Thread: 44-40 Lee Size die issue for Pistol

Update..took delivery of a Dillon Conversion kit for 44-40 today. Set it up and voila! Resized cases not shot in the Uberti seat perfectly now. Not entirely a surprise as my mate loads for the other Pistol of the pair in his Dillon using a 45 Colt shell plate which works just fine..so skimming the Lee Shellholder to thin it down to the same thickness as the Dillon calibre conversion plate where it holds the shell would also be a solution. Seeing as #14 Lee Shell holders are about as rare as a Weaver #71 base mount I'm reluctant to mess with the one I have..lol..not that I need to now.

Originally Posted by Jhon

Update..took delivery of a Dillon Conversion kit for 44-40 today. Set it up and voila! Resized cases not shot in the Uberti seat perfectly now. Not entirely a surprise as my mate loads for the other Pistol of the pair in his Dillon using a 45 Colt shell plate which works just fine..so skimming the Lee Shellholder to thin it down to the same thickness as the Dillon calibre conversion plate where it holds the shell would also be a solution. Seeing as #14 Lee Shell holders are about as rare as a Weaver #71 base mount I'm reluctant to mess with the one I have..lol..not that I need to now.

@Jhon, Reloaders have #14 Lee shellholders in stock for $16. They aren't rare. Take to them with a belt sander safe in the knowledge they're easy to replace.

Originally Posted by Makros

@Jhon, Reloaders have #14 Lee shellholders in stock for $16. They aren't rare. Take to them with a belt sander safe in the knowledge they're easy to replace.

Cheers, I will when I got into 44-40 a couple or three yrs ago I searched the country for one. These things come and go. Why I throw nothing out lol.

Originally Posted by Jhon

Cheers, I will when I got into 44-40 a couple or three yrs ago I searched the country for one. These things come and go. Why I throw nothing out lol.

Same around about the same time. I ended up paying an outrageous price to ship a couple odd ball ones from the States.