What M die for 9mm ? 30 cal.

[milprileb]

Does anyone know which M Die I need to order for 9mm Luger ?

There seems to be two 30 caliber M dies which has me puzzled.

I would want to load 3006, 762x54R. Thats 308 and .311.

[Sapper771]

I use the 38 special M Die, but the point was too blunt and caused some issues with the tapered 9mm case. A friend ground the blunt tip of the expander plug to make it more 9mm friendly.

[Blammer]

9mm, I just use the flairing die that came with my RCBS set.

30 cal, use the LONG 30 cal M die for the 30-06 and the rooskie caliber.

dia is not really what you're after, you just want to flair the sides of the mouth.

or get the Lee universal one.

[fecmech]

For the 9MM you want the 38AP expander plug for the "M" die. They have 3 different sizes, the 38P for .38/.357, the 38MAP for the Makarov and the 38AP for the 9MM/.38 Super.

[Rocky Raab]

I always order the "Short" die body, because I can always raise it in the press to handle a longer case, but I can't lower a "Long" to handle a short case. The die body doesn't touch the case anyway

[Larry Gibson]

If you want it for .311 bullets get the .31 M-die, it's what I use. It has a long body but works for the 2 cartridges mentioned. I use it for .311 - .314 sized bullets. I use mostly .311 sized bullets in my .30 cals including the '06. I use .312, .314 and .316 sized bullets in my various 7.62x54Rs. I use the .30 M-die for .308 - .310 sized bullets (mostly those that drop out of the mould that size).

Larry Gibson

[gefiltephish]

For 9mm I have to agree with fecmech and Rocky above. Use the M1 (short) body and the 38ap plug, or have Buckshot make a plug for you to your specs.

I recently had him make one for me without a flaring step, only because I use an old RCBS seating die that won't tolerate much if any mouth flair. This die has almost no bevel and I'm using it on a progressive press. My custom plug's second step is juusst enough to allow a .357 bullet to slip in without shaving lead and to allow the case to enter the die without getting hung up. Would have been easier to just get a more modern die, but this one was free to me.

[Larry Gibson]

Your 9mm dies should have come with an expander, basically an M-die.

Larry Gibson