Does Dillon make a 50beowulf conversion?

[Blue]

I run a 550 and was on their web page lookin for a 50beowulf shell plate and couldn't find one. Am I blind or do they not make one?

[TonyM]

I run a 550 and was on their web page lookin for a 50beowulf shell plate and couldn't find one. Am I blind or do they not make one?

The shellplate I have for Beowulf is marked "A" and I believe is the same as 7.62x39.

When I got my toolhead for Beo setup on my 650 I just called Brian Enos and had him work all the parts. You can't use a casefeeder with Beo, if you have one on your 550, due to the rebated rim on Beowulf cases.

Also, check the forums at www.50beowulf.com for more reloading info.

[ar15barrels]

I thought there was a special caseefeed setup for 50 AE that should work for 50 Beo...
Maybe that's a 650 thing that could not be applied to the 550.

[TonyM]

I thought there was a special caseefeed setup for 50 AE that should work for 50 Beo...
Maybe that's a 650 thing that could not be applied to the 550.

I'll have to search, according to the tech @ Dillon there was no option due to the rebated rim. which then leads me to wonder if there is a casefeed option for .50AE, since it (IIRC) has the rebated rim as well...


Hmmmm...

[scarry scarney]

Beowulf for Dillon

As posted earlier in this thread.

You use the shell holder AK, you use the X-Large Powder, and the funnel for the 50 S&W.

What I have noticed, that using this setup, it works well. But, you can not pull the locator buttons, to inspect a cartridge. Due to the rebated rim, you can't pull the button. You have to rotate the cartridge to the ejection port at station 4.

[TonyM]

As posted earlier in this thread.

You use the shell holder AK, you use the X-Large Powder, and the funnel for the 50 S&W.

What I have noticed, that using this setup, it works well. But, you can not pull the locator buttons, to inspect a cartridge. Due to the rebated rim, you can't pull the button. You have to rotate the cartridge to the ejection port at station 4.

On my 650, when loading Beo, since I am feeding the cases by hand, I never use the locator buttons. I'm moving the press pretty slow with that caliber anyway, so I just leave them out. I also do this when loading 500 S&W, since I go slow and have the powder drop dispensing a lot of powder, so there's no way to go fast anyway.