As a hypothetical. Say Nick is telling the truth about NOTHING being accurate. What could have realistically, possibly happened at the Rekieta home for this situation to have unfolded in the way it did?
The cops or Aaron/April planted the drugs for the cops to find. Or he was simply holding onto them for one of his friends. That is the best excuse I can think of, not too many more ways to swing it.
If it was a little baggie found in his car, he would have tons of good excuses. Blame it on the kids, a friend, his totally not prostitute friends on instagram, April, etc. Almost an ounce of cocaine found in his safe? Yeah, not to many ways to swing it in a positive light. Can't wait to hear his side of the story though
A .223 case would likely just be put down as .22. It's not like they were using the chambering. The casing(s?) was found by a .223/5.56 rifle, with loaded magazines, and loose rounds. Nick didn't shoot much and the guns were largely part of his conservative Christian dad larp. It's not like he missed the brass bucket in his man cave. He was trying to impress the ladies or some shit high as fuck and popped off a round or two into a wall, hung a picture over it, and went back to snorting rails.
Yep and Nick wasn't into guns one bit like some of us gun autists. This can easily be seen in his interview with Fuddbusters, though I lack the timestamp when Nick starts talking about guns
https://www.youtube.com/live/aojzvW6Yod8 He tried to show off at one point about owning some guns and Ivan and Matt tried their best to not call him out.
At best Rekieta is the type of guy to shoot a few mags through his newly bought gun and never shoot it again. I highly doubt he would be a man to save all of his brass, too much work to pick up. He most definitely wouldn't reload as that requires time, patience, reading, taking measurements, further reading, adjustments, and further tuning. He most certainly kept a spent casing to show it off as a continued larp.