Did some tinkering today and discovered that .22 Hornet shell base is realy close to the diamater of the .22-15-60 case. The rim is a little thicker but the shell holder should work. Used it in my Depriming die to remove primer. Will try it in my Lee Auto prime tool tomorrow if I have time. I have all this reloading equipment including presses mounted to a bench. Too many hobbies and busnnes stuff. Not enough time for everything.

I've had that thought. Will play with that if need be. My understanding is that with a single shot using the brass in one rifle you may to be able to get by without dies. Seem to have seen discussion on the subject here in the past. Don't really need to crimp bullets for target shooting with a single shot.

The Hornet shell holder worked great in the Lee AutoPrime. I used my muzleloader powder measure to fill cases. Around 17 grains of FFF blackpowder. Used the Hornet seating die to seat the bullets. Compressed the load a bit. Loaded and shot the 7 rounds that I have in the back yard. I used 52 grain .228 bullets discussed earlier. Tried them without the gas checks first. Accuracy off my deck using the deck rail for support was not what I had hoped for but hit the target at 25 yards at least. The bore is less than perfect but I can always re line it if all else fails but thats my last resort. I don't need pinpoint accuracy. I need to try the gas checks next and the lighter bullets also. First time I have shot a cartridge that I loaded myself. Wish I had done this a long time ago. That skinny little .22 black powder round sure makes a loud boom when it goes off! Now I'm hooked on another hobby to eat up my time. I emailed RMC about getting another 20 rounds of brass. I recall seeing something about the company being for sale a while back. That was stated on their website. Are they still in business? RCC makes them but they are $5 a round with a 50 round minimum. $250 is more than I am comfortable spending and I don't need 50 cases.

Solid head cases. I'm not as picky about details as many here. Lube may not be ideal and I'm sure there are better options but it works ok for me. Black powder is much more forgiving than smokeless. Prety hard to overload it. My understanding is that the real problem is leaving a space between the powder and the base of the bullet. Never understood that since when breach seating there is a space. I will eventually try a smokeless load. I have a powder scale and powder. Need to check if I have Bullseye. Really appreciate the bullets. This is fun.