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Posted: 9/23/2022 4:43:17 PM EDT
[#1]
Hornady set with an added taper crimp die and a Lyman M die for expanding.
 How all my pistol dies are set up. 44 Mag in the pic, same set up in 357. Those are home cast powder coated 310 gr SWC's. Notice how they sit into case after being expanded with the M die. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 5:00:19 PM EDT
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I have tried lee,rcbs,hornady. I liked the hornady the best and ues it with a lee fcd. Loaded thousands of 357 mag with that set up.
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Posted: 9/23/2022 5:19:19 PM EDT
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Quoted: What's the preferred diea for .38-.357? Taper or crimp? Lee Carbide dies are decent. Use a roll crimp with cannelured bullets for revolver cartridges. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 5:39:05 PM EDT
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I use Dillon dies. Many others also work.
Be sure to do the seat and roll crimp operations as separate steps (separate dies). |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 5:57:10 PM EDT
[#5]
I use Lee dies.
Cheap and effective. Comes with a powder thru/expanding die. I seat and crimp in the same step. I have to on my Lee Pro 1000 progressive press as it only has 3 stations. It has never been an issue in probably 20,000 rounds. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 6:12:35 PM EDT
[#6]
Roll crimp for revolver, taper for Coonan
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Posted: 9/23/2022 6:21:34 PM EDT
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I've loaded thousands with a 4 die set of lee dies. I use a FCD in a separate station.
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Posted: 9/23/2022 7:49:41 PM EDT
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I used an RCBS carbide 3-die set, w/ roll crimp function in the seater, never a problem, thousands of rounds.
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Posted: 9/23/2022 8:22:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I used an RCBS carbide 3-die set, w/ roll crimp function in the seater, never a problem, thousands of rounds. Same here. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 8:35:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I use Dillon dies. Many others also work. Be sure to do the seat and roll crimp operations as separate steps (separate dies). Heh heh, I'm quoting myself as a follow-up. Dillon is estimating a 10-14 week lead time for 38/357 carbide die orders placed today. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 10:32:07 PM EDT
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RCBS "Cowboy" carbide die set with a Lyman "M" die and a Redding Profile crimp die for use with jacketed bullets. Jacketed bullets are kind of rare for me, but I do still use a few of them from time to time.
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Posted: 9/24/2022 12:07:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I used an RCBS carbide 3-die set, w/ roll crimp function in the seater, never a problem, thousands of rounds. Same. |
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Posted: 9/24/2022 9:18:31 AM EDT
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All my pistol dies are Dillon except for .32 S&W/long/H&R/.327 set is Hornady. iirc.
Heck I have two sets of Dillon carbide ..38/ 357 dies set up, my first is .357 and I picked up a used older set for $25 that I set up to load .38 without messing my other die settings. Pull two pins, swap press heads, and move the powder measure over. The .32 I do smaller lots so I just do them on the single stage big boss2. Roll crimps. |
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Posted: 9/24/2022 9:41:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Same here. Thanks for the replies guys. Ordered the RCBS dies.. |
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Posted: 9/24/2022 10:10:35 AM EDT
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Roll crimp and bullets with a cannelure or ( lead) crimp groove. seat and, then crimp separately 
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