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Reloading 50AE questions?

goldeneagle76goldeneagle76 Member Posts: 4,359
edited February 2007 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
Can anyone tell me why the Lee Factory crimp die is not offered for the 50AE cartridge? Does anyone have experience with reloading this round? I have a Desert Eagle and it is getting mighty expensive to shoot. Also, are the Speer nickle cases ok for reloading or do I need to buy some Starline 50AE brass?
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I dont know for sure but I would contact LEE my WAG is the round is too big in diameter to make a crimp die of the lee type to fit in the confines of the die body. As far as nickle cases nickle seems to develope cracks before brass does "brittle" and I dont thing you can aneal them like you can a brass case.
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  • neverending_thunderneverending_thunder Member Posts: 5 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I reload the 50AE. Most of the loads are compressed loads. I have used Accurate 1680 with speer 325's. I cant answer your Lee press question I use RCBS.
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