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Posted: 2/4/2012 6:25:05 PM EDT
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I have a Rockchucker and everything to load normal calibers but want to reload .50 BMG.
What will I need over and above the standard items to load the 50? I was thinking of getting the Hornady kit. Is there a a better setup I should be looking at? What will I need that isn't in the kit? Thanks |
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I am an avowed fan of the Blue Koolaid... But seriously consider the Lee kit. Well under 200$ for a press and dies. Big downside is that the .50 dies are proprietary sized where green, big red and such are all on one standard,
The Lee kit included all I needed other than a trim gauge and a case neck chamfer / deburr tool and a crimp die. It included a FL sizer and a Seater die as well as a ram prime for use on the classic cast press (also part of the kit, a very solid press by the way). The .50 kit also included a ram head for "standard" cartridges as well as the primer arms for small and large primers... If I had to start over reloading, that kit would be high on my list. I got a trimmer and gauge pretty cheap used and grabbed a chamfer.deburr tool intended for big safari cartridges and the Lee crimp die was cheap... Well under the price of the RCBS dies alone and I was set to reload for my AR50. Thusrar, I have had no complaints on the Lee kit. I have only been neck sizing brass that has been fired once in my rifle though, my tune might change if I were to have to FL size some brass pumped through Ma Deuce. I generally will suggest Lee as a decent beginner point... But in this case, their product made sense for my needs and has filled the role nicely to date. |
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The Lee Kit is good togo for use on Ma duece brass, as I recall when I was sizing once fired Ma duece brass I'd lube the case very well using Imperial and start the sizing stroke til it got difficult, back off smooth out the lube a little more and then finish full length sizing. This worked very well for me.
I loaded 200 rds long ago and I'm still shooting them... but I'm starting to get low on loaded rounds. 
Jason |
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