Wow... I just shoot the wimpy 335 grain bullets. I am going to have to make some changes if I want to keep my Beowulf man card.
Get yourself a Case Gauge. Then you know what's going on.
I've never seen anything but the Lee's.I want to start reloading my .50 Beowulf what dies are best?
I want to start reloading my .50 Beowulf what dies are best?
I personally stick with the rounds listed thru A.A.'s data, and loading to their specs, haven't had any issues yet.
But be forewarned, A.A.'s listed Max charges, can be really hard on the brass.
I've never seen anything but the Lee's.
For a couple years now, I've been resizing .50 Beowulf Brass with Lee dies. If you use enough lube (not too much or it will ripple the brass), bring it up half way, rotate the brass 90 degrees, and bring up the ram a second time, put some muscle behind it, and hope for the best, you should have a resized piece of brass. As the dies broke in, it got a *little* better, but was still a time-consuming choir.
I finally picked up a set of Redding dies for the Beowulf, and all I can say is, "Wow!! What a difference!!"
I resized 800 pieces of brass in the time it would have taken me to resize 200 before, and only needed lube every other case.
For anyone else reloading for the Beowulf, do yourself a favor: toss those Lee dies into the bay and pick up the Redding dies. You won't regret it.
I've been resizing .50 Beowulf Brass with Lee dies. If you use enough lube (not too much or it will ripple the brass), bring it up half way, rotate the brass 90 degrees, and bring up the ram a second time, put some muscle behind it, and hope for the best, you should have a resized piece of brass.
Haven't had that issue with the Lee's myself. I have had 2 that got so stuck I just replaced the die, but on the resizing I use a generous (not excessive) coating of lube and they resize/decap just fine for me.
I have had several stuck cases, but I have been lucky and was able to remove them. I removed the decapping rod and nut, then I used BFH and a 1/4 inch extension to drive the case out.
We're they carbide?I tried every trick in the book for the 2 I had.
Those sumbitches were fused solid to the die. Was frustrating as hell, but such is the nature of the beast.
We're they carbide?
I'd run out of my normal sizing wax, so had to resort to One-stuck. Apparently I didn't have enough on them...