I have never heard or read anything creditable of anyone reloading 22 rim-fire, not to say it isn't true but I have been reloading for 50 years. However, I have heard and read where 22 rim-fire brass was used as bullet jackets.
There is no practical way to reload .22lr ammo due to the fact that they are rimfire rounds.
To prime the cases the priming compound is dropped into the case and the case spun at high speed to push the compound outward into the folded rim. Air bubbles can, and do, occur in this process, that is why if you have a "dud" in most cases turning the case 180 degrees will cause the round to fire.
Once upon a time, however, there was a kit sold for reloading rimfires (probably not so much the .22lr as for the other old rimfies still floating around) but the GCA of '68 put an end to all that as the priming compound was concidered an explosive.
I think they used to use the empty cases to jacket larger caliber bullets. I remember reading that they tried to do that before you could buy jacketed bullets. I don't know how they did it or if they were even sucessful.
Vernon Speer was the one who used empty 22lr cases as bullet jackets for larger calibers. It was during the second world war when materials were unavailable. He made hunting bullets by the millions & he started the Speer bullet company that way. He was in Idaho. Idaho'ans seem to be resourceful like that.
I wouldn't want to risk playing with priming compound of any kind. I've got a friend who lost an arm & an eye while mixing homemade explossives.
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