shell holders

[alex1]

are hornady and rcbs shell holders the same or interchangeable?

[Hawkeye]

Here's a cross reference and yes they are interchangeable as far as i know

http://www.handloads.com/misc/shellholders.asp

[alex1]

bugger it, their not the same.

[dangaff]

Here's a chart I got from somewhere, could be worth saving it to your computer

[alex1]

thanks dangaff, that great. thx for the help mate.

Hawkeye, i can't open the link mate but thanks anyway

cheers fellas
al

[alex1]

for future reference, the hornady shell holder has a wider diameter cut through the middle of the shell holder compare to the rcbs.

hope it helps

[dangaff]

No worries.

Bit of a bitch how there not all the same.. would defianlty make life easier.

Even Lee Auto Prime & Lee press shellholders aren't the same... as far as I know anyway.

[m12vlp]

Sorry to be picky but there are a lot of shell holders out there and a brand to brand generic comparison may not work.

There are tolerances that all brands work too so you could get a tight one and a loose one from the same manufacturer.

If you've encountered an actual problem it might be worth telling us as someone may be able to help. So what number hornady are you comparing to what number RCBS and for what cartridge and brass combination?

Or are you talking about the priming attachment?


Lee autoprime shell holders are a special case and shouldn't be considered in the discussion. When you see them you'll understand why.

[alex1]

no worries m12vlp,

have just bought a new hornady cam lock trimmer and the rcbs shell holder(10) won't clear over the end of the spindle. Don't have a hornady shell holder yet although I'll pick one up today.
thanks for the help mate.
al

[m12vlp]

no worries m12vlp,

have just bought a new hornady cam lock trimmer and the rcbs shell holder(10) won't clear over the end of the spindle. Don't have a hornady shell holder yet although I'll pick one up today.
thanks for the help mate.
al

Ah. Bugger. Figured it would be specialist gear though.

I guess the presses have more tolerances than the trimmer and you'd want to be sure there was no slop in the trimmer.

Good luck with it.