50 bmg reloading

ADIDAS69 · October 20, 2017, 08:17 PM

Anybody got thoughts re the Barnes TSX 647 grain projectiles?

TXAZ · October 20, 2017, 08:49 PM

Go ask the question at FCSA.org.
Lots of .50 BMG reloaders who know their stuff.
Be prepared to provide details.

ADIDAS69 · October 20, 2017, 08:56 PM

Solid copy

RC20 · October 21, 2017, 06:38 PM

Well I would not want to get hit by one.

ADIDAS69 · October 22, 2017, 01:46 AM

Right!? The gel tests make it look like something to definitely avoid.

RC20 · October 22, 2017, 04:13 PM

Yea those itty bitty 5.56 will go right through you.

50 cal does as well, but it makes a big hole. Probably not walking around so good after that.

100 some years and its still going strong. Sometime like the 30-06 you just can't make it enough better for what it costs.

But that's my only thoughts on it.

TXAZ · October 22, 2017, 04:17 PM

RC noted:

Quote:

Well I would not want to get hit by one.

Nor a 5.56.
On the other hand it’s the biggest gun thrill you’ll ever have from behind the gun. At extended ranges. Really.

50 shooter · October 23, 2017, 10:35 PM

Those Barnes bullets are good for plinking, they also make match grade bullets along with Hornadys AMAX. Just comes down to how much you want to spend on bullets when you reload.

ADIDAS69 · October 25, 2017, 01:03 AM

50 Shooter, yeah they were being offered at a pretty decent discount which made them attractive. I’m breaking in a new AR-50 and as I own brass powder and primer this will be cheaper than buying ball ammo. I ordered up 260 projectiles enough to do a proper break in and OCW test. I’ve use the A-max before and they’re great, I purchased several hundread about a year before Obama first got elected my local cabelas was giving them away @ $0.80 which is absolutely unheard of these days. I am disappointed these Barnes are swagged solid copper not turned, but we’ll see how they do.

50 shooter · October 25, 2017, 10:18 AM

I was talking to a friend yesterday about all things, ball bullets for the .50.

Back when we got into .50's, ball, AP, API... were about a dime each! Now that AP are coming to an end (haven't been made in US since WWII) the prices keep increasing. What's weird is that ball is going up also and it's still being made.

At one time another friend of ours had 20K brass projos made that looked like an M33 ball. Cost him about .50 cents each and he made his money back and then some. Right now you couldn't do the same thing, if you could I'd be all over it. Plus being turned solids they were far more accurate then the standard M33 projos made by swagging a jacket over a steel slug.

We also thought about cast/sintered bullets from scrap brass but even that probably won't cost less than doing it on a CNC machine. All of the machinist that I've talked to that need work some how find that it's going to cost them $2-5 each to just stand there and watch the bullets being made...

Emerson Biggies · October 27, 2017, 10:52 PM

I only shoot mine in the 100 to 200 yard plinking range. I still have a can of GI Ball pulls that cost 45 cents each. Run them thru a sizing die for peace of mind. They are more accurate than the shooter. There are a number of sellers at the Knob Creek MG shoot selling GI pulls of various breeds at good prices.

October 20, 2017, 08:17 PM	#1
ADIDAS69 Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 381	50 bmg reloading Anybody got thoughts re the Barnes TSX 647 grain projectiles? __________________ "...I would walk with my people if I could find them..."

October 20, 2017, 08:49 PM	#2
TXAZ Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2010 Location: McMurdo Sound Texas Posts: 4,322	Go ask the question at FCSA.org. Lots of .50 BMG reloaders who know their stuff. Be prepared to provide details. __________________ Cave illos in guns et backhoes

October 20, 2017, 08:56 PM	#3
ADIDAS69 Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 381	Solid copy __________________ "...I would walk with my people if I could find them..."

October 21, 2017, 06:38 PM	#4
RC20 Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 7,014	Well I would not want to get hit by one. __________________ Science and Facts are True whether you believe it or not

October 22, 2017, 01:46 AM	#5
ADIDAS69 Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 381	Right!? The gel tests make it look like something to definitely avoid. __________________ "...I would walk with my people if I could find them..."

October 22, 2017, 04:13 PM	#6
RC20 Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 7,014	Yea those itty bitty 5.56 will go right through you. 50 cal does as well, but it makes a big hole. Probably not walking around so good after that. 100 some years and its still going strong. Sometime like the 30-06 you just can't make it enough better for what it costs. But that's my only thoughts on it. __________________ Science and Facts are True whether you believe it or not

October 23, 2017, 10:35 PM	#8
50 shooter Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2002 Location: SoCal PRK Posts: 986	Those Barnes bullets are good for plinking, they also make match grade bullets along with Hornadys AMAX. Just comes down to how much you want to spend on bullets when you reload. __________________ I see the world thru bloodshot eyes Streets filled with blood from distant lies The dogs of war never compromise, No time for rearranging.

October 25, 2017, 01:03 AM	#9
ADIDAS69 Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 381	50 Shooter, yeah they were being offered at a pretty decent discount which made them attractive. I’m breaking in a new AR-50 and as I own brass powder and primer this will be cheaper than buying ball ammo. I ordered up 260 projectiles enough to do a proper break in and OCW test. I’ve use the A-max before and they’re great, I purchased several hundread about a year before Obama first got elected my local cabelas was giving them away @ $0.80 which is absolutely unheard of these days. I am disappointed these Barnes are swagged solid copper not turned, but we’ll see how they do. __________________ "...I would walk with my people if I could find them..."

October 25, 2017, 10:18 AM	#10
50 shooter Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2002 Location: SoCal PRK Posts: 986	I was talking to a friend yesterday about all things, ball bullets for the .50. Back when we got into .50's, ball, AP, API... were about a dime each! Now that AP are coming to an end (haven't been made in US since WWII) the prices keep increasing. What's weird is that ball is going up also and it's still being made. At one time another friend of ours had 20K brass projos made that looked like an M33 ball. Cost him about .50 cents each and he made his money back and then some. Right now you couldn't do the same thing, if you could I'd be all over it. Plus being turned solids they were far more accurate then the standard M33 projos made by swagging a jacket over a steel slug. We also thought about cast/sintered bullets from scrap brass but even that probably won't cost less than doing it on a CNC machine. All of the machinist that I've talked to that need work some how find that it's going to cost them $2-5 each to just stand there and watch the bullets being made... __________________ I see the world thru bloodshot eyes Streets filled with blood from distant lies The dogs of war never compromise, No time for rearranging.

October 27, 2017, 10:52 PM	#11
Emerson Biggies Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2014 Posts: 163	I only shoot mine in the 100 to 200 yard plinking range. I still have a can of GI Ball pulls that cost 45 cents each. Run them thru a sizing die for peace of mind. They are more accurate than the shooter. There are a number of sellers at the Knob Creek MG shoot selling GI pulls of various breeds at good prices. __________________ Keep your guns clean.... the kids may put them in their mouths!

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