First batch of .50 AE

[RooftopKorean]

Got my delivery from RCBS today.

Had to order their tamper crimp/seating die and shell holder since Lee's aren't too great for .50 AE.

The rim on the Hornady brass is a mm or so too thick and won't fit in the Lee shell holder, and well their crimp die doesn't do shit.

Set up the crimp and seating levels and went to town on my single stage.

Case: Hornady, Starline, and some other mixed
Bullet: Berry 300gr FN FMJ
Powder: 32.5gr H110
Primer: Magtech large pistol
COL: 1.57030

Still have 102 more primed cases I need to get through but I'm tired and hungry.

 

[FP1201]

ought to be a handful!

 

[RooftopKorean]

Made 50 more before bed time

 

[repete]

I found a couple of those .50AE garbage cans in a bucket of brass I picked up, gave one to my wife to use in her sewing room, she needed a small trash can.

 

[Depick]

They’re so pretty all lined up.

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

You're a reloading fool now. That load is the same exact one I load. You had trouble with the Lee dies? That's what I use and have no issues. I do the seating and crimping in separate operations. The seating die will do both. Do you have a separate crimping die or something?

 

[RooftopKorean]

You're a reloading fool now. That load is the same exact one I load. You had trouble with the Lee dies? That's what I use and have no issues. I do the seating and crimping in separate operations. The seating die will do both. Do you have a separate crimping die or something?

The RCBS die does both in one step.

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

The RCBS die does both in one step.

Same with the Lee die. I've found that doing the seating and crimping at the same time leads to erratic OALs though. Not by a ton but it's odd that it happens and I always go for consistency. So everything gets loaded like rifle. I wish they made a standalone crimp die for 50AE. Anyway congrats on the reloading. They look great.

 

[RooftopKorean]

Hit up RTSP in NJ last night. Tested a few of my reloads at 15 yards. With full mag I had decent groupings around the size of a grapefruit on average 5-6 rounds grouped Alpha shots with 1-2 Charlie hits.

I had a few rounds that didn't chamber properly and the slide wouldn't go into battery.

 

[dsdmmat]

Hit up RTSP in NJ last night. Tested a few of my reloads at 15 yards. With full mag I had decent groupings around the size of a grapefruit on average 5-6 rounds grouped Alpha shots with 1-2 Charlie hits.

I had a few rounds that didn't chamber properly and the slide wouldn't go into battery.

Check the crimp and base with your calipers.

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

Also, Deagles like alot of lube.

 

[RooftopKorean]

I may have over crimped, some of the bullets seem to spin in the brass.

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

How are you setting the crimp? I simply raise the completed round all the way up on the ram. Then screw in the die until it won't go down anymore. That means it's sitting right on the mouth of the casing. Lower the ram and screw the die in a quarter to half a turn more. The specific round will determine the amount needed. Try 1/4 and then 1/2 turn. It may be somewhere in between that but it shouldn't feel like you're squeezing. If the crimp is satisfying when raising the ram, you may be going too far.

 

[RooftopKorean]

That's exactly what I did.

 

[Shoots100]

50 AE

SJC

 

[RooftopKorean]

50 AE

SJC

Sold out everywhere I've looked.

 

[FP1201]

50 AE

SJC

I approve as well.
Big cases that headspace on the case mouth can be a bugger...used to have trouble with 10mm but a Lee "Bulge Buster" and "Factory Crimp Die" cured all that bullshit.
I gauge most all of what I reload for using Wilson or other high quality gauges.

 

[Shoots100]

This site say's they have them in stock.
In stock

 

[RooftopKorean]

This site say's they have them in stock.
In stock

Hrmm. I actually like the one from Shooters Box that also shows the minimum line as well.

 

[Uzi]

Hey man, those bullets look dangerous. You got a permit for that stuff?

 

[RooftopKorean]

I guess I will wait for the Shooter's Box case gauge to come back into stock.

The odd thing is, all the reloads passed the plunk test in my barrel.

 

[Shoots100]

Hrmm. I actually like the one from Shooters Box that also shows the minimum line as well.

 

[RooftopKorean]

I was talking more on this end.