I was shooting 600-1000 yds and found the AE M33 to be a bit erratic.  I'm looking for something a bit more consistent without spending $6 each for Amax.

Is PMC any better?  Any other recommendations?

Reload your own ammo.

Save your cases = cost $0.00 (or factor in your original cost divided by 10 for the minimum number of firings)
New CCI#35 primers = cost $0.45 each
Virgin H5010 powder = cost $ 0.23 each (New H50BMG will cost about $0.80 each)
Lehigh 510-120 solid ball = cost $1.20 each

Total cost for an accurate round that fits into a magazine = Cost $1.88 each

LEE reloading setup about $300 with some accessories = divide that cost by the number of rounds you will ever fire and add to your ammo cost (should be far less than $1 each round.


I teach RELOADING and have had student fly-in from as far away as Tucson AZ for training of loading the 50BMG for target competitions.

Can you elaborate a bit on the reloading setup?  I priced out getting into 50 reloading a while back, and came up with much bigger numbers.

I'm guessing the Lee kit he is talking about is this one. I've seen it as low as $230ish.

This Lee is $215. Not sure the shipping. Works great for me.
http://www.titanreloading.com/lee-classic-cast-50-bmg-kit
Got some bullets from these guys. Not to bad of prices...
http://50bmgsupply.com/components.shtml

Who has the best price on powder and primers? I've got all the dies for my .50 but never picked up powder and primers.

I have noticed a bit better groups with the pmc than black box. But not by much.

Like your cannon cocker avatar. I was artillery Surveyor for 8 years of my army career. For the powder and primers, just shop around for local as shipping cost to much with hazmat fees. What state are you in?

Tula primers here aren't so bad;

http://powdervalleyinc.com/