50BMG Press? Dillon BFR?

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johnson184

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Looking to get a quality 50BMG press to reload for my M107A1.

Got a few questions though... what do you guys use to remove any primer pocket crimping? Tempted to stock up on some Federal Ball ammo, but I'm thinking they crimp their primers.

Is there a high quality 50BMG Press that I could also swap dies, shellholders, etc. out to reload 338 Lapua and 6.5 Creedmoor as a precision reloading press? Would save me the money from investing in a Forster Co-Ax and a separate 50BMG Press. :)

Lastly... Any opinions on the Dillon BFR or even the Ten-X TX-50? Just about zero videos showing them in action and explained.
 
The Lee Classic Cast 50 BMG press kit has an adapter (the black thing at the bottom of the tube of case lube in the kit image) that adapts the Lee 50 BMG 1¼-12 thread down to ⅞-14 for standard dies. It's a simple single-stage O-press, very basic, but strong. However, only Lee seems to use that 1¼" thread diameter for 50 BMG dies. Everyone else is using 1½", so it would marry you to Lee's dies.

The Dillon machine looks nice. I see it mentions 1½" die threads, so anyone but Lee's dies would work with it.

I feel the Forster Co-ax press is sort of in a class by itself. If you are thinking of going that route for your other cartridges, if you are a fellow accuracy nut, I don't think you'll be sorry, regardless of what you get for the 50.

Several primer pocket crimp cutters are out there. In standard chamberings I like the Wilson tools best for their smooth profile cutting, but you need to own Wilson's 50 BMG case trimmer to use it. I don't load .50 BMG, so my recommendation is based only on how their standard size tools work. Otherwise, RCBS makes a crimp removal tool and you can always use a standard countersink tool.
 
The M107A1 is a semi auto, so full sizing every time is recommended for reliability. I don't see any downside to using Lee dies for a Barrett semi auto.

Nothing wrong with the Forster Coax though, never heard anyone say anything bad about one, and if also loading for precision in other calibers is probably the smarter buy in the long run.

Jimro
 
I'm still happily using my Co Ax forty five years after buying it. As for .50BMG, the Lee Classic Cast has kept my EDM Arms Windrunner sastified.
 
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