WANT A LCR 22LR
Bearcat
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- Feb 1, 2010
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Finally found a used Lee Pro 1000 progressive press last Fri ( $ 75 ! ). It came with 2 sets of dies, top holders and shell plate carriers for 357 Mag and 44 SP. I'll be loading probably 70% 38 and 30% 357.
The Lee parts TXT file on the web site shows the 38 and 357 dies to be the same except for a internal sizing plug and possibly something else.
The FAQ seems to state the 38 die set can be used on 357 but not the other way around. Has anyone had success changing a couple of internal parts and loading both caliber's? However I'm real tempted just to find / trade for a 38SP die set, and use my top plate so I don't have to change adjustments so frequently. Any othere hints to the 38 357 swap?
As for making blanks, so far I've run a couple of cases through the sizer / decapper then loaded 2 primers. . . . I promptly put one in the gun and fired just to see what it would do. The other I loaded with a bit of powder and capped off with a wad of paper. It made a slightly larger bang. Any hints to make blanks? Is paper enough or is crimping the top of the case shut needed?
The point of making blanks is to practice the "shove and shoot" in a PD situation. When I first heard of this, ever gun related safety rule to that point was against putting a person between the target and gun, now the gun user is putting their hand in the line of fire, pulling it away then firing from the hip! Yikes!
The Lee parts TXT file on the web site shows the 38 and 357 dies to be the same except for a internal sizing plug and possibly something else.
The FAQ seems to state the 38 die set can be used on 357 but not the other way around. Has anyone had success changing a couple of internal parts and loading both caliber's? However I'm real tempted just to find / trade for a 38SP die set, and use my top plate so I don't have to change adjustments so frequently. Any othere hints to the 38 357 swap?
As for making blanks, so far I've run a couple of cases through the sizer / decapper then loaded 2 primers. . . . I promptly put one in the gun and fired just to see what it would do. The other I loaded with a bit of powder and capped off with a wad of paper. It made a slightly larger bang. Any hints to make blanks? Is paper enough or is crimping the top of the case shut needed?
The point of making blanks is to practice the "shove and shoot" in a PD situation. When I first heard of this, ever gun related safety rule to that point was against putting a person between the target and gun, now the gun user is putting their hand in the line of fire, pulling it away then firing from the hip! Yikes!