22-250 brass has issues chambering

[The_Whitetail_kid]

Need some opinions on what to do. In my grandpa's 22-250, which is a Christensen arms ridgeline, when I go to chamber one of the brass it takes a lot of pressure to get the bolt to close and also hard once I fire. I've been full sizing with a hornady die which I know isn't everyone's favorite but it's worked good for me, what should I do next? Do I need to bump the shoulder back and if so how exactly do I do that? Haven't really run into this exact on this 22-250. Thanks.

 

[victor3ranger]

how do you set up your full length die?

 

[The_Whitetail_kid]

Pull the press up and screw down til touches and tighten. Per the hornady video

 

[hesse]

Has the brass been fired in more than 1 gun

 

[The_Whitetail_kid]

Nope

 

[victor3ranger]

Is your handle camming over?

 

[ShtrRdy]

Along with Victor3ranger's questions, have you tried chambering just the resized case without the bullet?

Have you measured the case length to see if it's too long?

 

[The_Whitetail_kid]

Yes on both. Resized case is hard and yes measured case. Maybe a little long but not very much. A lot of it is once fired.

 

[The_Whitetail_kid]

Do I just need to bump the shoulder back?

 

[ShtrRdy]

Do I just need to bump the shoulder back?

It's worth a try.

 

[MagnumManiac]

You need to screw the die down a 1/12 turn at a time until the bolt handle falls but stops about half travel, then adjust the die minutely until the bolt closes with very little feel.
Let us know how it turns out.

Cheers.

 

[nksmfamjp]

Does factory ammo chamber?

If so, how does its CBTD measure vs fl sized brass?

 

[Tiny Tim]

Usually have to make the press cam over a little. Follow magnums advice. I set up my dies the same way when I began reloading and found that after a few firings, my cases became difficult to chamber. Turns out, I wasn't really pushing the shoulder back at all. Once I started doing as Magnum stated and actually measuring my cases, these problems went away. This becomes even more problematic if your chamber is cut to the minimum. And as above, does factory ammo chamber OK? Assuming it does per your response that it's been fired in your gun, or was it virgin brass you reloaded?

 

[The_Whitetail_kid]

No virgin brass all once fired. Yes works fine with factory. Haven't measured yet but will. Thanks.