Hornady Cowboy 3 Die Set 357 Magnum

Hornady Cowboy 3 Die Set 357 Magnum

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Hornady Cowboy 3 Die Set 357 Magnum
  • Hornady Cowboy 3 Die Set 357 Magnum
  • Hornady Cowboy 3 Die Set 357 Magnum
Hornady Cowboy 3 Die Set 357 Magnum

Hornady Cowboy 3 Die Set 357 Magnum

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MPN: 546528
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Hornady's Cowboy Die sets have been designed for cast bullet reloaders. Each set includes a Full-length sizing die, and adjustable case mouth expander die and seater die that is designed for working with lead bullets. This special seater helps to ensure that ammunition is loaded without deforming lead bullets.

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WARNING: This product can expose you to Lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

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Aaron Krupp
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I reload a lot of 38 SPL with 105 and 125 grain powder coated bullets and when using the regular 357 MAG/38 SPL expander die I noticed the base of the bullets often being shaved by the case mouth when seated. I thought the cowboy expander die would be better at adding some bell to the case mouth, but after using it to reload I wasn't impressed. The stem inside the expander die is so long that in order to get any bell on the case mouth, you end up expanding 5/16" of the case neck before being able to add a bell on the mouth. There is no way to get any bell on a case without expanding the full 5/16" length. You might think that additional expansion sounds good and would make seating bullets easier, and it does - but to lower the press's ram and remove the expander die from the case now takes considerably more effort and drastically slows the reloading process. The seating die is also of little value as I seat without crimping on the standard 38 SPL seating die, and then crimp on the next stage with a Lee FCD. Overall, I ended up just going back to using my standard 357/38 SPL expander die and seater and simply lowered the expander die, giving me more bell to better seat bullets without shaving them on the case mouth. This set might be more useful if you're loading heavier bullets that are longer in length where more expansion would be beneficial.

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