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[Mikej]

Although I do have to give crazy looks to those that do not spring out of their seats to get the rod upon my barking.
DID I STUTTER???

There a sound a rod burying makes that is imperceptible to non fisher people. It's a sense we have even when our backs are turned! FISH FISH FISH, indeed!

 

[Caveman Jim]

Finally found a GIF that would work for the situation above.

https://media1.tenor.com/m/F5kdXE5IPl4AAAAC/the-office-stanley.gif

 

[Caveman Jim]

There a sound a rod burying makes that is imperceptible to non fisher people. It's a sense we have even when our backs are turned! FISH FISH FISH, indeed!

Dang I guess we done derailed another thread, oh well it's not the first won't be the last (insert evil laugh here).

 

[Mikej]

Dang I guess we done derailed another thread, oh well it's not the first won't be the last (insert evil laugh here).

It's 48 flippin' pages man! If someone doesn't like it, TOUGH!

 

[Caveman Jim]

Posted this in the wrong thread. Moving along so as Gilda Radner would say, never mind.

 

[Bobbygun]

Never heard of this ^^ before? It doesn't take a lot of time to adjust between .38/.357 but it sounds interesting enough to look into it. What is it called/where do you find the washer?

I'm pretty sure my RCBS dies came with the spacer. The following link shows a set with a picture: (The spacer is the washer-looking thingy at the lower right.) https://www.midsouthshooterssupply....8-special357-mag-carbide-roll-crimp-3-die-set

Looks like Redding makes a Die spacer that can be used with standard dies: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1012453382?pid=312274

I think .44 Special and .44 magnum dies have a similar setup. If you Google "Using a spacer for .357 magnum reloading" you will see plenty of different forum discussions on the subject.

Note: You don't use the spacer for the sizing die. Just the expander and seating dies. Basically, the spacer is the same height as the difference in the "Special" vs. "Magnum" case.

 

[Flopsweat]

I'm pretty sure my RCBS dies came with the spacer. The following link shows a set with a picture: (The spacer is the washer-looking thingy at the lower right.) https://www.midsouthshooterssupply....8-special357-mag-carbide-roll-crimp-3-die-set

Looks like Redding makes a Die spacer that can be used with standard dies: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1012453382?pid=312274

I think .44 Special and .44 magnum dies have a similar setup. If you Google "Using a spacer for .357 magnum reloading" you will see plenty of different forum discussions on the subject.

Note: You don't use the spacer for the sizing die. Just the expander and seating dies. Basically, the spacer is the same height as the difference in the "Special" vs. "Magnum" case.

I haven't bothered with 38 and 44 Special. I've always been able to find workable low velocity recipes for 357 and 44 Magnum cases. I mean, I can see if you have the cases and a powder not appropriate to the bigger case, but so far I've managed to keep it simple. I'm reloading 6 calibers already, so I figure the simpler I can keep it the better. I also only have maybe a dozen 38 cases and even less 44 Special.

 

[Pete F]

Found any .41 AE, .375Winchester or .32 H&R Magnum? I am always looking for extra.

 

[Bobbygun]

I'm reloading 6 calibers already

You need to pump those numbers up!!!

Geez, I must have 20 to 30 die sets. I've got die sets for cartridges I don't even own a gun for anymore and some I've never owned. LOL What's a couple more gonna hurt?

I've also got lots of brass too (500 .44 Special cases from Starline just last year.). Unfortunately, I don't even reload all that often because I don't shoot as much as I used to shoot when my dad was alive, and he had a lot of acreage with a bench rest in his front yard. I got the archery bug a couple of decades ago and spend more time launching arrows than bullets. I think that might turn around as I grow ever older, but I may be kidding myself. I can shoot arrows on my property (<3 acres) without annoying my neighbors, but not so much with bullets from large caliber guns. Even though you're only reloading 6 calibers, your volume is very likely multiples of mine. I get a little sad every time I make an entry into my reloading log. Once in a while I see it has been a year or more since I last made an entry.

 

[Mono1]

I'm not really a Crimper. Should I be worried??

I do .223 and .308

 

[DizzyJ]

I'm not really a Crimper. Should I be worried??

