WTB / WTT .500 Nitro Express 3" dies, brass, etc

Looking for some items for a Jeffery Farquharson build in .500 Nitro Express 3". Hoping to find some good used dies, maybe a reamer/gauges, brass, and perhaps a suitable .510" barrel blank, before spending $$ on all new items.

Thought it worth posting here ;)

Let me know what you have and are looking to get for it... and we'll go from there.

Thanks again,
Jeff P
 
Ouch level of recoil. I think Manson Precision Reamers had a new reamer on discount not that long ago. Was tempted for about 1 second. Would be run to load and shoot once.... maybe twice.
 
mgunderson,
Thanks for the heads up! Just checked the mansonprecision site... but can't find a .500 NE there, so suspect some lucky person probably snagged it. Would have loved to have that one.

I recently built a .50-90 SS on an 1878 Sharps Borchardt and I think it's fun to shoot. Even my son and his friend had a fun time shooting 20 rounds last month. Was loaded with 700 grn BP loads a friend gifted me... So thinking a properly built / fitted Farquharson can't be too much worse! (famous last words??) Years ago, we used to shoot a friends .50-110 WCF with 450 grn cast loads and we determined that the burn profile of the powder used made a world of difference eg. IMR3031 vs a slower powder like 4895 or 4831 for example.

Been reading through my copy of Pierre Van Der Walt's African Dangerous Game Cartridges - lots of great information there on the big boys ;)

Cheers!
Jeff P
 
Woof!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeff and I belong to the SW Idaho chapter of 50-90 Sharps rifle Black Powder shooters.

ISS*

* Idaho Sharps Shooters
 
try AfricaHunting and AccurateReloading websites… lots of double rifle shooters on there
 
If pain is your goal, why not just buy a set of .50-140 dies, and 50 or so cases? You can probably rent a reamer from 4D.

ISS
You can thank me later...
 
Found a NICE set of RCBS .500 NE 3" dies...

Still looking for some .500 Nitro Express 3" brass, a barrel - .510" groove 1:15" to 1:18" twist bbl blank and perhaps a good reamer... going fishing!

Thanks again!
Jeff P
 

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