250 savage brass

[zeussau]

can anyone advise me on the best way to form 250 savage brass from 22-250 shells,what equipment would i need,is it straight forward or do you have to anneal or do anything else fancy........just it seems harder and harder to get original brass.......guess if it was readily available a lot of guys would only have the one gun/calibre,ok maybe not all guys but the 250 savage is a good all rounder and that's not good for gun manufacturers!!

[Don Fischer]

I have to make my own 6.5 cases from 06 cases and heres what I do. To size up, I'd take a 24 cal expander and puy it in my 250 die. Run every thing thru once then again with the 25 cal expander. Befor starting, I put a little STP on a Q-tip and lube the inside of the neck lightly. Don't need to anneal, but check OAL and trim if nessarry.

[ricciardelli]

Considering that .250 Savage brass is current production from Winchester, why bother?

[Turkeyfeather]

The 250 Savage in my book is one of the most fun rounds to shoot.  I shoot deer with 100 grain corelokts that I buy in bulk and shoot cast bullets in the summer for fun.

I tried reforming brass but I had problems with necks splitting and limited service life on the cases.  I had trouble with head separation on reformed that I didn't have with factory brass.  While I usually go for low cost options, I have had the best results with factory brass.  I find some once-fired at gun shows every so often.  I also look for it as a sale item from some of the big shooter supply stores when they order a special run from the manufacturer.