.225 winchester shell holder

[jimmb]

Any of you gun slingers ever reload for the .225 win.? I am trying to find the correct RCBS shell holder. Says to use a no. 11.... I tried that and very sloppy fit and sometimes the brass pulls right out of the holder. 11 can't be correct..... Your thoughts please.... Thank you, Jim

 

[Tommie]

#3 should work fine

 

[ebb]

According to the Graff's chart 225 WIN #4 Hornaday, #10 Lee, #5 Lyman, #11RCBS, #4 Redding. Seems like they would use all the same number, but I am sure they have their best interests in mind , not ours.

 

[357Mag]

Any of you gun slingers ever reload for the .225 win.? I am trying to find the correct RCBS shell holder. Says to use a no. 11.... I tried that and very sloppy fit and sometimes the brass pulls right out of the holder. 11 can't be correct..... Your thoughts please.... Thank you, Jim

Jimm-

Howdy !

You might try a shell holder for the 6.5 Arisaka ( if its number is one you have not already mentioned )?

Rim diam is just a few larger than .225Win, but the ( semi - ) rim thickness for the Jap case looks very close to that of the .225Win; and it sounds like vertical rim clearance within the shell holder is what you are trying to tighten up.

With regards,
357Mag

 

[BobT]

The only one I have that works really well looks like a Redding but it's marked MU-17. When I got my .225 based 6mm JDJ I dug through my old shell holder box until I found one that fit really well but I don't have a clue what brand it is, sorry!

 

[ebb]

I have done some looking and David Cushman web page has a posted list and his says the Pacific /Hornaday is an #18. Thats different than Graff's but it may not be right either. Had this problem when Lapua started making 338 Lap brass the recommended didn't work and I called RCBS, and they gave me another number and it worked much better. Wish I was more help. If you have an account at Cast Boolits they shoot a lot more of the older chamberings, someone there may know.

 

[ebb]

https://www.handloadermagazine.com/225-winchester#:~:text=All were .225 Winchesters and had Lane Simpson wrote this article about the 225 Win and mentions the 219 zipper parent case buy way of 30/30 parent case but that the rim has been altered from the 30/30 size. I didn't read it all but he has some good info. You may want to check it out.

 

[ebb]

219 zipper is #2 RCBS