Saturday, December 19, 2009

How many rounds of 50 bmg can you reload with 1 lb of powder?

What is the best equipment to do so and best websites to get the equipment? Have you ever reloaded the .50 and are the any tips you can give?How many rounds of 50 bmg can you reload with 1 lb of powder?
According to http://www.chuckhawks.com/50BMG.htm, the 50 bmg uses between 180 and 224 grains of powder. For simplicity, let's say its 200 grains per shot. (That's 4 times as much gunpowder as my 30-06 springfield. . .)





A pound of gunpowder weighs 7000 grains. 7000/200 = 35 rounds per pound of gunpowder.





http://www.midwayusa.com sells reloading equipment for 50 bmg. I don't have experience reloading the 50 so I won't comment on best equipment or tips. How many rounds of 50 bmg can you reload with 1 lb of powder?
How many rounds of 50 bmg can you reload with 1 lb of powder?


It really depends on the powder you use, but it will be well under 100 rounds per pound





What is the best equipment to do so and best websites to get the equipment?


Check the RCBS catalog, I believe they offer a press and dies for the .50 BMG





Have you ever reloaded the .50 and are the any tips you can give?





Nope. If I'm going to burn that much powder ever shot, I'd rather have a muzzle-loading cannon.





Bear in mind that even handloading, it is going to cost a fortune to shoot a .50 BMG any significant amount. If ammo cost is a major consideration for you, the .50 BMG is not a cartridge you will want.





Doc
you have a 50 BMG what do you even need that big of a gun for

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