roby Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 In a bind at the moment and have a spare set of dillon 38 super dies and was wondering if they were usable for loading some 147gr 9mm rounds. I know it can work the other way in some situations and I am thinking it will work in this case..just wanted some opinions. Roby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougCarden Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 No go......9x19 is tapered.. and 38 super is straight walled....give it a try but I dont think they will chamber for you.. See ya, DougC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 No go......9x19 is tapered.. and 38 super is straight walled....give it a try but I dont think they will chamber for you..See ya, DougC +1 don't be so cheap anyway. just buy some 9mm dies. lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roby Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 No go......9x19 is tapered.. and 38 super is straight walled....give it a try but I dont think they will chamber for you..See ya, DougC +1 don't be so cheap anyway. just buy some 9mm dies. lynn its not about being cheap, i can definitely afford dies. I am only home 2-5 days a month and wanted to see if they would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopgun Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Of course you can. I just did it today. Yeah, a 9mm case is tapered but from a nominal .391 at the head just above the extractor groove. A 38 super case is .384 at the same spot, .006 LESS than the 9mm. So a 9mm case in 38 super dies are actually sized tighter than in a 9mm die. I have been playing with 9mm loads in my 627-4 revolver for a while now and had been running the 9mm cases through a 38 super case pro roll sizer to get them to fit the charge holes reliably. It works great. I didn't think to just use my 38 super dies and eliminate the extra step. Anyway , I loaded 10 9mm' s with 3.5 titegroup /147 MG fmj tc to factory 9mm length on my dillon 650 on my 38 super conversion. I did NOT adjust the crimping die, so I had no crimp, which I would do in regular practice. Ran them through a Kahr P9 like water through a hose. It ain"t about being cheap, since I obviously HAVE both die sets, but it's sure fun to sink some of these old wives tales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 It is also what you are using them for. Running major 9 I would not do it, tight chambers etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 My Dillon dies are labeled 9mm/38 super. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speed Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Of course you can. I just did it today. Yeah, a 9mm case is tapered but from a nominal .391 at the head just above the extractor groove. A 38 super case is .384 at the same spot, .006 LESS than the 9mm. So a 9mm case in 38 super dies are actually sized tighter than in a 9mm die. I have been playing with 9mm loads in my 627-4 revolver for a while now and had been running the 9mm cases through a 38 super case pro roll sizer to get them to fit the charge holes reliably. It works great. I didn't think to just use my 38 super dies and eliminate the extra step. Anyway , I loaded 10 9mm' s with 3.5 titegroup /147 MG fmj tc to factory 9mm length on my dillon 650 on my 38 super conversion. I did NOT adjust the crimping die, so I had no crimp, which I would do in regular practice. Ran them through a Kahr P9 like water through a hose. It ain"t about being cheap, since I obviously HAVE both die sets, but it's sure fun to sink some of these old wives tales. Does anybody know where I can pick up a case pro? Seems as though the website casepro.net is no longer available. Is he selling them anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speed Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Of course you can. I just did it today. Yeah, a 9mm case is tapered but from a nominal .391 at the head just above the extractor groove. A 38 super case is .384 at the same spot, .006 LESS than the 9mm. So a 9mm case in 38 super dies are actually sized tighter than in a 9mm die. I have been playing with 9mm loads in my 627-4 revolver for a while now and had been running the 9mm cases through a 38 super case pro roll sizer to get them to fit the charge holes reliably. It works great. I didn't think to just use my 38 super dies and eliminate the extra step. Anyway , I loaded 10 9mm' s with 3.5 titegroup /147 MG fmj tc to factory 9mm length on my dillon 650 on my 38 super conversion. I did NOT adjust the crimping die, so I had no crimp, which I would do in regular practice. Ran them through a Kahr P9 like water through a hose. It ain"t about being cheap, since I obviously HAVE both die sets, but it's sure fun to sink some of these old wives tales. Does anybody know where I can pick up a case pro? Seems as though the website casepro.net is no longer available. Is he selling them anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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