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221 Fireball

yan35yan35 Member Posts: 22 ✭✭
edited January 2002 in Ask the Experts
Does anyone know of a company that made a rifle in 221 cal. if so please e mail me Thanks Larry[?]
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  • yan35yan35 Member Posts: 22 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hi, Is anyone loading the 221? What the specks one this little guy? Does anyone have brass avaible?
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  • yan35yan35 Member Posts: 22 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Where are all of the Rem. 221 Fireballs???? I've checked other sights, and the other side, but there are few listed. Those that are listed are listed at 3 times a new price. Any ideas ? THX Keith
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  • buck007buck007 Member Posts: 75 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have loaded for it, and I do have some brass and bullets for it,that I will part with. E-mail oneshot@nnex.net and what kind of load you are looking for?
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  • oneshyoneshy Member Posts: 417 ✭
    edited November -1
    OAL is 1.800-1.825. Hercules lists some loads with 2400 powder. 40gr Speer SP 15.5gr. Sierra 50spitz 13.8gr Sierra 53BRHP 13.5gr Nosler 60Spitz 13.3. They have 1 load for Reloader 7 Nosler 60gr. 18.1gr[This message has been edited by oneshy (edited 12-11-2001).]
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  • GWNelsonGWNelson Member Posts: 183 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Kimber had loading data for their .221 some months/years back. GW
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  • johnbjohnb Member Posts: 52 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    yan35, try loadyourown.com they are building a considerable database there..John
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  • cliffdropover1cliffdropover1 Member Posts: 136 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Midway's catalog lists new .221 Fireball brass for sale. Remington was the only maker of loaded ammo which was discontinued in 1985. They are reintroducing the ammo soon as they are coming out with the 700 Classic in .221. Probably this spring.Many manuals have loading data for the .221.
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  • snocountrysnocountry Member Posts: 111 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    nosler 60 grain part. keyholes most of the time with any powder I've tried-including re-7. (it's the shortest one too.)this is with a 10" TC.this is personal experience-not second-hand. velocities were about what was expected tho .(17.5 of re#7 and a 60 gr. partition produced 2460 recorded)
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Snocountry, sounds like your slow pitch rifling wont stabilize a 60 gr bullet. Try 45-53 grainers.
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