380 Brass Homemade

In a time of national stress it may be necessary to make what we can not get. A very available shell casing for a very popular gun would be to cut down 222 or 223 or perhaps 5.56(which looks like a 223)  into 380 shell casings. The external case size is the same and all that would be needed would to ream the inside of the case to accept a .355 bullet. However in an emergency with no ammo available the shell casing could be used with an undersized bullet if reaming was not possible or feasible. This would make a most effective close range weapon. If using a unused shell you would already have a good primer. If the shell was used you would need to load the bullet with a small  rifle primer or rebuild the primer. Do not use a small pistol primer unless you have no choice.The shell would also need to be loaded with a small amount faster burning pistol powder not the slow burning rifle powder that was in the 223 shell. The replacement powder could be salvaged from a shot gun shell  or another available pistol bullet that will not fit in your gun.Work up the powder charge in tell the gun functions normally.

Richard W. Norman
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