Custom 22-243

[MtnTrax]

Necks would be plenty thick

 

[Deleted member 115360]

You stated above that you could neck down the .308 cartridge to make the 22-250. Once again, you are wrong... necking down, and reforming are two different things.

You are correct. What I said was incorrect. I seem to have gotten a little confused here..

 

[6.5x284tony]

You are correct. What I said was incorrect. I seem to have gotten a little confused here..

It's easy to get lost in the mix. No harm done.

 

[19elkhunter51]

I did not read all of the replies, so if someone answered in the following, I apologize for repeating.
The parent case for the ACCEPTED SAMMI spec for the 22-250 is the 250-3000 Savage which is a necked down from the 300 Savage. The round that Remington settled on using was based on the wildcat "Standard Varminter" designed by Jerry Gebby. The original wildcat 22-250s were in use long before the 308 Winchester was a wet dream.

 

[12gaugeman]

"...250-3000 Savage which is a necked down from the 300 Savage."

The .300 Savage was invented 5 or 6 years AFTER the .250-3000. It's not the parent cartridge. The internet is dangerous.

 

[19elkhunter51]

I stand corrected. Although I agree with you that the internet is dangerous, rest assured that my information was not gathered electronically but based on my old memory.
My main point was to dispel ANY notion that the 22-250 emanated from anything remotely related to the 308 Winchester.

 

[12gaugeman]

I stand corrected. Although I agree with you that the internet is dangerous, rest assured that my information was not gathered electronically but based on my old memory.
My main point was to dispel ANY notion that the 22-250 emanated from anything remotely related to the 308 Winchester.

Well, one of my reloading manuals (Nosler, I think) says it is a shortened 30-06 case. Or maybe an '03 case, I don't remember precisely. I've never read that it was a new, unique case design. If it is an '06 scion, then it is a sibling, at least, of the .308.

 

[ButterBean]

I know that you can neck down .308 cases to make 22-250. That's why I was confused.

The 22-250 parent case is the 250-3000 Savage

 

[ButterBean]

I've been doing some reading, and I see that there are at least 2 different wildcat clamberings for the 22-243. I'll have to read some more before I'll understand the difference. I've honestly never heard of a 22-243 until this post..

You can throw a blanket over all of them 22-243 22-243AI and the 22-243 Middlestead,

 

[beto]

Tony is correct you are not going to make 22-250 cases from 308. Apples and oranges

That's true. A 22/250 case is smaller than a. 308 case. You cannot just neck a. 308 case and have a 22/250.

 

[ButterBean]

That's true. A 22/250 case is smaller than a. 308 case. You cannot just neck a. 308 case and have a 22/250.

Yes you can, there is some work involved but it can be done

 

[ButterBean]

You are absolutely wrong, and posting false information! set the two side by side and see the obvious! yes, the .243 is a necked down .308, but the 22-250 is not a necked down .243 or .308!
View attachment 261783 Like I said, the 22-250 is a necked down .250 Savage case. TOTALLY DIFFERENT CASE!
There's some confusion regarding the date of origin of the .22-250, which is based on the .250-3000 Savage case necked to .22 caliber. Its moniker is derived from the caliber (.22) and the "parent" case name (.250). The parent cartridge was introduced in 1915, and a .22 version might have been made up experimentally shortly thereafter.

You are correct but I assure you that you can make 22-250 out of 308 cases

 

[ButterBean]

Tony is correct you are not going to make 22-250 cases from 308. Apples and oranges

I've got some bad news for ya Neighbor

 

[19elkhunter51]

Just to perfectly clear. Can you use different parent cases to make an overbore 22 caliber cartridge? Sure. But the 22-250 is unique to the Savage parent case, hence 22, caliber and 250, based on the 250 Savage parent case.
As I said above, use whatever case you want but the moniker, 22-250, is only correct when referring to a cartridge based on the 250 Savage case.