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Rimrod · March 23, 2007, 11:16 PM

"You can use Lee .357 dies for .38SPL. You cannot use Lee .38SPL dies for .357"

Sorry guys, it's the other way around. You can adjust the .38 dies out to load .357s, but the .357 dies will not work for .38s, that's why there's no mention of it.

March 23, 2007, 11:16 PM	#4
Rimrod Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2005 Location: Behind enemy lines Posts: 1,309	"You can use Lee .357 dies for .38SPL. You cannot use Lee .38SPL dies for .357" Sorry guys, it's the other way around. You can adjust the .38 dies out to load .357s, but the .357 dies will not work for .38s, that's why there's no mention of it.