m995
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I have barrel that is marked as such with a .257 bore & insert for a 222 brass. Anyone ever play with this round
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222/25 Hand stamp on barrel
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Do you mean .25/.222, sometimes called .25 Copperhead? This round was championed by the late John Wooters (a Texas-based gun and outdoors writer) as a good small game and small deer rifle. It is simply the .222 Remington case necked up to take a .257 bullet. Bullets are usually limited to about 87 grains (or lighter) which it will propel at close to the same speed as the original 250 Savage loading. Like the 6mm wildcats on .222 and .222-family cases, the .25 Copperhead has a reputation for mild recoil and good accuracy.
I'm assuming it is on an L461 action?
I'm assuming it is on an L461 action?
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Here's a drawing of the cartridge.
https://stevespages.com/jpg/cd2522copperhead.jpg![[SakoCollectors.com] 222/25 Hand stamp on barrel](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 "[SakoCollectors.com] 222/25 Hand stamp on barrel")
Several die makers offer dies, but they tend to be very expensive for such a wildcat. Lee will make a Collet die set for $50 plus shipping if you send them two fired cases (you could make fired cases simply by firing a couple of .222 Remingtons in your chamber. The undersized bullet bouncing down the bore won't hurt a thing.) Another alternative is to simply use something like .250 Savage dies to neck size and seat. That will actually work just fine.
https://stevespages.com/jpg/cd2522copperhead.jpg
![[SakoCollectors.com] 222/25 Hand stamp on barrel](https://stevespages.com/jpg/cd2522copperhead.jpg "[SakoCollectors.com] 222/25 Hand stamp on barrel")
Several die makers offer dies, but they tend to be very expensive for such a wildcat. Lee will make a Collet die set for $50 plus shipping if you send them two fired cases (you could make fired cases simply by firing a couple of .222 Remingtons in your chamber. The undersized bullet bouncing down the bore won't hurt a thing.) Another alternative is to simply use something like .250 Savage dies to neck size and seat. That will actually work just fine.
cmjr
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To save money on dies you can use a Redding 222 bushing die to size(with correct bushing) and any Hornady 25 cal seater as they are not cartridge specific. I have a 25-223 and that's what I do. Mine shoots about 350fps slower than my 250-3000 but it makes a good short range performer on small game. As mentioned you'll need to limit yourself to the smaller 25cal pills.
