awesome. thanks for sharing

 

[PatMcD]

how many millions of Americans shoot 22 rifles and handguns? At 1 million shooters that's only 2 bricks per person per year. I bet there are more 22 shooters than that, the guns are cheap and common.

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That's just CCI. How much does Remington, Winchester, and Federal put out? I'd say between those 4 companies, they output minimum 5 billion per year.

Now lets include smaller domestic producers like PMC, and imported stuff like Eley, Fiochi, Lapua, RWS, etc..
It's got to be in the neighborhood of 10 billion rds per year.

 

[71montess]

Felt my jaw drop when I saw the case of CCI, never mind the pallet !!

 

[grizquad]

Very cool!! Never seen that before. Thanks

 

[ntomsw]

I saw this on FB.

With just them making that many rounds per day, I'd like to know where it all is.