Can 357maximum be reloaded using 357mag dies??

Converting my 357mag Handi rifle to 357maximum and wondered if the max brass can be reloaded using the mag dies or
do I need to buy the dedicated 357max dies??
Thanks, Ronald Woodruff

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Big bore air rifle shooter

Yes, that's all I use. I even made a spacer to use with my Lee Loader.

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Mike

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What type of spacer and where do you insatall it??

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Boolit Master Join DateFeb 2007Locationnortheastern california desertPosts303

If your press allows you to back off the dies enough, it works fine. I suppose there may be some guns that allow the cartridge base to swell enough that you may not be able to use the reloaded ammo in another gun. But it will likely still be usable in that individual firearm.

Boolit Man Join DateMar 2012LocationALASKAPosts86

I use Lee dies for pretty much everything. Good dies at good prices and I'm sorta chea..... um frugal. Anyway, you can't use, according to Lee, their 38/357 dies for the MAX. I just bought a set of dedicated 357 mag dies from them just for the MAX. I've got everything I need for it now except the barrel from MGM to go on my Encore. Dang, them things are expensive. Still got a few more pennies to go, but soon. I'm planning on launching big heavy boolits (250 and 300 grainers) at subsonic velocities through a suppressor.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading
Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt"

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