22-250 help!

[hd-dude]

I had a similar problem with my 22-250. I found that lowering the sizing die down a bit further into the press solved the problem. The necks needed to be bumped down a bit more.

[bcrich]

My rcbs dies would not set the shoulders back at all if I had set them by the instructions from the factory..... I had to turn down the face of an extra shell holder by .020" on a lathe, now I don't have to cam over & can set the shoulders back .001-.002 when full length sizing.

[reload4fun]

Thanks guys! I think my problem is all in sizing. Sure glad it was only 4 rounds, but I'll like to correct the problem before I go any further.

[drdarrin@sbcglobal.net]

22-250 help!

It could be sizing. The instructions that come with your dies are a good place to start but will result in over/under resized cases sometimes. This is how I set mine up. I load for one rifle.

Find a case that will not chamber or is difficult to chamber. Start with your die as the factory recommends and then back it out one full turn. Lube and resize the case and try it in your chamber. If it fits, you're done. If it doesn't, screw the die down 1/8 turn and repeat until it does chamber.

[reload4fun]

You bring up a great point, I reload in O.C. I leave the rifle in Az. I need to get the rifle back here for reference.

[rogsworld]

I have a Wilson 22-250 case gauge I could loan you. i'm in south O.C.

[reload4fun]

rogsworld
I might take you up on the loan. I live right by Fowelers. I'm going to see if they have one.
Thanks to all you guys!

[M1NM]

I dropped the factory into the sizing die and mic'ed the overhang and it was within .002 of the reload.

If they had the bullets in them they stopped at the mouth of the neck. They are sized a little under so there is tension when you seat the bullet which also expands them too large to drop full length into the die.
When you set up the sizing die run the ram fully up then screw the die all the way down then about another 1/16 of a turn. You want the feel the handle go a little over center. This is where the dies are ground to make them fully sized. If you had only 4 I'd wager you didn't fully cycle the handle on those.

[J-cat]

Did you lube the inside of the case neck? If not, the expander ball could have pulled the shoulder forward after you bumped it back.

But the crimp theory is more plausible.

[reload4fun]

Well I solved the problem, got a Wilson case gage. Started with factory rounds I know work well. Went on to my reloads and they were seated up about .100 Turned down the sizing die and the reloads drop in and out. Been reloading for years, this was my first at rifle rounds. not used to such long reloads. Thanks for all your input as it makes us all better at our craft.