Has any one tried to use .500 linebaugh brass to make the .50-45 cases
Has any one tried to use .500 linebaugh brass to make the .50-45 cases
Most folks just trim down .50-70's when they can get them. Is the rim diameter of the linebaugh the same as a .50-70?
I use 8m/m LEBEL to make them, or 348 cases.
I anneal them, cut to length and run into a 50/70 die. easy-peasy.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |