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Hornady expander
- Thread starter rebs
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The .355 and .40 PTX expanders can flare the case out waaay past .355 and .40 inches so I would imagine that the .451 does the same. I had no problem loading cast bullets in my .380 and I believe they were .356 or .358.
The PTX insert looks like a dome with a hole in the middle. The base of the dome is much bigger than the nominal caliber listed, giving you a lot of adjustment room to flare your case as much or as little as you want.
The PTX insert looks like a dome with a hole in the middle. The base of the dome is much bigger than the nominal caliber listed, giving you a lot of adjustment room to flare your case as much or as little as you want.
The .452 according to Hornady is for lead.
I have both and in my opinion the .452 is for .45 Colt since the expander body is much shorter than on the .451 meaning it fits a longer cartridge.
I don't reload .45 Colt but I do have some brass at home I can verify with tonight.
I have both and in my opinion the .452 is for .45 Colt since the expander body is much shorter than on the .451 meaning it fits a longer cartridge.
I don't reload .45 Colt but I do have some brass at home I can verify with tonight.
That's why you need an M-die with Hornady and 45 ACP. I still use the expander in the powder measure, because there are fewer powder leaks with that form of injection into the case. I just set it for little to no flare, whatever it takes to just operate the powder measure.
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