would a round nose bullet detonate a primer in the magazine tube of a 32-20 rifle using light loads (1200fps or less). the recoil should be light and i would be using lead bullets (lee 100gr) anyone using these kind of bullets and having problems?

There is a chance, however slight, that detonation could possibly occur due to using round nose bullets in a tube magazine. A little work with a file will easily convert your round nose bullets to flat nose.

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Originally posted by smoke_eater:
would a round nose bullet detonate a primer in the magazine tube of a 32-20 rifle using light loads (1200fps or less). the recoil should be light and i would be using lead bullets (lee 100gr) anyone using these kind of bullets and having problems?

Use a primer with a harder cup. Most magnum primers has harder cups. Reduce your load when using magnum primers.

No, they will not. By round nosed I'm assuming that you're talking about a bullet with a well rounded nose with a lot of exposed lead. Like the remingiton 30-30 cartridges.

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Originally posted by smoke_eater:
would a round nose bullet detonate a primer in the magazine tube of a 32-20 rifle using light loads (1200fps or less). the recoil should be light and i would be using lead bullets (lee 100gr) anyone using these kind of bullets and having problems?

Gee, I hope not! I've been shooting RN-HPs and just plain RNs, in addition to FPs, in 3 different Remington M25 .32-20s since 1966. So far, so good.

I cast my own bullets from both WWs and straight Lino. Neither has been any problem yet. I use W/W WSR primers most of the time, but sometimes use whatever SR primers I have handy including the thin-skinned Federal 205s. I DO NOT, however, use pistol primers in rifles.

IIRC, most .32-20 long guns were tube magazine rifles, whether Win '73 or '92. Marlin '94, or Rem M25... There were a few bolt actions like the Win 43 and Savage 23-C which did not have tubular mags, but I don't think nearly as many of them were made/sold. Lyman sold lots of different moulds for 32-20 bullets, including a few RN ones.

If a guy wanted the feeding advantages of RNs and the safety of flat points, he could look for (or have made) a Round-Nose Flat-Point mould...a RN bullet with a meplat of about .18" or more would be perfect. The RN would make feeding a pretty-much cinch, while the meplat would be bigger in diameter than the primer pocket of a .32-20. That way the bullet nose could not even touch a primer properly seated slightly below the head of the case.

Here are four different brand jacketed round nose bullets, Remington, Winchester, Sierra, and Speer. These are for the 30-30 which generates more recoil then the 32-20:









I don't believe your 32-20 round noses will your primers. Good a good practice to make sure you seat your primers correctly, that is slightly below flush.

actually those jacketed bullets make a point. the WW with 2% tin and a round shape shouldn't be a problem that i'm using