mould for 32/40.

[Four Fingers of Death]

I picked up (well I bought it over the phone after checking it out previously, but a pile up on the highway prevented me from getting it on Friday) a 1914 vintage 1892 Win and want to gat a mould for it.

I will be shooting cowboy with it (but I have three other cowboy rifles, so it will not be mu first choice, unless it works out spectacularly) and also doing a bit of hunting and general target/plinking work.

I am considering getting a combo mould from CBE in Australia. Jim makes moulds with different boolits, or a round ball and boolit or whatever you fancy. I have been buying Lee moulds lately, but they don't make any suitable moulds. I was also thinking of getting a Lyman or RCBS.

Can't decide. What weights and shape do you guys use?

[sundog]

Mick, check out this thread in the Group Buy section: 8mm custom 6 cavity/ C326-175-FN. Might be just the ticket. Or the one I like for the .32 Win Spl is the RCBS 32-170-FN. What's the twist on your new gun? If it's 16 or close either of these would make a good boolit. sundog

[Four Fingers of Death]

Mick, check out this thread in the Group Buy section: 8mm custom 6 cavity/ C326-175-FN. Might be just the ticket. Or the one I like for the .32 Win Spl is the RCBS 32-170-FN. What's the twist on your new gun? If it's 16 or close either of these would make a good boolit. sundog

Obviously these heavier boolits work ok. What has been your experience with them?

[beagle]

Mick..some years back, I rebarrelled a Marlin 336 to .32-40 as I wanted dto play with that caliber.

It shoots darn near any bullet that I put throught it. 32-170-FN is as good as any. The 321297 is also a good bullet and a tad heavier than the RCBS number.

I have a 1-16 twist in it.

From my experience, the new brass must be old stock and tends to split pretty quick unless anealed. As a result, most of my shooting cases are made from .30/30 brass and although just a bit short, it shoots and holds up really well.

This is an easy modification. I expand with a .32 expander. FL resize in a .32-40 die and fireform with a cast load.

In loading, I picked up a .32 Special neck sizing die out of a junk box some years back and that neck sizes just fine and I've had no chambering troubles with reloads.

I normally use starting cast loads for the .30/30.

The .32-40 may be an oldie and it's not near as good as as the .32 Special, but it will pretty well hold it's own with the .30/30 with the heavier bullets.

If you're shooting cowboy, look for about a 115 grain PB bullet. I have a 23259 Lyman (sized to .321") that shoots really well (about 2" at 100 yards) with 10 grains of Unique. Should be just what you're looking for./beagle

[Four Fingers of Death]

The rifle is a 32/20. I don't drink beer when I reload or shoot and it looks like I shouldn't drink it when I'm on the net. Last night I had a 2-3 of cans of light beer, shouldn't have made a difference and maybe it didn't, but the rifle is a 32-20!

Bugger, no wonder you were suggest heavy boolits. Lets start again.

[C1PNR]

My old '92 likes the 311 316. With my alloy they come out 118 grains ready to load.

Used with 11 or 12 gr. H 4227 or ~ 4.5 gr Unique in new Winchester brass. Not to date this loading, but I used WW 6 1/2 primers!

One of the funnest guns to shoot in my safe. Sometimes take the Colt "Army Special" out with it.