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[bddc2012]

I am depriming and resizing 22-250 cases and driving the case neck into the shoulder.
I can take the resizing rod out and can resize the neck with no issue put the resizing/deprime rod back in and try to deprime and it will crush the neck into the shoulder.
The die was set from a previous reload with the same brass.
I am using Bonanza Benchrest dies with a RCBS case holder any ideas???

 

[M-61]

Take the resizing rod out and measure(diameter) is my first thought. Swap with another 22 (.224) die and try it. Driving the neck into the shoulder you should feel the force as being excessive. Just a quick thought.

 

[jonbearman]

Have you measured the inside neck diameter? Is this brass new to you? Is it really from a 22-250 or some odd ball wildcat like 20-250 which would be your answer and like M61 said measure your button on the main spindle and if it isnt correct then taht is the answer.This sounds very odd to me.

 

[wapiti25]

The sizing die may have the expander ball set too high in the die, near the neck sizing part. Is this a bushing die? Have you annealed this brass? The brass may have necks/shoulder that are too soft.

 

[M-61]

I should have started with "Is this brass that you are reloading, did you fire it from your rifle and have you reloaded this same brass before without problems?"

 

[Shooter264]

The sizing die may have the expander ball set too high in the die, near the neck sizing part. Is this a bushing die? Have you annealed this brass? The brass may have necks/shoulder that are too soft.

True story!! I had the same problem with 6.5x47 cases and Forester dies. Found the solution to be to screw the decap rod down another turn or two and voila... Problem solved.

 

[bddc2012]

Re: 22 - 250

I took the die apart twice, the neck sizing bushing on the depriming rod had come loose reinserted it still crushed the case, turned the depriming rod 2 turns deeper problem solved. Even after 30 years of reloading I ran across an issue I never experienced before.

Thanks to all who answered the question a good bunch of men.

 

[M-61]

Thanks for the solution to your problem....it was a head scratcher!