help with 32 s&w load

[rmatchell]

I just picked up a new bag of 32sw and trying to find a load for the rcbs 98gr swc.

[Guesser]

That's pretty heavy for 32 S&W. I load Ideal 313249, 85 gr. in 32 S&W.
Are you possibly talking 32 S&W Long cases?

[rmatchell]

I load the 98gr in 32sw long already, just couldn't find much data in my books and nothing that heavy. I only have the rcbs 98gr swc mold didn't know if I could make it work.

[rintinglen]

2.0 grains of Unique, or 1.2 grains of Red Dot should work ok. At least in a solid frame gun or a post WWI top break.

[NoZombies]

I've shot 100 grain bullets in a .32S&W before. They were loaded over 0.8 grains of titegroup.

Slow, but no issues with rattling the poor little guns apart. Don't expect it to shoot to POA, but with some adjustment to sight picture, can be fun for plinking.

[rmatchell]

Yeah, Im just looking for light fun rounds. I got the gun when my grandpa passed only came with 6 rounds of ammo.

[billyb]

My RCBS cast bullet manual shows 3.0 grains 231 and 2.6 grains HP38 grains as starting load
and 3.5 231 and 3.1 HP 38 as max in the S&W 32 long. This manual was printed in 1986. Bill

[EMC45]

I would say the Lyman 311-252 would be a good choice for this caliber.

[NoZombies]

Just a note, the above loads listed by BillyB are for the .32 S&W *long* not the short round being generally discussed in this thread. I doubt those volumes of powder would fit in the .32 S&W case and still allow any bullet to be seated, but thought I'd clarify, just in case.

To the OP: My .32 S&W top break came from my Dad when he passed, and from his Dad before that. It's the only real heirloom gun in my family, so I'm very careful with it, and want to keep it in nice shape for whenever it passes to one of my kids (don't have kids yet, so I expect that to be some time) and the load I listed above (0.8grain titegroup) is about all I'll use in the old timer for a 100gr bullet. There are other powders out there that would do fine as well, but since I use so much titegroup for other things, it makes sense for me. I don't shoot the gun often, but when I do, I always remember shooting it with Dad when I was a teenager.

More recently, I've been loading a lighter bullet, in the 75 grain weight range with 1.0 grains of titegroup, and it shoots closer to POA. Not that those tiny sights are helping...

[rmatchell]

I was trying to avoid buying a new mold at least for now. I even thought about casting a bunch up and drilling hollow points since it isn't shot that often i'm wanting to load up the hundred cases I bought and that should last a very long time.

[olafhardt]

I made a dipper out of a filed down 22 short case and a piece of wire. It holds one point something grains of Win 231. I flare the case, seat a Hornady 0 buckshot and run the loaded cartridge into a 32 S&W long sizing die. These hit coonsistantly below point of aim. They have given excellent results on cape buffalo, elephant and walrus; however, they were over kill on lion, tiger and grizzily (not).

[kwaller]

I just picked up a new bag of 32sw and trying to find a load for the rcbs 98gr swc.
I use 2.0 grains of unique and a 113 gr fn cast and it shoot ok for a small gun... it is a h & R break top self eject .......... I have had good results so far shoots better than the 88 gr rn factory ammo, not that I expect much.....