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Reg · January 13, 2000, 11:01 PM

I've been reloading for the .357SIG for a couple of years. I bought the Lee dies and am very pleased with them. General consensus seems to be that the Lee dies give the best crimp, which is important for this caliber. I've heard several people who have bought the Dillon dies and still use the Lee crimp die.
I've reloaded all my brass more than 4 times with no need to trim...doubt I'll ever need to. Be careful on your bullet selection for this round. Because of the small gripping surface, slippage can occur with all but short ogive 9mm bullets. I've tried several bullets and my favorites are the Rem 115/124 grain JHP. (no slippage and cheap at under $50/1000) I've heard that the Rainier 124gr FP are good too.
One of the other people posted that they don't know of any carbide dies for this caliber. The Dillon's are carbide, but you still have to lube with them.
Good luck, this is a great caliber that is fun to reload!

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January 13, 2000, 11:01 PM	#3
Reg Member Join Date: January 13, 2000 Posts: 54	I've been reloading for the .357SIG for a couple of years. I bought the Lee dies and am very pleased with them. General consensus seems to be that the Lee dies give the best crimp, which is important for this caliber. I've heard several people who have bought the Dillon dies and still use the Lee crimp die. I've reloaded all my brass more than 4 times with no need to trim...doubt I'll ever need to. Be careful on your bullet selection for this round. Because of the small gripping surface, slippage can occur with all but short ogive 9mm bullets. I've tried several bullets and my favorites are the Rem 115/124 grain JHP. (no slippage and cheap at under $50/1000) I've heard that the Rainier 124gr FP are good too. One of the other people posted that they don't know of any carbide dies for this caliber. The Dillon's are carbide, but you still have to lube with them. Good luck, this is a great caliber that is fun to reload! [This message has been edited by Reg (edited January 13, 2000).]