ok so i am reloading my 357 well the dies are a 38/357 lee dies now i know the bullets are .357 for both 38/357 but i was told that if you shoot 38 through a 357 that you cannot reload them is that true????? and if so why not the dies are the same the bullets are the same........
38 and 357
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Never heard that one? I have been reloading 38s that were shot in 357s since the late 1980s.
rcmodel
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Definitely Not True!
I have been doing it since 1962.
The only thing you need to do is clean the .38 carbon fouling out of the longer .357 chambers when you get done.
A cordless drill & a .40 cal bore brush makes quick work of that!
rc
I have been doing it since 1962.
The only thing you need to do is clean the .38 carbon fouling out of the longer .357 chambers when you get done.
A cordless drill & a .40 cal bore brush makes quick work of that!
rc
all right yeah people were telling me the cases would swell up cause the 38 was a smaller diameter and a bunch of other ****.....i thought they had their head up their asses it didnt make sense to me and when i looked in the reloading manual all the specs are just about identical so i was confused figured i would consult the professionals
BigN
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I've heard that. Seems to be an old wives tale. I've shot many thousands of 38's from a 357 and have reloaded them all.
Maybe what you heard was that if you shot a lot of 38 specials, you will have a hard time loading a 357 magnum into the cylinder. That's because the 38 special leaves a deposit of carbon where the rim meets the cylinder. This makes it tough to stick a longer 357 mag cartridge in it.
A couple of swipes with a copper brush or boresnake will easily remove that carbon ring.
A couple of swipes with a copper brush or boresnake will easily remove that carbon ring.
ArchAngelCD
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Nothing left here to do, you got your answer...
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