Is this right?

[freddyfour]

I just finally started to load some 22-250 with heavier bullets, VDL 75gr. It's OAL is 2.49" and the case sized is the same as the factory round. I have never worked with .224 this big and it just doesn't look right to me, should there be such a gap at the end of the neck? I'm also newer to loading rifle rounds.

Its sitting beside a 55gr factory round for comparison.

 

[sealhunter]

I just finally started to load some 22-250 with heavier bullets, VDL 75gr. It's OAL is 2.49" and the case sized is the same as the factory round. I have never worked with .224 this big and it just doesn't look right to me, should there be such a gap at the end of the neck? I'm also newer to loading rifle rounds.

Its sitting beside a 55gr factory round for comparison.

why does the case on the left look so much bigger (fatter) than the other one....and the shoulder so much longer...
Is it just the camera shot amd my silly eyes...?

 

[pilgrim]

you can easily move it forward, over the factory COAL.....but you need to figure out the proper COAL for this bullet...

 

[bedrock]

The taper (Ogive) of the one on the left is much shollower than the one on the right meaning the one on the left can be moved further out or not seated as deep. You should take two sized but unprimed cases and put one of each type of bullet in the case (leaving them long) then chamber them in the rifle. When you close the action it will push the bullet into the case. Put these aside and you have them handy for future reference. They will be slightly long as the bullet will be into the lands but it gives you a place to start your adjustments from and it is much safer to do it with an unprimed case. I do this with virtually all my calibres and bullets.

 

[freddyfour]

Its just the shot, I stuck a caliper to every part of my sized brass and its identical.

I was way off on the OAL, my book doesn't even list 75gr bullet so I'm not sure where I got the size I did?

Reseated bullet to 2.474" OAL, had to search that one on the net.

 

[freddyfour]

The taper (Ogive) of the one on the left is much shollower than the one on the right meaning the one on the left can be moved further out or not seated as deep. You should take two sized but unprimed cases and put one of each type of bullet in the case (leaving them long) then chamber them in the rifle. When you close the action it will push the bullet into the case. Put these aside and you have them handy for future reference. They will be slightly long as the bullet will be into the lands but it gives you a place to start your adjustments from and it is much safer to do it with an unprimed case. I do this with virtually all my calibres and bullets.

Thanks for the tip, never thought of that one!!