How CCI .22lr ammo is made. (VIDEO)

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How CCI .22lr ammo is made. (VIDEO)

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Very interesting 10 minute video. :)
Rimfire master 22Plinkster got a chance to visit the CCI and Speer factory and to see where some standard velocity 50-pack bricks go from raw material to finished cartridge.

From making a cup from a sheet of brass, to the wash, annealing and shaking, the dried cup gets formed to the right length and caliber. Then it gets headed, marked, and charged with a primer into the rim of the newly formed case. Once dried, it is charged with propellant and a bullet is seated, waxed and packed.

Now if only the prices would go back to 2012…

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I'll look at it but this could be torturous, seeing .22 LR ammo but not being able to buy it. Worse than someone mentioning White Castles when you happen to be west of Kansas City and can't go get some.
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I haven't seen any CCI bulk ammo on the shelves for a couple years now. I do see some CCI Minimags but, I want the Blazer Bulk pack for most of my shooting.
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Bruenor wrote:I haven't seen any CCI bulk ammo on the shelves for a couple years now. I do see some CCI Minimags but, I want the Blazer Bulk pack for most of my shooting.
+1 on the Blazer Bulk .22 40 grain solid lead round nose - that stuff shoots remarkably well out of my 10/22 carbines.
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That was a pretty cool video. Thanks for sharing!
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Amazes me that people are still hoarding 22LR ammo.
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I wonder if folks are still hoarding it or if the ammo manufacturers are purposefully keeping the supply down..So they can keep making a killing off of it.
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Bama.45 wrote:I wonder if folks are still hoarding it or if the ammo manufacturers are purposefully keeping the supply down..So they can keep making a killing off of it.
Supposedly the cost to the dustributors hasn't gone up. Retailers and resellers on the other hand.
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Bama.45 wrote:I wonder if folks are still hoarding it or if the ammo manufacturers are purposefully keeping the supply down..So they can keep making a killing off of it.
We've met the enemy and it is us - well, the subset of "us" that is hoarding. Manufacturers are running their lines at capacity, and there have been additional lines that have been built and are now running, and from what I see in the stores we might actually be catching up with demand - but in 3 months, that may all go down the tubes... Again...
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Amazing the consistency is as good with the end product with all the steps. Same with all ammo.........
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