?? about forming .250 savage brass

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mikethehunter

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I'm in the process of building a .250 savage AI on a savage short action, currently chambered in .22-250. I will probably be shooting it in original configuration for a while, until I can afford the new barrel. . .so my question is, how easy is it to form the .250 savage brass from the .22-250? does it require a tapered expander die, or can I just run it through the standard .250 savage die?
 
I think you can just run it through the standard die, the length may be a hair short... give it a try. You may have better luck if you anneal first or at least make it easier. Good luck and keep us posted.
 
Originally Posted By: mikethehunterI'm in the process of building a .250 savage AI on a savage short action, currently chambered in .22-250. I will probably be shooting it in original configuration for a while, until I can afford the new barrel. . .so my question is, how easy is it to form the .250 savage brass from the .22-250? does it require a tapered expander die, or can I just run it through the standard .250 savage die?

You will need a tapered expander - Redding makes a good one.

If you are going to a 250 AI, between the enlarging the nack, and blowing the shoulder out, you will be beating up the cases pretty much - when you rebarrel, you might think of making the cases from .300 Savage... just size them down, and load them - the shoulder will be 90% formed before you start.

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Use the tapered expander as is mentioned. It is a separate part for the decapping stem, not a separate die. But why not just get new 250 Savage brass to begin with and then fire form that when you go to the AI version. That worked very well for me w/ no lost cases.
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Thanks for the advice guys! I hadn't thought of using .300 savage brass. . .interesting. The only reason for trying to neck up the .22-250 brass is because I plan to shoot the factory .22-250 savage for bit, whilst I collect the parts for my build. . .thus having a stash of .22-250 brass. . . unless someone wants to make an offer on an unfired savage sporter barrel in .22-250!
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Well, maybe not. . .BUT is much harder to find than .22-250 brass, and it is MORE expensive. And the whole point being, if I shoot the rifle as a .22-250 for a while, I should have a pile of .22-250 brass, which I wouldn't be able to use once the rifle is re-barreled.
 
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