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			Funny you should say 'shortened triple deuce brass'--- The .17 Rem, .221 Fireball, the .222, the .223 or 5.56 x 45mm, and the totally extinct .222 Remington Magnum are all variations on the same case head...much like the .270, .25-06, 8mm Mauser, .30'06, 7mm Mauser, & 6.5 x 55 Swede are all variations on the same 12mm o.d. case head! Since the .221--that same Remmy case head as its 5 siblings, just shortened down to the proportions of the .218 Bee almost--was out of production for a while, the only way one could get "NEW" brass was to attempt sizing down .222! Thankfully, R-P revived the .221 just in the nick of time, bless 'em. 
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