Picked up a .32 spl. mod 94. Who shoots cast in this cal? What bullet weight do you cast, powder, etc. Thinkin' maybe it would be a fun cast shooter.

DW,
RCBS makes a 170gr FN that everyone seems to favor..
I use a 195gr 8mm mold and sized the bullet down to .323" air cooled WW and speed green lube from the BullShop in Alaska..
Cases are formed from once fired 30-30 brass..
WLR primers..
I started out with 32grs. of H414 and worked up to 36grs..
The rifle liked 34grs.=.75"/50m and 35grs.=.60"/50m..
All 3 shot groups would have one out of the group and two touching..
No chrony
I ran out of day light before I got to the 37gr. load..
Only one range trip since I have had the rifle so far..

The H414 data came from John Kort who uses it in his 30-30 shooting Lymans 311284 220gr bullets at 1000yds..
http://shootersforum.com/showthread.htm?p=34524

Below is a link to more traditional .32 Spec. loads
Cl on Articles by Members and scroll down to the .32 Spec. article..
http://www.castpics.net/

10 grs Unique and 170 cast lead is a fun load for plinkin' and dinkin'.

I use the Lee 175 grain round nose for the 8mm in my 32 sized to .323 with a variety of powders from fast to slow. My hunting load is with a healthy dose of 4895 of any brand.

I bought me a new RCBS 170 grain flat nose mold and was very upset that it barely drops a .321 bullet with 50/50 alloy. I do like to see bullets at least a .001 to .002 inch over groove size. RCBS may be taking the road to undersized molds as has Lyman.

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Originally posted by DWright:
Picked up a .32 spl. mod 94. Who shoots cast in this cal? What bullet weight do you cast, powder, etc. Thinkin' maybe it would be a fun cast shooter.

The 32WinSpl was specifically designed after the fact of the 30WCF (30-30win) because the 30-30 didn't do well with with cast bullets. though atleast partially because at the time (c.1896) there were few smokless propellants available to reloaders.

But the 32WinSpl was originally designed as a cast bullet shooter, so...


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