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In the Lee product catalog it lists a 38 Special carbide die set as capable of loading magnums also. Does this mean you can load 357 magnum ammo with a 38 Special die set?
You can use all .38 dies for .357. You just have to adjust the dies out. On most Lee seating dies, the instructions tell you to back the die out 3 turns, then adjust from there. If using a .357 shell, you'll have to back it out more, is all. Same goes for the expanding die. You'll ruin a .357 case if you screw a .38 expanding die all the way down.
Conversely, a .38 shell will not reach the expanding ball or crimping ring in a .357-only die set.
The resizing die is generally interchangeable, either way. Screw it all the way down.
I used a spacer for my .38 dies for years, but finally bought a second set of dies. They make one for .44 Spl/.44 Mag, and a "no crimp" spacer and sell them in sets as well.
Thanks, that's a handy piece of information to have. As luck would have it, I have the Lee set of 357 dies that cannot be used for 38 special. Go figure...
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