38 short colt dies
Quote from Reloader on May 7, 2017, 8:47 pmAbout to be new to reloading, because I need 38 short colts (and as a byproduct, loading my own 9mm will come in handy for competition).
Going to get the 650, set for 9mm, and 9mm dies. Hoping someone would be good enough to give me a cimprehensive list of the tooling and dies needed to load 38 short colt as well.
I notice that it's a combination of 9mm and 38 special tooling, but not having reloading experience, I fugured I could use a succint list from somebody in the know.
Thanks.
About to be new to reloading, because I need 38 short colts (and as a byproduct, loading my own 9mm will come in handy for competition).
Going to get the 650, set for 9mm, and 9mm dies. Hoping someone would be good enough to give me a cimprehensive list of the tooling and dies needed to load 38 short colt as well.
I notice that it's a combination of 9mm and 38 special tooling, but not having reloading experience, I fugured I could use a succint list from somebody in the know.
Thanks.
Quote from Reloader on May 8, 2017, 4:58 pm• I use the small pistol case feed disk. I know, Gail frowns at me and says it won’t work, yet it does. I only mention this because if someone already has the small one and not the large they could, in theory, use the small one. I have both but I am lazy and want to change as few parts as possible.
• I use the orange 38/357 case feed adapter but I turn it around so the window is in the back. The purple one works just fine too but if they already have either of these they don’t need to buy the other one.
• The red body bushing just as you said.
• The old 38/357 bushing adapter is what I use but I have the medium adapter and have used that. Again, whichever they have will work.
• 38 special size die with 9mm powder funnel, seat die and crimp die.
• 38 special shell plate and locator buttons, as you mentioned
• I use the small pistol case feed disk. I know, Gail frowns at me and says it won’t work, yet it does. I only mention this because if someone already has the small one and not the large they could, in theory, use the small one. I have both but I am lazy and want to change as few parts as possible.
• I use the orange 38/357 case feed adapter but I turn it around so the window is in the back. The purple one works just fine too but if they already have either of these they don’t need to buy the other one.
• The red body bushing just as you said.
• The old 38/357 bushing adapter is what I use but I have the medium adapter and have used that. Again, whichever they have will work.
• 38 special size die with 9mm powder funnel, seat die and crimp die.
• 38 special shell plate and locator buttons, as you mentioned