Thread: 250 Savage to 22-250 Rem

"Age is a high price to pay for maturity" Very sound advice, finding that is true more each day.. JT

I don't mean to be rude but I think your not full length sizing your cases enough, and that is causing the problem. Most 22/250 dies would not need the shell holder ground down to fix the problem, and they usually turn a bit of the die down instead of the shell holder. You could also get a small base body die to solve the problem. To much good 22/250 brass around to fool around with redoing 250 savage brass.....

Don't do the body die...Redding type S FL bushing die is what you need. The body die is just an extra step. I assume you fl size your ppc and br with every firing? Do the same with the 22/250. Size just to bump the shoulder just a thou or two and use the proper bushing to achieve proper neck tension.

Run them into your 22-250 die until the bolt just closes on an empty case with out the firing pin in the bolt, and your done. Possibly maybe have to thin the neck walls too if the necks get too thick.

JT, The question is "why do it" when .22-250 brass is readily available? I don't think there's any difference in internal dimensions between the two (i.e., .250 Savage brass is no stronger than that of .22-250). If you're after a stronger case, start with .243 Winchester or 6x47 Lapua brass. Be prepared to do a fair amount of case prep if you go down this route.