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50-110 win bullet dia
1946willys
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Looking to reload for my 50-110 Winchester. This one was made in the mid 1890s.Cartriges of the world says it was made at .512. I slugged the bore at .508. I have seen the Barnes 50-110 bullets that are .510. I called about this and they said it would be fine. Any thoughts on this.
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The Sharps (50-90, 50-140) on the other hand show .513 in front of the case mouth
Remember that a pure lead bullet will bump up on firing (IOW they were often made under bore size). Hollow base bullets will bump up even more (that's the secret to a Minnie ball design)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.50-110_Winchester
Agreed, use a .510" bullet since you slug .508".
If it were me I'd get some .515 cast lead bullets (as that seems to be the popular diameter) and a push through .510 die. While 2/1000 oversize for jacketed is a bit much, it's perfect for lead.
More to the point, big bullets like that are EXPENSIVE. You could get a cheap Lee casting pot, Lee mold, and push through sizer die for probably the cost of two boxes of bullets.
If you plan to shoot black powder out of it, use pure or fairly soft lead. If smokeless, use harder lead.
You work up your load from lowest starting load as always; so, even in the rare case where there could be a pressure issue, you are working up and watching for that issue.