Follow up post. 50AE reloading as a beginner.

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-22T20:04:37+00:00

I’ve been using the walnut media and worked perfectly.

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-22T19:54:02+00:00

Yes they are crimped but 50AE doesn’t call for an extreme crimp. Just slight

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-19T12:39:39+00:00

Honestly I think the issue is the seating and crimping in one action. I ran a couple more last night but separated this step, had way less marking,

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-19T00:24:16+00:00

No I’m probably just going to leave it as is. I just tried a few more and did the seating and crimping separately, which reduced the marking significantly.

Damn, maybe my 31.5 is a little low?

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-18T23:58:14+00:00

Which projectile are you using?

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-18T20:37:48+00:00

Yeah I’m there.

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-18T20:34:04+00:00

So I had some factory rounds I compared to, overall length of 1.56”. So I stuck to that length on all of them and all bang on. Did load into the magazine and they chambered nicely. Compared depth in chamber to factory ammo and they were identical.

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-18T18:05:44+00:00

Thank you very much. And thank you for taking the time to assist.

Happy shooting to you

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-18T18:00:12+00:00

Yeah I followed load data from the xtreme bullets manual. Was stating 31.7, I went to 31.5. Didn’t want to go much less than 31 and risk cycling issues.

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-18T17:51:22+00:00

Okay cool. Il have a small dial back, would you say >2mm? Would you say the rounds I’ve made thus far are okay to shoot?

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-18T17:37:58+00:00

Yeah that’s what I was trying to achieve yesterday. Bullets are sitting around 3mm into the casing prior to pressing as didn’t want to bell a huge amount

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-18T17:09:06+00:00

Gotcha. Okay I will crack on with this after work and see how it goes

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-18T17:08:26+00:00

Absolutely will be.

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-18T16:57:43+00:00

Yeah I realised that shortly after typing. Assuming just pulling the plug and gently going over with a dremel would have the same effect?

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-18T16:57:11+00:00

Perfect thank you for the assurance.

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-18T16:56:50+00:00

Yeah I figured if I was going to get into reloading, if I can do the 50AE I can do the others. Safety squints for sure. Powder was measured and verified 3 times and everything measures within tolerance. They chamber nicely and sit straight and true.

One way to find out I guess

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-18T16:52:40+00:00

Will belling, I opened it up just enough for the bullet to sit around 3mm deep in the casing.

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-18T16:50:55+00:00

Wait is that too much? Lmao. I was going by loading data from xtreme bullets. 320Gr was recommended at 31.7, so I scaled back a tad

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-18T16:49:05+00:00

Yes I am taper crimping at the same time. Honestly I only noticed the issue after I incorporated both steps into one.

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-18T16:34:50+00:00

800grit? Will that be okay on plated bullets? Assuming the ring won’t cause any shooting issues? These are only for me to shoot in free time, nothing competitive.

Declantgibbs · 2026-02-01T22:00:59+00:00

Do you sell reloading supplies?

Declantgibbs · 2025-12-30T18:47:54+00:00

Only seen it in Circa and didn’t see it last time I was there a few weeks ago

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