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Offline Deerhunter#1

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357 handi Max / what dies are you guys useing?
« on: February 06, 2012, 07:06:53 AM »
Just looking at the choices and want to make sure i make the correct one. Will probobly be shooting flat nose bullets but if need be also load sp pointy bullets
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Re: 357 handi Max / what dies are you guys useing?
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2012, 07:34:55 AM »
I use Lee 357 mag dies.  I like the seating die because it is easy for me to make my own seaters for the pointy bullets, but Lee will make you one to match your bullet.
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Re: 357 handi Max / what dies are you guys useing?
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2012, 07:55:02 AM »
I too use the Lee .357 magnum dies.  I just sent a sample bullet off to Lee to get a seater plug for this 180 gr. Hornady SP bullet.  The charge for the plug is 8.00.

http://www.hornady.com/store/35-Cal-.358-180-gr-SP-Single-Shot-Pistol/

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Re: 357 handi Max / what dies are you guys useing?
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2012, 08:00:37 AM »
Did you buy a lee crimp or are you not crimping
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Re: 357 handi Max / what dies are you guys useing?
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2012, 08:15:00 AM »
The bullet seating die will crimp or not as you wish.  I do have the Lee Factory Crimp die as well as the Lee neck sizing die for most of the calibers I load for.  I generally don't crimp the pistol calibers unless I'm shooting them in a handgun.

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Re: 357 handi Max / what dies are you guys useing?
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2012, 08:15:26 AM »
Here's the last discussion on Maxi dies, I thought I put it in the FAQs, but it wasn't there,  it's in there now.  ;)

Tim

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Re: 357 handi Max / what dies are you guys useing?
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2012, 09:43:32 AM »
Lee dies here also, but I use 38 spl. dies.
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Re: 357 handi Max / what dies are you guys useing?
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2012, 10:00:57 AM »
I bought a set of the Hornady New Dimension dies about 25 years ago and have used them on everything in that range (38spl, 357mag, 357max) since.
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Re: 357 handi Max / what dies are you guys useing?
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2012, 11:48:23 AM »
RCBS & Redding.

For pointy bullets I have one I modified and one RCBS sent me.

Crimping is quite adequately accomplished with seater die in the set.

I shoot mostly Hornady 180 SSP and 180 XTP bullets at game with mine.

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Re: 357 handi Max / what dies are you guys useing?
« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2012, 01:03:30 PM »
I use the Hornady dies. I ordered them because they came with an extra seating stem for the pointy bullets. That way I wouldn't have to mess with getting a stem made and my dies were ready to go the day I got them.
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Re: 357 handi Max / what dies are you guys useing?
« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2012, 03:56:55 PM »
I use lee and used my dremel to "customize" my seater for hornady ssp.
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