50 AE Carbide dies ???

BigSlick · May 2, 2005, 05:21 PM

Anyone know who makes 50 AE carbide dies, or at least a size/decap die ? I've searched all over the place and can't find a reference to any.

Thanks

BigSlick

mbartel · May 2, 2005, 09:55 PM

try here:
http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe...*702***8345***

BigBoreKindaGuy · May 2, 2005, 09:58 PM

Hornady makes the best 50 AE carbide dies.

TomF · May 15, 2005, 05:16 PM

My understanding is that the Hornady dies for the .50 AE are NOT carbide.

If you check out the link that mbartel supplied, the Hornady die says "steel".

I seached all the die makers a few years ago. The lierature for the Lyman dies said "carbide", but I called 'em and the verified that they were NOT carbied.

It seems that the problem with the .50 AE is that to put in the carbide ring, there is not enough "meat" in the die. The only way to work with this problem is to go with a larger diameter die, hence the "RCBS Carbide 3-Die Set with Taper Crimp 50 Action Express (1 x 14 Thread) with 1-1/4 x 12 Thread Adapter Bushing" which around $345 at MidwayUSA.

It funny....there are carbide dies for the .500 S&W. I think I read that the carbide ring for the .500 S&W is not the same as for the .50 AE...so they were able to squeeze it in to the "regular" die. Don't ask me - it seems to me a .50 cal is a .50 cal. People have suggested, but told it can not work, to use the .500 S&W sizing die to size the .50 AE. I guess the taper is different or something.

$345 will buy you a lifetime's supply of sizing lube (unless you reload a lot)!

May 2, 2005, 05:21 PM	#1
BigSlick Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2005 Location: Texas of course Posts: 277	50 AE Carbide dies ??? Anyone know who makes 50 AE carbide dies, or at least a size/decap die ? I've searched all over the place and can't find a reference to any. Thanks BigSlick

May 2, 2005, 09:58 PM	#3
BigBoreKindaGuy Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2005 Posts: 175	Hornady makes the best 50 AE carbide dies. __________________ BigBoreKindaGuy

May 2, 2005, 09:55 PM	#2
mbartel Member Join Date: March 15, 2005 Posts: 77	try here: http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe...7028345*

May 15, 2005, 05:16 PM	#4
TomF Junior Member Join Date: April 27, 2005 Posts: 7	My understanding is that the Hornady dies for the .50 AE are NOT carbide. If you check out the link that mbartel supplied, the Hornady die says "steel". I seached all the die makers a few years ago. The lierature for the Lyman dies said "carbide", but I called 'em and the verified that they were NOT carbied. It seems that the problem with the .50 AE is that to put in the carbide ring, there is not enough "meat" in the die. The only way to work with this problem is to go with a larger diameter die, hence the "RCBS Carbide 3-Die Set with Taper Crimp 50 Action Express (1 x 14 Thread) with 1-1/4 x 12 Thread Adapter Bushing" which around $345 at MidwayUSA. It funny....there are carbide dies for the .500 S&W. I think I read that the carbide ring for the .500 S&W is not the same as for the .50 AE...so they were able to squeeze it in to the "regular" die. Don't ask me - it seems to me a .50 cal is a .50 cal. People have suggested, but told it can not work, to use the .500 S&W sizing die to size the .50 AE. I guess the taper is different or something. $345 will buy you a lifetime's supply of sizing lube (unless you reload a lot)!