.357 sig reloading

croc4 · November 13, 2008, 12:36 AM

I was just reading the forum and something was mentioned that I had not considered until now, since the .357 round is a bottleneck case, do I need to treat it like a rifle cartridge and lube the cases before firing?

Croc4

snuffy · November 13, 2008, 03:23 AM

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I was just reading the forum and something was mentioned that I had not considered until now, since the .357 round is a bottleneck case, do I need to treat it like a rifle cartridge and lube the cases before firing?

Yes. If you are using 357 sig dies. You can use a 40 S&W sizing die for the body, then use the 357 sizer die for the neck without the need to lube.

Notice I did NOT use a . in front of the 357 sig nomenclature. The bore diameter is actually .355, you shouldn't use a decimal point in front of 357 sig.

Alleykat · November 13, 2008, 12:43 PM

I guess we shouldn't use a ".", when referring to 44 mag, 38 special, 223, etc., etc., ad infinitum?

November 13, 2008, 12:36 AM	#1
croc4 Senior Member Join Date: March 9, 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 191	.357 sig reloading I was just reading the forum and something was mentioned that I had not considered until now, since the .357 round is a bottleneck case, do I need to treat it like a rifle cartridge and lube the cases before firing? Croc4

November 13, 2008, 12:43 PM	#3
Alleykat Junior member Join Date: July 26, 2007 Posts: 3,668	I guess we shouldn't use a ".", when referring to 44 mag, 38 special, 223, etc., etc., ad infinitum?