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BACKTOSHOOTING
01-07-2013, 09:35 PM
Need to know if the Lee Pro auto disc set up will work on RCBS 38/357 die sets
Thanks Steve

Maven
01-08-2013, 11:33 AM
Is the Pro Auto Disc operated manually via a lever or chain? If so, you can charge your cases after expanding them via the RCBS Expanding die. If not, you'll need a Powder Thru Expanding Die: http://leeprecision.com/reloading-dies/hand-gun-dies/, which both expands (bells) and charges the case in a single step.

joec
01-08-2013, 12:38 PM
Is the Pro Auto Disc operated manually via a lever or chain? If so, you can charge your cases after expanding them via the RCBS Expanding die. If not, you'll need a Powder Thru Expanding Die: http://leeprecision.com/reloading-dies/hand-gun-dies/, which both expands (bells) and charges the case in a single step.

It comes preset up with a spring return and the chain and lever need to be changed with the parts that come with it for the Lee Pro 1000 progressive press. I have 4 of them one for each caliber I load using Lee dies including the powder through expander die on my Lee Classic press. https://fsreloading.com/lee-precision-pro-auto-disk-90429.html

BACKTOSHOOTING
01-08-2013, 12:47 PM
So i will need the Lee powder thru die, No way to use it on the RCBS die ?

joec
01-08-2013, 12:52 PM
So i will need the Lee powder thru die, No way to use it on the RCBS die ?

That I don't know partner since I only own the RCBS Cowboy die for 12 ga brass shot shells which it wouldn't be used with regardless.

dickttx
01-08-2013, 06:24 PM
One of the things that make the Pro Auto Disk so nice is that they work on the Lee expander/flare/powder through die. All three operations at once. So far as I know, the RCBS only expands, and does not have a hollow tube down the center for the powder to drop through.