I was looking for a set of .357 magnum dies. The dealer sold me a set marked .38 Special and told me that they would also do the .357 Magnum. Instructions state something about screwing the dies out a couple of turns to do 357M........am I going to have any problems with these? Dave
Lee carbide 38 special reloading dies....
- Thread starter Dantforth
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No, they work just fine. .357 is just a .38 special case lengthened .1" (if I remember right) and all you do is turn the die out a bit to make them work.
When the .357 Mag was first designed they wanted to make sure that they couldnt be fired in a .38 special revolver and do serious damage so they lengthened the case to avoid this.
When the .357 Mag was first designed they wanted to make sure that they couldnt be fired in a .38 special revolver and do serious damage so they lengthened the case to avoid this.
