22BR newbie question

[hogpatrol]

New to me, the 22BR is my next project. Perusing GB.com, I found this:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=244610151

Neck size is shown as .246. Is that a standard no turn size or IS there a standard no turn size for the .22BR?

Any comments on the GB rifle one way or the other?
Thanks, Hog

 

[expiper]

NO Turn is .254"....Roger
PS....I came bak on here to add that the nay sayers will tout the blue box dims....(which I have none of....but it is a lil' thinner in the neck..)....give more than "enuff" room....but who knows what the next run ov brass will be??huh...it may come stateside THICKER!!!......I would rather hav an extra .0005 of clearnace than not enuff and have to turn em or have flyers because of not enuff clearance....Im lazy and dont trust somone in the land of the Vikings with my chamber dims.....and OBTW,,,rumor has it that Winchester is gona make BR brass!!!!yipeee....

 

[NorCalMikie]

Like Roger said, .254 is a "No Turn" neck chamber. Neck down the brass to 22, add primer, powder and bullet and go shooting. More trigger time and less time messing with brass.

 

[fdshuster]

Ditto to the above. I have a 22BR with a .251" neck and the necks must be outside turned.

 

[hogpatrol]

Like Roger said, .254 is a "No Turn" neck chamber. Neck down the brass to 22, add primer, powder and bullet and go shooting. More trigger time and less time messing with brass.

To each his own but "no turn" is my kind of reloading. A .254 neck it'll be.

 

[Preacher]

A .254 neck reamer will not be a good match with the new Plastic boxed 6br brass...
It will be a bit sloppy in the neck from what I've seen so far...

 

[hogpatrol]

Preacher, How about the Norma 6br brass? Also,if you are sizing with bushings, wouldn't you just use a bushing that would give you the best neck fit for your chamber? I'm missing a piece of the puzzle here. TIA, Hog

 

[hogpatrol]

The size of the bushing has no determination of the outside diameter of the loaded neck. The bullet diameter and neck thickness does.The bushing diameter only adjust tension upon the bullet. Randy

Understand. I would surmise the best way to go is to form and load the brass brand you intend to use and then have the chamber neck cut .002 over that. Kinda bassackwards but probably the best way. Correct?

 

[NorCalMikie]

.246 is pretty small so my bet is the new "blue box" would still need turning. Find some blue box Lapua, load a dummy round, meassure the OD of the neck and see how much you'll have to take off.
Or, get the chamber neck cut to a larger size so you don't have to mess with turning necks.
Or start turning necks but you've already heard what some of us think about doing that. Good thing we all don't think the same.

 

[hogpatrol]

Thanks for all the replies. It looks like I've got a little work to do before the 22BR even starts to take shape. Hog.

 

[Preacher]

Just find a older cardboard box of 6br Lapua brass and get to loading for your .254 neck diameter.....
It will be as good as it will get..

 

[hogpatrol]

Just find a older cardboard box of 6br Lapua brass and get to loading for your .254 neck diameter.....
It will be as good as it will get..

I'm lookin'

 

[NorCalMikie]

And something else to think about. Make sure the chamber "throat" is short enough. If you plan on shooting 40s or a lot of the flat base bullets, they will be falling out of the case neck while trying to reach the lands. That's where a custom cut short throat chamber makes a "big" difference.

 

[hogpatrol]

NorCalMike, good call. Will keep that in the databank.

 

[NorCalMikie]

Sometimes the "databank" doesn't work like it should. ???
Write it on a sticky note and put it on your forehead.
And the short throat is "if" you plan on opening up the neck area of the chamber. Otherwise just turn the case necks.

 

[hogpatrol]

Sticky note posted ;D