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<blockquote data-quote="Mike6158" data-source="post: 811010" data-attributes="member: 1039"><p>I'm in the planning stages for my next custom rifle. My first one was a .338 Edge (couldn't be happier with it) so now I'm going to the opposite end of the firepower scale. I've been looking at:</p><p></p><p>.20 Vartarg or .20 PPC. Right now I'm leaning toward .20 PPC for two reasons:</p><p></p><p>(1) I can shoot 55gr Bergers (if I can ever get them) in a 1:9 twist barrel and get some pretty nice yardage out of them.</p><p>and</p><p>(2) I can get the parts, except the bullets. </p><p></p><p>By parts I mean brass. For some reason it's easier to get 220 Russian brass than it is to get .221 Fireball brass. I didn't say easy and I didn't say cheap but it's at least available.</p><p></p><p>My questions are:</p><p></p><p>(A) Why are the 55 gr Bergers so hard to get?</p><p>(B) Why is it so hard to find .221 Fireball brass?</p><p></p><p>I understand why .223/.308 and pistol ammo "parts" are hard to get... the fact that .22 LR is so scarce and expensive boggles my mind... but I really don't understand why .221 Fireball brass and 55gr Berger .204 pills are hard to come by.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike6158, post: 811010, member: 1039"] I'm in the planning stages for my next custom rifle. My first one was a .338 Edge (couldn't be happier with it) so now I'm going to the opposite end of the firepower scale. I've been looking at: .20 Vartarg or .20 PPC. Right now I'm leaning toward .20 PPC for two reasons: (1) I can shoot 55gr Bergers (if I can ever get them) in a 1:9 twist barrel and get some pretty nice yardage out of them. and (2) I can get the parts, except the bullets. By parts I mean brass. For some reason it's easier to get 220 Russian brass than it is to get .221 Fireball brass. I didn't say easy and I didn't say cheap but it's at least available. My questions are: (A) Why are the 55 gr Bergers so hard to get? (B) Why is it so hard to find .221 Fireball brass? I understand why .223/.308 and pistol ammo "parts" are hard to get... the fact that .22 LR is so scarce and expensive boggles my mind... but I really don't understand why .221 Fireball brass and 55gr Berger .204 pills are hard to come by. [/QUOTE]
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