Help Identifying Dillon SDB Dies

[Michael2]

I just bought some dies (a conversion kit) for my Dillon Square Deal B on ebay. They were supposed to be 380 ACP. The dies are all marked "38 ACP" or "38 A"; The shellplate is a #5, powder funnel "F", and buttons #3. Loaded 380 rounds drop straight through any of the dies. I suspect this die set is for 38 Super. Can anyone confirm?

Thanks and regards,
Michael Pliska

 

[Cactus]

Send Dillon an e-mail, or call them, and ask. I'm sure they would be happy to answer your question.

 

[Mike Irwin]

.38 ACP was an earlier round.

Case dimensions are the same as the .38 Super, but the Super is loaded to much higher performance levels.

 

[SDC]

This chart ( http://www.dillonhelp.com/sdbenglish/sdb_manual/caliber_conv_chart.htm ) should tell you what round your particular combination should load. HTH.

 

[Michael2]

Thanks for the quick responses. I called Dillon, and the guy on the phone tried to tell me that 38 ACP was the same as 380 ACP, until I explained to him the simple fact that a 380 ACP case would rattle in the sizing die (and drop clean through). He then looked it up and confirmed that I had 38 ACP/38 Super dies.

Anyone want to buy a set of 38 Super dies for a Dillon Square Deal B? I may just keep the toolhead and sell the dies (no more hassle than sending back to the ebay seller).

Regards,
Michael Pliska

 

[Mike Irwin]

Michael,

By the looks of it, those dies will also do 9mm Luger, so you may want to hang on to them.

 

[Michael2]

Mike,
Thanks for the suggestion, but I ALREADY ended up with an extra NIB set of 9mm dies (buying a complete semi-used reloading package). I keep planning to put my extra die sets on ebay, but never get around to it... You never know when you might break a shellplate on your primary set, and need to reload before Dillon will send you a new one...

Thanks,
Michael