.32 Win. Spl. load

[shootrj2003]

I'm fairly new here[15 posts] ,not new to reloading but not real experienced at cast bullet reloading,Marlin 45-70,not much luck without a gas check with the Micro-groove barrel.
I'm hoping for better luck with my Marlin in.32 win. spl,It has the older ballard rifleing,I haven't shot them yet but I used a Lee 90274 sized to .322 "cutting "[Not as simple as that]the tip off to a .260 meplat making the bullets .810 long and they weigh at 164.5 gr. [I don't remember for sure the specs are out in the barn and its raining and I'm lazy so I'll use my memory, PLEASE forgive!] but after much deliberation and consultation with load books and taking into consideration the rifleing twist,alloy[ close to No.2],and wieght of the bullet and the fact that it is finally aimed at deer gittin'I loaded the first batch at 28.3 grns IMR 30-31.
Anyway,I was loking for data and happened upon this post and thought this would be an apprpriate addition to the fine intelligence I have encountered here and maybe you fellows could give me some feedback and projections ,good or bad , as to how this load is going to
perform at the range when it stops raining!?
I originally posted this to an old post before I checked the date so I moved it and made it a new thread

[gravel]

hello, and welcome!

perform at the range, dunno. I'd expect velocity to be around what a .30-30 would give with that same weight and charge.

[shootrj2003]

Thank you for the feed back,sorry about the last post I deleted it so I would not insert my foot in my mouth

[hiram]

I use about 175-180 gr gc boolit. 15 gr of IMR4227 with a SMALL tuft of polyester pillow stuffing. Nice accuracy at 50 yds, never tried it at 100.

[Bret4207]

Hey shooter, where in NY ya at? Maybe someone is close to you.

Your powder charge is fairly heavy for cast. Not top end, but getting up into the 1800+fps range maybe. 30. gr will get you into the 2K fps range. You didn't say but I hope you did use the GC. You may find that a softer alloy works just as well, I've always thought #2 was way too hard for hunting. Did you check your barrel before sizing to .322? Hope so.

At this point all you can do is try it and see.