David LaPell
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I was going to order a Lee 3 die set for the .38 Smith & Wesson, I don't see a crimp die listed. Will a factory crimp die for the .38 Special work on .38 S & W?
Originally posted by canoeguy:
I have a Lee three die set in 38 S&W, and the crimping die is provided, the crimp is done by the seating die.
Originally posted by R-Tex:
I have been completely satisfied using my 9mm die set for loading .38 S&W. To avoid confusion, I usually leave a note on the die set that tells me which cartridge the dies are adjusted for.
HTH,
If R-Tex doing this then he also has to be using undersized bullets in the .38 S&W and the bullets are rattling down the bore with very low pressures. Years ago, I found I could use swagged .357 diameter HBWCs for loading the .38 S&W because the very soft lead would do a pretty good job of filling the bore but it wasn't very accurate. But, back then bullets were nearly impossible to get in the right diameter without casting your own. To this day not many people offer these bullets even today.Originally posted by Calaveras Slim: I find it interesting that R-Tex uses the 9mm dies on 38 S&W.
Lee dies are quite inexpensive.