WTB: A set of dies, preferably carbide, for the 38 Colt Short. (Not 38 S&W) Thanks.

Hello Bill,

Are you looking to load original style .38 Short Colt, as in with heel-seated .380" diameter bullets? If so you will definitely need specialized dies that may be very difficult to find.

If you are looking to load a modernized version of the Short Colt, as in using .357-358" bullets seated inside the case, that may be considerably easier, though you might need to grind a small amount off of a seating die. If this is what you are looking to do I can help show you how.

Also, the procedure and equipment needed for either style .38 Colt is well described in Mike Venturino's book "Shooting Colt Single Actions".

bpesteve:

PM sent. Thanks for the reply.

I have a set of SAECO stubby die setfor 38-357.
I have no idea why you would want stubby dies, but I expect they are short enough to work for what you are doing.

theback40:

Thanks for the reply. I'm only interested in those marked 38 Colt Short.