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8/15/2017 10:01:06 AM EDT
While doing some searching last night, I found the Accurate Powder now has a powder called TCM and they are showing data for reloading the 22 TCM!  Now I just need to find some more bullets. The search has shown that the vendors I checked are 'out of stock'.
8/15/2017 10:15:57 AM EDT
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A very interesting round, I'm following along for more info.
8/15/2017 11:03:19 AM EDT
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I've loaded a few thousand 22tcm with h110, but I'm interested!

I would never have thought that someone would make a powder specifically for the little round, it's not as popular as I would like.
8/15/2017 11:27:15 AM EDT
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Quoted:  I've loaded a few thousand 22tcm with h110, but I'm interested!

I would never have thought that someone would make a powder specifically for the little round, it's not as popular as I would like.
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What weight bullet and what velocity are you getting out of how long a bbl?
8/15/2017 2:07:52 PM EDT
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What weight bullet and what velocity are you getting out of how long a bbl?
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I've loaded 40g armscor under 10g of h110 and it shot at 1820 fps out of a 5" barrel.  10.4g gave me blown primers.

I have the rifle as well, I loaded 35g nosler, 40g vmax, 30g Barnes, and 40g armscor. I never got to chrony the rifle, but I loaded them at up to 12.3gr under the 40gr bullets in the rifle.

The rifle kinda sucks... wish I hadn't bought it as it now just sits. I love the pistol though!
8/15/2017 3:40:27 PM EDT
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I've loaded 40g armscor under 10g of h110 and it shot at 1820 fps out of a 5" barrel.  10.4g gave me blown primers.

I have the rifle as well, I loaded 35g nosler, 40g vmax, 30g Barnes, and 40g armscor. I never got to chrony the rifle, but I loaded them at up to 12.3gr under the 40gr bullets in the rifle.

The rifle kinda sucks... wish I hadn't bought it as it now just sits. I love the pistol though!
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Very cool.

I picked up a 1911 Double stack in TCM last year. Very fun to shoot.

I also picked up dies and have been saving my brass. Can't wait to try out some loads
8/15/2017 5:14:35 PM EDT
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I would LOVE for someone to make a "K" sized barrel for the MPX in 22 TCM. Fun little round!
8/15/2017 8:49:22 PM EDT
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Very cool.

I picked up a 1911 Double stack in TCM last year. Very fun to shoot.

I also picked up dies and have been saving my brass. Can't wait to try out some loads
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Work up carefully. Tiny changes in charge weight are big changes in pressure.

Happy loading!
8/16/2017 5:28:35 PM EDT
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I've loaded 40g armscor under 10g of h110 and it shot at 1820 fps out of a 5" barrel.  10.4g gave me blown primers.

I have the rifle as well, I loaded 35g nosler, 40g vmax, 30g Barnes, and 40g armscor. I never got to chrony the rifle, but I loaded them at up to 12.3gr under the 40gr bullets in the rifle.

The rifle kinda sucks... wish I hadn't bought it as it now just sits. I love the pistol though!
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I have the rifle and the barrel is a bit underwhelming to say the least.  I will rebarrel it with a 1/12 or 1/9 stainless when I finish up another project.  It seems a few guys are talking about rebarreling, but it seems no one has and has talked about it.
8/16/2017 6:34:38 PM EDT
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Needs a blowback AR upper and a mag block.
8/16/2017 6:40:46 PM EDT
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Work up carefully. Tiny changes in charge weight are big changes in pressure.

Happy loading!
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Very cool.

I picked up a 1911 Double stack in TCM last year. Very fun to shoot.

I also picked up dies and have been saving my brass. Can't wait to try out some loads
Work up carefully. Tiny changes in charge weight are big changes in pressure.

Happy loading!
Seems similar to 5.7x28 in that regard. The little guys are fun to load for, but require close attention during development.
8/16/2017 8:15:57 PM EDT
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I have the rifle and the barrel is a bit underwhelming to say the least.  I will rebarrel it with a 1/12 or 1/9 stainless when I finish up another project.  It seems a few guys are talking about rebarreling, but it seems no one has and has talked about it.
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I'll be tuning into that if you so it.  Really thought about that with mine, but I don't think the action is worth it.

I got 5 shot sub moa with mine, but it was tough.  And there was always that 1 flyer that opened it up to 2+ moa in a 10 shot group...
8/17/2017 6:13:11 PM EDT
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I'll be tuning into that if you so it.  Really thought about that with mine, but I don't think the action is worth it.

I got 5 shot sub moa with mine, but it was tough.  And there was always that 1 flyer that opened it up to 2+ moa in a 10 shot group...
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That is a lot better than mine, 2 MOA tops with 5 shots.  My barrel has really shallow rifling with a jog in the middle of the barrel like a reamer or button stopped and started.  It seems a cool little round, and I want to give it a chance.
8/17/2017 9:26:08 PM EDT
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I have the double stack pistol, and looked at the rifle.  Meh.  Pretty low quality, didn't buy.

In my loading experience, I've found H110 to be accurate but not up to factory velocities.  Fred Craig told me it would not be.

However, Alliant 300-MP would get me very close to factory velocity while retaining the accuracy.  Lil Gun would get the velocity but no accuracy.  

I use .22 Hornet load data as a starting point to guesstimate and the factory loads have always been hotter than any that I have made.
8/19/2017 6:55:39 AM EDT
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It's not much different than a 22 mag? Except you can reload it, Or am I wrong?
8/19/2017 11:07:14 AM EDT
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It's not much different than a 22 mag? Except you can reload it, Or am I wrong?
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The TCM pushes a 40g jhp bullet at nearly 2000 fps out of a 5" barrel.  

The 22 mag pushes a 40g bullet at 1900 fps out of a 24" barrel.  

And you can reload the tcm.
8/19/2017 3:20:13 PM EDT
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Quoted:  It's not much different than a 22 mag? Except you can reload it, Or am I wrong?
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It's a .22" WMR bullet @ rifle velocities out of a common handgun design.  It's close to 5.7x28mm FN, but the FN has a spitzer bullet and requires a proprietary handgun.  The .22" TCM probably reloads much easier, however.
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