I do .223 and .308

I don't crimp for those calibers.
Pistol, yes.
Revolver? Absolutely!

 

[Mono1]

I don't crimp for those calibers.
Pistol, yes.
Revolver? Absolutely!

Thanks J.

 

[Flopsweat]

I'm not really a Crimper. Should I be worried??

I do .223 and .308

Unless you're bench shooting, no. For .223 I use a really light crimp, just enough to avoid setback. I assume I do that with .308 too, but it's been forever.

 

[Mikej]

I'm pretty sure my RCBS dies came with the spacer. The following link shows a set with a picture: (The spacer is the washer-looking thingy at the lower right.) https://www.midsouthshooterssupply....8-special357-mag-carbide-roll-crimp-3-die-set

Looks like Redding makes a Die spacer that can be used with standard dies: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1012453382?pid=312274

I think .44 Special and .44 magnum dies have a similar setup. If you Google "Using a spacer for .357 magnum reloading" you will see plenty of different forum discussions on the subject.

Note: You don't use the spacer for the sizing die. Just the expander and seating dies. Basically, the spacer is the same height as the difference in the "Special" vs. "Magnum" case.

That's a deeeluxe set of dies there from RCBS! I'm still using a very old set of Hornady. I wouldn't mind replacing that set, but not at current prices. It gets the job done.

I haven't bothered with 38 and 44 Special. I've always been able to find workable low velocity recipes for 357 and 44 Magnum cases. I mean, I can see if you have the cases and a powder not appropriate to the bigger case, but so far I've managed to keep it simple. I'm reloading 6 calibers already, so I figure the simpler I can keep it the better. I also only have maybe a dozen 38 cases and even less 44 Special.

That didn't sink in right away, as it should have, when I started reloading in 2011. I even picked up a 6" 629 and searched for/found a bunch of .44 Special brass for it because I wasn't going to load full power .44mag.(derp) And consequently did the same thing before that with .38/.357. So I have a LOT of .38sp, and a good number of .357mag. But the .357 will end up all nickel so separating after cleaning is easy.

I'm not really a Crimper. Should I be worried??

I do .223 and .308

I'm under the impression that any semi auto may be better crimped than not due to being slammed into the chamber by the bolt. And certainly lever guns with tube feeds. And revolvers because of the cylinder gap where building pressure before the bullet leaves the case is desired and/or recoil from magnum cartridges and setback.

 

[2ndtimer]

I'm pretty sure my RCBS dies came with the spacer. The following link shows a set with a picture: (The spacer is the washer-looking thingy at the lower right.) https://www.midsouthshooterssupply....8-special357-mag-carbide-roll-crimp-3-die-set

Looks like Redding makes a Die spacer that can be used with standard dies: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1012453382?pid=312274

I think .44 Special and .44 magnum dies have a similar setup. If you Google "Using a spacer for .357 magnum reloading" you will see plenty of different forum discussions on the subject.

Note: You don't use the spacer for the sizing die. Just the expander and seating dies. Basically, the spacer is the same height as the difference in the "Special" vs. "Magnum" case.

Wow, those RCBS dies have gone up a bit in price! I paid $29.99 for my identical set (including spacer and 3 seating stems). Of course that was back in 1982. The fact that I am still using them and they still work great implies that they were worth it then and now. Come to think of it, the house we bought in 1984 would sell for between 6 and 7 times what we paid for it back then, while the RCBS carbide die set price has less than tripled.

 

[Mikej]

Wow, those RCBS dies have gone up a bit in price! I paid $29.99 for my identical set (including spacer and 3 seating stems). Of course that was back in 1982. The fact that I am still using them and they still work great implies that they were worth it then and now. Come to think of it, the house we bought in 1984 would sell for between 6 and 7 times what we paid for it back then, while the RCBS carbide die set price has less than tripled.

Yeah, they've gone nuts. I was getting Hornady dies a few years ago for like $40.00 at Amazon. I say let'm eat those dies. Unless of course you loading for an obscure/hella expensive round. Bimart's price for Reloader 16 was $76.00/LB yesterday!