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DAL · November 25, 1999, 04:37 PM

In case anyone's interested, here's the reply
I received to my e-mail from Lee about this
question.

"You could use the sizing die, but the expander die and the bullet seating
die are too 'deep' for the .38 cases. The .38 Special dies can be used to
load both calibers."
patrick

I've already re-sized and decapped a batch of
.38 Spl. cases using the .357 Mag. die with
no problem. Now I think I'll try to do the
rest of the process on one case just to see
what will happen. If it works, great; if
not, I'll just have to order a set of .38
Spl. dies from Midway.

Thanks to all who responded.
DAL

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Reading "Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal," by Ayn Rand, should be required of every politician and in every high school.

November 25, 1999, 04:37 PM	#6
DAL Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 1999 Location: Colorado Springs, CO, USA Posts: 653	In case anyone's interested, here's the reply I received to my e-mail from Lee about this question. "You could use the sizing die, but the expander die and the bullet seating die are too 'deep' for the .38 cases. The .38 Special dies can be used to load both calibers." patrick I've already re-sized and decapped a batch of .38 Spl. cases using the .357 Mag. die with no problem. Now I think I'll try to do the rest of the process on one case just to see what will happen. If it works, great; if not, I'll just have to order a set of .38 Spl. dies from Midway. Thanks to all who responded. DAL ------------------ Reading "Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal," by Ayn Rand, should be required of every politician and in every high school.