Very Very Very Wrong! I only have two. So you need to send me one! I am not picky
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Does anyone hunt with 22-250 anymore?
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xsn10s
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If I still had a 22-250 I was going to get a X-Die to help with case stretching. I loved the round, hated trimming cases lol.
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I see nothing wrong with that. I can tell you have discovered one of the best cartridges for varmint and predator hunting. My first varmint gun thirty years ago and I'm still collecting myself.
What is the real difference between x-die and FL die?
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X-Dies does a FL resize but stops growth. When set up right you'll grow maybe .005" from trim length and set up and then stop.
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I've used the X-Die for my 308 Win. It seemed to work well but only had about 2-3 reloads on the brass. Plus my 308 Win didn't seem to grow as fast as my 22-250. But look into the design of the X-Dies. They are designed to stop growth after some small initial setup growth.
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I haven't reloaded for a 22/250. My son has one. How much are you bumping the shoulder back?
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Many times I didn't bump them back, just neck sized. After that I just bumped about two to three thou. There's a lot of taper in the 22-250, a great cartridge. But mine tended to grow pretty fast.
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Thanks! I'll keep that in mind.
I only loaded some virgin brass, and shot a box of factory ammo. I'll keep it in mind, just I want to see how the "chamber" in the x-die differs from the FL die, both from RCBS.
In anyway, I am not burning supplies now unless I have to. Just shoot 22LR and russian 5.56 just for practice.
In anyway, I am not burning supplies now unless I have to. Just shoot 22LR and russian 5.56 just for practice.
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I'd just get a X-Die for high volume, or fast stretching cartridges. I used to shoot 22-250 much more so that's why I considered a X-Die. If I had four 22-250's then the X-Die might be on my short list lol
Only got two, and one of those will see very little action, its part of a collection.I'd just get a X-Die for high volume, or fast stretching cartridges. I used to shoot 22-250 much more so that's why I considered a X-Die. If I had four 22-250's then the X-Die might be on my short list lol
Heck no!! That is how many I have and would have five if I had not given one to my son.....
You absolutely need 4, maybe 5 to allow for the barrels to cool down when exterminating/eliminating a dog village and it's occupants.
You need a back up gun for your backup gun in case you "go to" gun jams from overheating.
OR, you need a light weight sporter gun for the field and a heavy barrel bench gun for making holes that touch.
A .22-250 case is a lot like the .243 WIN which is a necked down .308 WIN. BTW, those are my 3 favorite centerfire cartridges.
You need a back up gun for your backup gun in case you "go to" gun jams from overheating.
OR, you need a light weight sporter gun for the field and a heavy barrel bench gun for making holes that touch.
A .22-250 case is a lot like the .243 WIN which is a necked down .308 WIN. BTW, those are my 3 favorite centerfire cartridges.
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