219 Donaldson Wasp "short"?

[Tommie]

I've seen this chambering mentioned as the original Wasp. What's the story?

Tom

 

[bheadboy]

There are in fact two versions of the cartridge, a long version and short. It is unclear which of these is the original. The short version has a body length 0.050" shorter than the original. Furthermore the neck length of the short version was reduced by 0.040" to remove what might be considered excessive neck length by some shooters, suggesting the short version might be the newer design. This results in a finished overall case length 0.098" shorter than the long version (1.715" versus 1.813").

219 Donaldson Wasp dies can be used to load rimless versions based on the 6.8 SPC case, producing necks lengths of .203" and .253" respectively.
Bob

 

[Tommie]

Thanks for the reply! So when 219 Wasp dies are listed by a manufacturer, they're likely for the "long" version, correct?

Thanks again!

Tom

 

[bheadboy]

i would contact the mfg, if they were the later mfg then they may well be the shorter version.
you may want to take a chamber casting and measure it, Brownells has the product to do that.

Bob