Thread: Playing with some Redding Competition Shell Holders

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings Micky,
Different makes of shell holders have different numbers for cartridges. A no2 RCBS shell holder will fit the 6.5 x 55 but not a no2 Lyman. Other makes are different or the same again.
Just something else to trip handloaders up.
Regards Grandpamac.

Not only that, but the same shell holder may not fit different brass for the same caliber. Case in point, the Lee Shellholder designated by Lee for 7x57mm Mauser would not accept my RWS brass. I wrote to Lee and they came back pretty much with "use American brass or chose a different shell holder" explaining that often European made brass differed from American made in rim or base dimensions and the problem was common with RWS and S&B. First time I had struck it tho.