460 S&W... shell holder ?

Magnum Wheel Man · May 9, 2014, 08:10 AM

so I went to load some of my 1st 45 BPM loads last night... I purchased a Lee die set for 460 S&W, my cases are 460 S&W with the head stamps knurled off, & rolled flat... I like to use a Lee hand prime to prime my cases, & found the shell holder I use for 45 Colt won't fit my Hornady 460 cases... I thought the 45 Colt, 454 Casull, & 460 S&W all used the same shell holder... when I go to Midway, to look, I see the Redding shell holder states 45 Colt 454 Casull, & 460 S&W, but Lee had a different shell holder number for the 460 dies I bought, than what I use for the 454 Casull, or 45 Colt...

there must be slight differences in rim thickness or diameter ???

I think I was trying to use a #11 that is listed as 45 Colt... & I think I ended up using a #13 ( I had in my set I think it is listed as 45 Autorim ) anyway, the cut was too thick, resulting in the primers not seating flush... it worked, but required me to use my primer pocket swage tool to gently fully seat the 1st handful of primers... anyone hand prime 460 S&W... ( with a lee tool ) & can you tell me which shell holder works for you ???

thoughts...

Magnum Wheel Man · May 9, 2014, 08:23 AM

Digging a little deeper, Lee's website say's a #14 shell holder, ( which is likely what I got with my die set ) but Midway's website doesn't list the #14 shell holder as fitting the 460... I guess I'll order a #14 for the hand prime tool ( the #13 for the Autorim, makes sense that the rim would be too thick to fully seat the primer )... anyone out there confirm that a #14 works for them in a Lee hand prime tool ???

buck460XVR · May 9, 2014, 09:43 AM

RCBS uses a different shell holder for .460 than it does for .454 or .45 Colt also. I think you can use the .460 shellholder for .454 and .45 colt, but not the other way around.

TMD · May 9, 2014, 02:50 PM

The rim on the. 460 cases are thicker. Hence the different shell holder.

May 9, 2014, 08:23 AM	#2
Magnum Wheel Man Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2006 Location: Southern Minnesota Posts: 9,333	Digging a little deeper, Lee's website say's a #14 shell holder, ( which is likely what I got with my die set ) but Midway's website doesn't list the #14 shell holder as fitting the 460... I guess I'll order a #14 for the hand prime tool ( the #13 for the Autorim, makes sense that the rim would be too thick to fully seat the primer )... anyone out there confirm that a #14 works for them in a Lee hand prime tool ??? __________________ In life you either make dust or eat dust... Last edited by Magnum Wheel Man; May 9, 2014 at 10:01 AM.

May 9, 2014, 08:10 AM	#1
Magnum Wheel Man Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2006 Location: Southern Minnesota Posts: 9,333	460 S&W... shell holder ? so I went to load some of my 1st 45 BPM loads last night... I purchased a Lee die set for 460 S&W, my cases are 460 S&W with the head stamps knurled off, & rolled flat... I like to use a Lee hand prime to prime my cases, & found the shell holder I use for 45 Colt won't fit my Hornady 460 cases... I thought the 45 Colt, 454 Casull, & 460 S&W all used the same shell holder... when I go to Midway, to look, I see the Redding shell holder states 45 Colt 454 Casull, & 460 S&W, but Lee had a different shell holder number for the 460 dies I bought, than what I use for the 454 Casull, or 45 Colt... there must be slight differences in rim thickness or diameter ??? I think I was trying to use a #11 that is listed as 45 Colt... & I think I ended up using a #13 ( I had in my set I think it is listed as 45 Autorim ) anyway, the cut was too thick, resulting in the primers not seating flush... it worked, but required me to use my primer pocket swage tool to gently fully seat the 1st handful of primers... anyone hand prime 460 S&W... ( with a lee tool ) & can you tell me which shell holder works for you ??? thoughts... __________________ In life you either make dust or eat dust... Last edited by Magnum Wheel Man; May 9, 2014 at 10:05 AM.

May 9, 2014, 09:43 AM	#3
buck460XVR Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2006 Posts: 4,342	RCBS uses a different shell holder for .460 than it does for .454 or .45 Colt also. I think you can use the .460 shellholder for .454 and .45 colt, but not the other way around.

May 9, 2014, 02:50 PM	#4
TMD Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2011 Posts: 1,293	The rim on the. 460 cases are thicker. Hence the different shell holder.