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Shanghai Jack Full Member Offline Posts: 108 Location: texas Joined: Apr 6^th, 2014	WTB 40-50 Sharps Straight Dies Nov 4^th, 2026 at 6:54pm	Print Post
	Anyone got a set they would sell? Got a hankering for another Contender barrel.


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nineteen76 Junior Member Offline Posts: 82 Location: South Dakota Joined: Aug 17^th, 2007	Re: WTB 40-50 Sharps Straight Dies Reply #1 - Nov 5^th, 2026 at 11:16am	Print Post
	Are you contemplating rechambering a 41 mag or 10mm T/C Contender barrel to 40/50SS or having a proper 40/50SS barrel made?


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beltfed Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1864 Location: Central Wi Joined: Dec 20^th, 2007	Re: WTB 40-50 Sharps Straight Dies Reply #2 - Nov 6^th, 2026 at 10:08am	Print Post
	Heck, Why not go "all the way" to the 40-70 or even the 40-90 while you are at it. I couid picture a 30" bull barrel beltfed/arnie


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18416 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: WTB 40-50 Sharps Straight Dies Reply #3 - Nov 6^th, 2026 at 10:50am	Print Post
	beltfed wrote on Nov 6^th, 2026 at 10:08am: Heck, Why not go "all the way" to the 40-70 or even the 40-90 while you are at it. I couid picture a 30" bull barrel beltfed/arnie If it was only BP then the .40-70SS would be a better choice, but with smokeless powders the .40-50SS really shines. And the brass to make .40-70SS is nearly unobtainable, or very expensive, where .30-40 Krag or .303 British brass is about as cheap as brass can be and very easy to buy. I have both and I'm becoming a big fan of the .40-50SS for midrange shooting.

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bullshop Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 465 Joined: Sep 14^th, 2017	Re: WTB 40-50 Sharps Straight Dies Reply #4 - Nov 7^th, 2026 at 12:57pm	Print Post
	I just went through this. I bought the readily available 40-70 SS dies and they work fine for loading 40-50 SS. The only shortfall is that you can not crimp with them. If you have to crimp you might be able to use some other readily available die like a 41 mag. Prolly find one pretty cheap on ebay. On the 40-70 SS I got new RCBS from Graffs at dealer cost.
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18416 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: WTB 40-50 Sharps Straight Dies Reply #5 - yesterday at 10:43am	Print Post
	bullshop wrote on Nov 7^th, 2026 at 12:57pm: I just went through this. I bought the readily available 40-70 SS dies and they work fine for loading 40-0 SS. The only shortfall is that you can not crimp with them. If you have to crimp you might be able to use some other readily available die like a 41 mag. Prolly find one pretty cheap on ebay. On the 40-70 SS I got new RCBS from Graffs at dealer cost. Can't full length size with them either. They work for loading brass that's fire formed to your barrel, but that wont help is any other guns are in .40-50SS and you need to size the brass.

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bullshop Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 465 Joined: Sep 14^th, 2017	Re: WTB 40-50 Sharps Straight Dies Reply #6 - yesterday at 3:39pm	Print Post
	I dont understand why you say one would not be able to FL size a 40-50 ss in a 40-70 ss FL die. It worked for me in forming new brass from both 30-40 Krag and 303 British. The reformed British brass had to be neck turned after the fact but that had nothing to do with the die but everything to do with neck wall thickness. FL sizing for reloading works fine for me sizing fired cases so they drop freely into the chamber as well as having normal case neck tension on the .408" diameter bullets. Please explain.


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