Things I've learned Loading the 50BMG

[colt45cz75]

1: The Lee Classic cast is not a good press for this, it breaks way too easily resizing brass. The RCBS kit is vastly superior.Use lots of case lube when sizing,especially if you have once fired brass from a ma deuce.

1 A: Make sure you mount your press as solidly as humanly possible. The force required to resize this brass can be pretty severe.

2:A primer pocket uniforming tool is essential equipment. It makes repriming a far easier task.

3: A powered case trimmer is essential as well. The easiest thing to do is buy the Lyman,and take the trimmer shaft to a machine shop. Have it drilled and tapped for a 1/4 " hex bolt and drive the trimmer with a cordless drill.

4: I neck turn my cases, and the K&M tool is excellent. The case holder works with your cordless drill, making this a quick and painless task.

5: The RCBS chargemaster works very well with the large charges required.

I hope this helps anyone thinking of getting into a BMG to avoid the mistakes I made. Good luck and good shooting.

 

[fullthrottle8]

I agree. I took a diffrent approach and I bought the expensive equipment stuff to start with. But i did try to go cheaper with the components and found it to be a waste of good gun powder.

I went with the hornady reloading kit becaause the hornaday bullet seating die is an in-line seating die and is superior to the RCBS seating die.

I also invested in a CH4D neck sizing die and a few different sizes of bushings to go with it.

Never do anything without a primer pocket uniforming tool. It is a waste of time and without it you will end up with primers seated at all diffrent depths. This is not a good thing when trying to load match rounds. I even use this tool when i buy brand new brass. I also use it every time i reload the same piece of brass to clean the pocket out again.

I bought some machine gun brass to start off with and found it to be not that great. Now I only buy IVI MATH brass. It is much thicker, more uniform, and has been shot out of a rifle not a machine gun so it is not stretched to s**t.

I have tried IVI, IVI MATCH, winchester, barret, PMC, lake city, IMI, CBD. If you start with a better piece of brass you will finish with a better round!!!!!!

CBC and Lake City was the worst brass with the shortest life span.

I also prefer the RWS primers over the CCI primers. I like the vhit 20N29 powder best.
My prefered bullets are the 750gr a-max or the 750 grain barnes solids. I dont like the 750 grain lapua solids.

It is way way way easier to spend the money up front, get the good equipment and the good components. Everything will be faster, go togeather better, and you will end up with a more accurate round!!!

-IVI Match brass once fired $2.00 use it 10 times and it cost $0.20 a round
-750 a-max $50.00 per box cost $2.50 a round
-RWS primers $45 per 100 cost $0.45 a round
-Vhit 20N29 powder $1.65 a round

total $4.80 per round

after 10 reloads the brass has not failed and does not show signs of failing anytime soon. I don't know how many times i could reload it But after ten reloads i feel it has served it's purpose and it 20 cents per reload who cares any ways!!!!

 

[buckbrush]

The Lee classic does break alot loading 50 BMG, the linkage's mainly. It also will not accept the RCBS and Hornady dies, (and Hollywood) which are the proper 1 1/2" x 12 thread.