bullet mold question

daleo8803 · August 18, 2010, 10:11 AM

i shoot 38 special. on midway they have a lee bullet sizeing die that is for .357, can i use it to size bullets for my 38? the lee mold i have is set for .358. or will this cause trouble? thanks

dale

PS. the .357 die is on sell! lol

l98ster · August 18, 2010, 10:27 AM

.358 is where you should be on lead 38 special bullets. No need to resize them. .358 bullets when fired, will swage into the rifling, creating a good contact betwen the bullet and the rifiling. If you are already sized at .358, leave it alone, thats where you want to be!!!

-George

daleo8803 · August 18, 2010, 10:31 AM

ok thanks! you just saved me $30! lol

dale

armoredman · August 18, 2010, 11:55 AM

Yep, same same. I use two Lee moulds for 38, and one of them was meant for 9mm.

August 18, 2010, 10:11 AM	#1
daleo8803 Member Join Date: August 3, 2009 Posts: 78	bullet mold question i shoot 38 special. on midway they have a lee bullet sizeing die that is for .357, can i use it to size bullets for my 38? the lee mold i have is set for .358. or will this cause trouble? thanks dale PS. the .357 die is on sell! lol

August 18, 2010, 10:27 AM	#2
l98ster Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2010 Location: Hopewell Junction, NY Posts: 454	.358 is where you should be on lead 38 special bullets. No need to resize them. .358 bullets when fired, will swage into the rifling, creating a good contact betwen the bullet and the rifiling. If you are already sized at .358, leave it alone, thats where you want to be!!! -George

August 18, 2010, 10:31 AM	#3
daleo8803 Member Join Date: August 3, 2009 Posts: 78	ok thanks! you just saved me $30! lol dale

August 18, 2010, 11:55 AM	#4
armoredman Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,299	Yep, same same. I use two Lee moulds for 38, and one of them was meant for 9mm.