Tried making 6BR brass from 22-250's today .....no go.
The brass is .025+/- thick in the new shoulder area and folds into about a dozen creases. The shoulder moved ok without collapsing but unusable with the creases.
Since the folds develop in the shoulder, I doubt it would improve doing it in neck steps.
I used a cut off seater die for my first attempt because it has a .255 neck....result, neck and shoulder creases.
Tried my wildcat 6x47L .100 short FL bushing die next as an intermediate step. The unsupported shoulder collapsed.
Finally tried a 22-250 FL die with a plug to push it further into the die rather than cutting off the die....same result, shoulder and neck creases.
So it appears my near 1000 22-250s and 6XCs are destined to remain as is. Maybe ultimately make a showing in the For Sale Forum.
The brass is .025+/- thick in the new shoulder area and folds into about a dozen creases. The shoulder moved ok without collapsing but unusable with the creases.
Since the folds develop in the shoulder, I doubt it would improve doing it in neck steps.
I used a cut off seater die for my first attempt because it has a .255 neck....result, neck and shoulder creases.
Tried my wildcat 6x47L .100 short FL bushing die next as an intermediate step. The unsupported shoulder collapsed.
Finally tried a 22-250 FL die with a plug to push it further into the die rather than cutting off the die....same result, shoulder and neck creases.
So it appears my near 1000 22-250s and 6XCs are destined to remain as is. Maybe ultimately make a showing in the For Sale Forum.
