JohnhenrySTL
Member
I am attempting to load up my first .357s. I am using range brass that I found and Lee dies that say .38 special on them. As I have made thousands of other handgun rounds and .38 specials I am wondering why I am not getting hardly any pull with my 125 grain Hornady jacketed hollow points.
I am resizing and de-priming. Then measuring to make sure my brass is shorter than the maximum length. The same way I have loaded thousands of .38 specials, I then flared. I skipped over the priming and charging stages and went directly to seating and crimping. Before inserting the dummy round into the seating die, I screwed the die down until I could feel the case, then went a third of a turn deeper to crimp my bullets on place. I had virtually zero "pull."
I noticed the Hornady bullets appeared only .355 caliber. I tried using a case that had skipped flaring and still couldn't get pull. I'm thinking either my Lee die is only for my beloved .38 specials. Or perhaps my Hornady bullets are too slim. Forgive my windy question, I just want to succeed in loading some mid range .357s.
Thank you all.
I am resizing and de-priming. Then measuring to make sure my brass is shorter than the maximum length. The same way I have loaded thousands of .38 specials, I then flared. I skipped over the priming and charging stages and went directly to seating and crimping. Before inserting the dummy round into the seating die, I screwed the die down until I could feel the case, then went a third of a turn deeper to crimp my bullets on place. I had virtually zero "pull."
I noticed the Hornady bullets appeared only .355 caliber. I tried using a case that had skipped flaring and still couldn't get pull. I'm thinking either my Lee die is only for my beloved .38 specials. Or perhaps my Hornady bullets are too slim. Forgive my windy question, I just want to succeed in loading some mid range .357s.
Thank you all.