I have two dies that I amuse are case forming dies.
I have searched for an answer with no luck. So I am axing the experts.
RCBS 250 SAV #1 FXT J
RCBS 250 SAV F&T #2 I
Could you tell me what these are?
Thanks
I have two dies that I amuse are case forming dies.
I have searched for an answer with no luck. So I am axing the experts.
RCBS 250 SAV #1 FXT J
RCBS 250 SAV F&T #2 I
Could you tell me what these are?
Thanks
Yup, sounds like a case forming set... not sure what the donor case would be though. #1 is the first form and #2 is the file & trim, final form die.
Thanks Dan
The FXT - F&T has me confused also.
its File and trim die.
What do you want for them?
Ron
In the post WWII era most rimless cases used the .30-06 as the parent case. Readily available, cheap, etc.
Now there are a lot more choices, .243 or .308 Win are certainly shorter, but they do have a skosh bigger shoulder diameter. The 6mm and 6.5mm Creedmore may be even closer, not to mention just neck expanding the .22-250.
Robert
Mk42 is correct -
you have an older rcbs case forming set - 06 to 250 -
use #1 then #2 then final in a 250 FL sizer -
the set often includes a neck reamer as the neck thicken when sized down -- some folk use an outside neck turner in a case trimmer --
there is possibly a 2 digit date on top of die --
very good dies --
A full set of .250 Savage case forming dies has 4 dies and a reamer.
1. #1 form die
2. #2 form die
3. .250 Savage trim die
4. .250 Savage reamer die
5. A .250 Savage reamer
These dies are short enough and large enough for almost all .30-06 based case making.
If you don't have the reamer and reamer die it is no big deal. Just use a neck turning tool after FL sizing.
EDG
don't really understand the need for 250 case forming dies. 22250 brass is relatively easy to find and easy to neck up.
Lloyd, that is true today. But until Remington legitimized the .22-250 in the mid sixties, you either bought factory .250-3000 brass or made it from .30-06.
Robert
if i recall correctly my 22 250 dies from about 1955 are marked 22 varmiter
I believe so, and I think P.O. Ackley coined that name for it. After Big Green "legitimized" the necked-down 250 Savage as the "22-250 (Remington)", the 22-250 appellation kinda became "standard". I suspect the 22-250 was birthed among wildcatters about 30 minutes after the 250 Savage was introduced to the world.
For several years, I had both 22-250 and 250 Savage rifles on hand here. I advise to run all reformed cases for both calibers through their proper respective F/L sizing dies to avoid chambering disappointments. And unless your 22-250 chamber neck is generous, I recommend reaming or turning case necks after reduction from 25 to 22 caliber. The shoulders differ slightly in angle and placement, so F/L size them and do what suits you after initial fire-forming.
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