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Jim Watson · May 4, 2013, 01:33 PM

It will take dedicated dies.

The "once fired" 9mm brass I get from BrassmanBrass usually has a few .380s mixed in. If I don't notice the difference when I pick one up, I sure notice when I pull the handle on the press. It slams to the bottom because the 9mm sizer does not even touch the .380 case.

Of course if you have 9mm dies, you could have found this out faster than I could post it.

There are other brands of die than Dillon (unless you are on a SDB), check them out.

May 4, 2013, 01:33 PM	#2
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,535	It will take dedicated dies. The "once fired" 9mm brass I get from BrassmanBrass usually has a few .380s mixed in. If I don't notice the difference when I pick one up, I sure notice when I pull the handle on the press. It slams to the bottom because the 9mm sizer does not even touch the .380 case. Of course if you have 9mm dies, you could have found this out faster than I could post it. There are other brands of die than Dillon (unless you are on a SDB), check them out.