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Can load shorter ammo with longer die sets??

non mortuusnon mortuus Member Posts: 649 ✭✭✭✭
edited March 2008 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
Can dies sets that are designed for a certain round be used to load shorter variants?
What I mean is can a set for 357 mag be used to load 38 special?
same for 9mm largo for 9mm luger? 32 H&R mag for 32 S&W long?

There are doubtless more combinations, but those are what I can think off hand.
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  • charliemeyer007charliemeyer007 Member Posts: 6,572 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorta works the other way. Short dies will load longer cart, the shell holder hits the die the other way.
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  • dcs shootersdcs shooters Member Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    357 dies work for 38's. The 32's should work fine.You can try the 9mm's and see.
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  • Tailgunner1954Tailgunner1954 Member Posts: 7,734 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by dcs shooters
    357 dies work for 38's. The 32's should work fine.You can try the 9mm's and see.


    357 Dies will size a 38 case, but you may not be able to set the belling die low enough and you definatly won't be able to set the seat/crimp die low enough.

    Combo sets (38/357, 44spl/44Mag etc) use the sizing die for the longer case, and the bell & seat/crimp for the shorter case.
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  • dakotashooter2dakotashooter2 Member Posts: 6,186
    edited November -1
    The place you are likely to run into problems is with crimping. I just pick up an extra crimp die for $3-$5 at the gun shows and shorten it.
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