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Wanted SPENT USED .50 BMG PRIMERS ONLY
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Wanted SPENT USED .50 BMG PRIMERS ONLY
I want to try some for a pet project, as inverted “end caps” for .327 Federal Mag snake (shot) loads, which uses .312 bullets. I can’t find these used primers for sale anywhere, got a source you can share? If you reload this caliber, I am willing to pay a very small amount, negotiable. Also, if we can’t meet, I would be willing to pay for cheap shipping in a padded envelope.
BTW,I found a neat article for a duplex snake load using a .60 gr .312 XTP bullet, but those are long discontinued, and I can’t find any replacements. I think an upside down .50 BMG primer *could* work well in place of the bullet..
An alternative solution is to cut down LeHigh Extreme Defense 95 gr solid copper bullets in a lathe, as short as possible while retaining a single crimp groove. I would counterbore the base deeply so I can get additional lead pellets inside it. I already have those bullets, and a Sherline micro lathe, but I would prefer a cheaper, much less labor intensive alternative…. Used primers.
Thanks.
John Davies
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Re: Wanted SPENT USED .50 BMG PRIMERS ONLY
Easiest way to make pistol/revolver shot loads is to first. get a set of arch punches. Cut disc that are slightly oversize for your caliber out of card board(I use empty primer sleeves). i load 38 spl. shot loads this way. A primed case with 1.5 grs of bullseye. tamp down a card board on top.( I use an old Lee case holder for this). Dip #9 or #12 shot until the case is just below full. Tamp down another card board wad on top. Seal with a little airplane glue. Don't use anything solid for this as it will blow your pattern. I shoot carpenter bees around my barn and shop. this load will not damage the tin roof.
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Re: Wanted SPENT USED .50 BMG PRIMERS ONLY
Thanks for the comment. I want to kill a rattlesnake at 6 feet, collateral damage to structures is not exactly a design goal….The Happy Kaboomer wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2024 12:11 pmDon't use anything solid for this as it will blow your pattern. I shoot carpenter bees around my barn and shop. this load will not damage the tin roof.
The #12 duplex load mentioned in the article patterns nicely:
https://loaddata.com/Article/BenchTopic ... Magnum/138
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Re: Wanted SPENT USED .50 BMG PRIMERS ONLY
First, I never thought about it! I have never cast bullets, so that never came to mind.
Second, aren’t they a little oversized, since you run the cast bullet and gas check through a sizing die to form them before loading it into the case? I know that spent.50 BMG primers will work, as per a different forum, because the primer pocket on that cartridge is .312. Exactly the right size.
I may end up just using those .312 LeHigh bullets, because I have a couple of boxes already and I can machine them shorter. LeHeigh offers that style bullet for .32ACP (50 grain) but they are .311 and I prefer not to shoot them in my SP 101. Though one reviewer says he got 2200 fps from a 4.2” SP101 barrel with good accuracy and minimal recoil. I find that information a little hard to swallow.
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Re: Wanted SPENT USED .50 BMG PRIMERS ONLY
The article I read used 44 cal gas checks for 45 Colt shot shells, so I would think 30 cal. checks would be good for the 327. I was thinking of trying it in my .32 mag, but it’s not a priority for me right now. There is a good amount of info out there on this. Keep us posted on how it works out for you https://americanhandgunner.com/ammo/how ... hotshells/
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