Reeder Custom Guns - With .380 dies running $80+ I tried a combination of

WB
With .380 dies running $80+ I tried a combination of
Friday, October 09, 2020, 04:38

.38 Special to size (0.005” too big) and 9mm Luger to seat/crimp. It kind of worked but brass thickness varies a lot as do chambers on the .380s. A few rounds looked great. Some others the bullets were way loose. This due to a combo of thinner/thicker brass and not enough resize down. The .380 is around 0.374” and .38 Spec. is 0.379”.

I found some FL sizers online for around $25 and that might work. But Lee makes a sort of universal taper crimp die for .38 S/9mm/ .380 that’s only $12. With those two and a universal flair die you’d be in business for sure. I have a Lee universal flair die and Hornady universal de-cap die, wonderful tools.

3.0 hrs. HP38 is not much. A great powder that I also use for .32 ACP
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I had some 9mm Browning Corto cases that are the same as .380 ACP except for the extractor groove in the case design. But the still fit the shell holder.

Far right; .380 ACP, 9mm Corto, .32 ACP, .38 S&W
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I love this stuff. Tinkering and figuring things out.

At HHC I was gifted some .380 brass to play with and some 100 gr. JSP.
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With .380 dies running $80+ I tried a combination of - WB, 2020-10-09, 04:38
- 380 Die Set - Rgates, 2020-10-09, 08:58
  - Thanks, I thought they were out. (nm) - WB, 2020-10-09, 10:24
- last year I found some (500) 90gr Gold Dots - Sean Harper, 2020-10-09, 04:54
  - Thanks Sean, you have been too generous. I - WB, 2020-10-09, 05:16
    - Out of a Taurus G2- using Longshot- 1330 (nm) - Sean Harper, 2020-10-09, 11:56
      - Ruger LCP 380- 90 gr GD - Longshot - 1110 (nm) - Sean Harper, 2020-10-09, 11:58
        That's as warm as a Makarov! Longshot is good stuff! - WB, 2020-10-09, 12:06
        CFE pistol will run a little faster - steve todd, 2020-10-09, 20:35