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Loaded 50 rounds of 40SW today using 140gr Missouri cast and coated bullets with 8gr of Silhouette in new Winchester brass with Winchester SPP.
Since I also load 10mm, I swapped out the Lee 40SW/10mm dies for RCBS Carbide 40SW/10mm dies.
Both die sets can be used for both calibers, I'm just keeping die set 10mm and the other 40SW.
Someday I'll explore the spacer that will make switching easier.
Keeping one die set for one caliber is not required but I find it helpful to not have to readjust dies once they are set.
The RCBS dies don't charge powder through the case like the Lee dies do. For the RCBS setup, I primed all the cases, then expanded all the cases,
placed the powder funnel on a case, zeroed the scale, threw 7.8gr, trickled up to 8gr, poured the powder, moved the funnel to a new case, placed a bullet on top of the loaded brass, and seated the bullet.
Following that method kept me focused on one charge per cartridge and allowed for the slight drift I get from my scale to be zero checked with every charge.
The Redding BR3 powder measure is very accurate and I would consider throwing an entire box of reloads without the scale at some point.
Since I also load 10mm, I swapped out the Lee 40SW/10mm dies for RCBS Carbide 40SW/10mm dies.
Both die sets can be used for both calibers, I'm just keeping die set 10mm and the other 40SW.
Someday I'll explore the spacer that will make switching easier.
Keeping one die set for one caliber is not required but I find it helpful to not have to readjust dies once they are set.
The RCBS dies don't charge powder through the case like the Lee dies do. For the RCBS setup, I primed all the cases, then expanded all the cases,
placed the powder funnel on a case, zeroed the scale, threw 7.8gr, trickled up to 8gr, poured the powder, moved the funnel to a new case, placed a bullet on top of the loaded brass, and seated the bullet.
Following that method kept me focused on one charge per cartridge and allowed for the slight drift I get from my scale to be zero checked with every charge.
The Redding BR3 powder measure is very accurate and I would consider throwing an entire box of reloads without the scale at some point.