Specifically, I'm wondering if I can use my .22-250 seating die for loading .223 without any bad side effects on the finished cartridge.
At first, I anticipated having to change out the sliding sleeve that rests on top of the case as the case is lifted into the die. However, the sleeve is marked simply "22 cal" without any reference to a specific cartridge. I noticed that a .223 case body is not gripped snugly by this sleeve, unlike in my Redding Competition dies. Perhaps that's by design, and RCBS uses the same sleeve for both .22-250 and .223 and the lack of a snug fit is intentional...
It's not easy getting through to tech support right now, so I'm hoping that someone here has already done the research.
This is the die that requires a super tall shell holder, and for use only on single stage presses. Here's a link to the die in question:
https://www.grafs.com/catalog/product/productId/13662
At first, I anticipated having to change out the sliding sleeve that rests on top of the case as the case is lifted into the die. However, the sleeve is marked simply "22 cal" without any reference to a specific cartridge. I noticed that a .223 case body is not gripped snugly by this sleeve, unlike in my Redding Competition dies. Perhaps that's by design, and RCBS uses the same sleeve for both .22-250 and .223 and the lack of a snug fit is intentional...
It's not easy getting through to tech support right now, so I'm hoping that someone here has already done the research.
This is the die that requires a super tall shell holder, and for use only on single stage presses. Here's a link to the die in question:
https://www.grafs.com/catalog/product/productId/13662