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Kayser · January 1, 2006, 04:29 PM

Official load data for this cartridge is rather hard to obtain. My huge Hornady tomes contain all kinds of obscure stuff, but not .50 ae. So, I did a little digging on the good ol' internet (how the heck did you guys reload before we had it?) and assembled data from various sources. I found a few curious discrepancies which I figured I'd run by the experts

Note: my primary interest here is using W296 since I have plenty of it around for .44 mag loads. However, I wouldn't be opposed to using H110 since a jug of that would be usable for me for several calibers. Anyway, here's the loads I've found for 325 gr bullets, sorted by W296 and H110 :

edit: I would also prefer to use 300 gr bullets instead of 325's, because they're about 1/3 cheaper from Midway.

W296
------
(Speer)
300gr JHP, 33.5 - 34.5 gr, CCI Magnum primer, 1.58" OAL

(MDSmith, misc internet)
325gr JHP, 29.5 - 32.7 gr, "magnum primers", no OAL listed

H110
------
(Speer)
300gr JHP, 33.5 - 34.5gr, CCI Magnum primer, 1.58" OAL

(MDSmith, misc internet)
325gr JHP, 29.4 - 32.6 gr, "magnum primers", no OAL listed

(Hodgdon)
325gr JHP, 32.5 gr, CCI 350 primer, 1.575" OAL

(handloads.com)
325gr JHP, 29.3 - 32.5 gr, CCI 350 primer, 1.575" OAL

(Lee die set manual)
325gr JHP, 29.0 - 32.5 gr, no primer listed, 1.575" OAL

The only thing that really sticks out to me is that the Speer loads are WAY hot compared to the others. Their starting loads are above max loads for all other data. Is the difference between 300gr and 325gr bullets enough to justify this?

However, there's plenty of agreement on the H110 loads, so I'm figuring to start with

325 JHP, 29.3 - 32.5gr H110, CCI350, 1.575" OAL.

Sound reasonable?

January 1, 2006, 04:29 PM	#1
Kayser Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Illinois :( Posts: 550	Check my .50ae load. Official load data for this cartridge is rather hard to obtain. My huge Hornady tomes contain all kinds of obscure stuff, but not .50 ae. So, I did a little digging on the good ol' internet (how the heck did you guys reload before we had it?) and assembled data from various sources. I found a few curious discrepancies which I figured I'd run by the experts Note: my primary interest here is using W296 since I have plenty of it around for .44 mag loads. However, I wouldn't be opposed to using H110 since a jug of that would be usable for me for several calibers. Anyway, here's the loads I've found for 325 gr bullets, sorted by W296 and H110 : edit: I would also prefer to use 300 gr bullets instead of 325's, because they're about 1/3 cheaper from Midway. W296 ------ (Speer) 300gr JHP, 33.5 - 34.5 gr, CCI Magnum primer, 1.58" OAL (MDSmith, misc internet) 325gr JHP, 29.5 - 32.7 gr, "magnum primers", no OAL listed H110 ------ (Speer) 300gr JHP, 33.5 - 34.5gr, CCI Magnum primer, 1.58" OAL (MDSmith, misc internet) 325gr JHP, 29.4 - 32.6 gr, "magnum primers", no OAL listed (Hodgdon) 325gr JHP, 32.5 gr, CCI 350 primer, 1.575" OAL (handloads.com) 325gr JHP, 29.3 - 32.5 gr, CCI 350 primer, 1.575" OAL (Lee die set manual) 325gr JHP, 29.0 - 32.5 gr, no primer listed, 1.575" OAL The only thing that really sticks out to me is that the Speer loads are WAY hot compared to the others. Their starting loads are above max loads for all other data. Is the difference between 300gr and 325gr bullets enough to justify this? However, there's plenty of agreement on the H110 loads, so I'm figuring to start with 325 JHP, 29.3 - 32.5gr H110, CCI350, 1.575" OAL. Sound reasonable? __________________ ----------------- Box Of Truth Afficionado!