Question about .22-250 sizing dies
I'm just starting to load for my new .22-250 Savage. I bought a box of Winchester Varmint ammo today and did the barrel break-in procedure. I have a set of Forster Benchrest dies (2) and resized the cases after I cleaned them. Trimmed them to minimum length and tried one in my rifle; very hard to close the bolt. Went back and checked my die set-up and it was per the instructions. Sized a couple more and had the same issue. I set up a Lee sizing die from an older die set and sized a few. There is a slight resistance when closing the bolt but nothing like when sized with the Forster die.
So, is the Forster die designed to be a closer fit in the chamber? The instructions say to just let the die touch the shell holder (top of the jaws since I have a Bonanza Co-Ax) and the Lee instructions say touch the shell holder and go 1/4 to 1/3 more downward.
Kind of interesting because many years ago I shot some matches and when I just neck sized there was no problem of interference for 8 or 10 firings.
You think it's me, the brass, the dies or a combination.:confused: