Reloading 308

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Antoine22

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Hey guys,

I was sick of spending too much money on factory 45 ACP so I bought a Dillon Square Deal B. Worked out great for me but I replaced it with a 650. Now I'm tempted to reload 308 because $22 for a box of 20 rounds is getting ridiculous. So I already have a good press to produce large quantity of 45 but I don't plan to shoot 308 that much. What would be the best solution for me? Buy a conversion kit with a dillon case trimmer of buy a whole separate non progressive setup for 308 only?

Thanks for your input
 
since the 45 and the 308 share the SAME SHELLPLATE- and for that matter the 06, 8mm, and a bunch of others, all you SHOULD need is a new toolhead with dies and a powder measure capable of throwing 308 charges- anyones dies will do - they don't necessarily have to be dillon- you couild always phone or go on dillons site and ask as well
 
that's what i said- think of the 45 as a really short 308/06 /8mm/ and i bunch or others i can't remember all sharing the same head- we make 45 acp overstrength( like 451 detonics, 460 roland, etc) all the time from 308 win cases as well as 06- you should READ YOUR MANUAL AGAIN- also take a look at any shellholder chart- rcbs, lee, dillon, you name it- if the numbers are the same for a given caliber they share the SAME SHELLHOLDER/PLATE- for instance if you look at rcbs, you will see the 308 and the 06 have the same number- it's something like a 2 0r 3 - if you then carry over to the PISTOL side of things you will find the same number- AGAIN , IT'S A 2 OR 3 depending on whether you're looking at the lee or rcbs chart- that means the shell holders are INTERCHANGEABLE- you only have to change the dies
same deal for 45colt, and 44 spcl/mag that;s why there's only 11 or so standard shell holders
 
Antoine22 said:
Oh, the 45acp and 308 rem share the same plate and same primer?
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however, you're JUMPING TO THE WRONG CONCLUSION AS FAR AS THE PRIMERS ARE CONCERNED- the 308 takes LARGE RIFLE primers- and it's 308 WINCHESTER, NOT REMINGTON, ALSO ABBREVIATED 308 WIN, 7.62X51, or 308 - the 223 is remington-
the 45 acp AUTOMATIC COLT PISTOL- typically takes LARGE PISTOL primers- they're softer but fit in the same sized cup- if you use large rifle primers in the pistol they may NOT FIRE- same deal going the other way- there are some small sized primer brass out there ( winchester nt) just to confuse things even more-
 
I'm sorry, I meant 308 WIN and what I mean with the same primer is if 308 WIN and 45 ACP shares the same priming plateform.

Thanks for your input.
 
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