Do I have a headspace issue?

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I was going to reload these (new to reloading) but I'm not sure.

They are once fired Winchester brass out of my Stevens 22-250. The round count is below 50.

Theses are three the the worsted ones. Some are better with just a faint ring.

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Looks like the expansion ring - the area where the solid head transitions to the case wall. The case expands to fit the chamber in this area. Nothing to do with headspace.
 
Looks fine from here, but try the paper clip trick. Make a little "hook" out of a paperclip and then use that to drag the inside wall of the case. If the ring is bad you should be able to feel it catch with the hook. You could also sacrifice a case and cut it open, that's what I've done in the past.
 
tiriaq said:
Looks like the expansion ring - the area where the solid head transitions to the case wall. The case expands to fit the chamber in this area. Nothing to do with headspace.
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It's just I've read rings that appear around the case body could be a sign of excessive headspace, these marks made me wonder.
 
A particular ring can be a sign of an incipient separation. But I do not think that is what you are seeing. The separation ring is frosted looking, perhaps 1/32 - 1/16 wide. Try the probe, or section a couple of cases. I doubt if you will find that there are incipient separations.
 
Ok....I just cut a case open and it appears I should buy a flash hole deburr tool. Other that that it looks fine. I can't see anything on the inside of the case wall.

Thank you....now I can sleep tonight.
 
those rings are where the side walls of the case meet the web of the case. the web doesn't expand to the size of the chamber as the side walls do. this is normal
 
Reloading

Flash hole deburer, they are good to have in the mean time you can use a drill bit in a vice you place the brass over the bit lining up the flash hole and give the brass a couple gentle turns by hand, you just want to remove any burrs.
Spend $50. and buy the Sierra reloading book, one of the best and will most likely save you a couple headaches in the future. Bill
 
Those rings are slightly higher up the case than I would expect.

It may be that your chamber has a small circular roughness in it, and it is marking each case. So long as it isn't causing any extraction difficulties, there's nothing wrong with this.

Nothing here that looks like it's worth worrying about (but, good for you for being cautious and paying attention to possible problem).

Nothing wrong with deburring your flash holes, though it is a pain. Someday when you have a really accurate load worked up, you might try testing deburred vs. nondeburred cases for accuracy, so you can see if your case prep effort is worthwhile (for the record I would predict that you will be unable to see an improvement).

Have fun with your Stevens .22-250, and let us know how well it shoots for you...
 
Since you have a slightly larger chamber then brass, consider neck sizing.

If you use a FL die and it is sized like the orig brass, repeated expansion WILL stress this area of the case causing it to split.

A neck sizer and the occasional bump with a Body die provides a close fit for the brass. The ring will not get any worse and the brass will last a good long time.

Jerry
 
mysticplayer said:
Since you have a slightly larger chamber then brass, consider neck sizing.

If you use a FL die and it is sized like the orig brass, repeated expansion WILL stress this area of the case causing it to split.

A neck sizer and the occasional bump with a Body die provides a close fit for the brass. The ring will not get any worse and the brass will last a good long time.

Jerry
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Will do!

They are FL sized now, I'll look into getting a neck sizer.
 
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