Thank you JW! I just tryed my old Lyman American 38S&W sizer and it worked, now on to the decap/expanding die.
Have you e ver loaded 38 ACP? I found some loads in a old reloading manual for a 125 gr. cast bullet so going to try some 124 9MM bullets.
No I do not load for 38 Auto
I'm thinking you may need a 38 Auto seater with taper crimp! While my lee die set for 38 SW's sizer says 38 Auto the expander and seater says 38 SW And the seater roll crimps! Atually I use these dies for 357 Mag and 38 Special ( using cast bullet because the do not size thecase as much as a norma 38 Spec / 357 Die does
For my wife's 38 SW I use 9 mm Makarove dies...... They size and expand the 38 SW closer to spec for cast bulletsI know I know it is so confusing but remember if you buy any commercial die for any caliber it willl resize for jacketed bullet not cast!
Actually all my expander plugs for cast bullets are custom made
don3, that works just fine. Original barrels do headspace on the rim, just crimp the least possible to stop the bullet from being pushed back in the case. Ric
yep,, remember they are just holes in a chunk of steel.
38 special dies make pretty good 35 cal rifle neck size dies. you know depending on your case thickness and the diameter of the bullet you wanna use.
your 30 cal. neck size die might just size your 30-30 brass enough to hang onto that 311 bullet with .002 tension. [or .001-0015 if you use brand B brass]
I dunno about it tilting the earth, but wondering why those jaxketed bullets keep on falling in your 308 cases is a lot easier to explain when you notice the expander ball in the bottom of the die case is 306.
My 30-30 FL sizing die currently has an expander ball out of my 7.7 Japanese die set.
Most of my die sets are RCBS. It seems to me that one of the benefits of buying only green, or only blue, or only red, is that this type of parts compatibility is so simple.