Has anyone tried this design in .32 long or magnum?
Has anyone tried this design in .32 long or magnum?
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I have done some initial experimenting with them in my S&W Mod 16 in both .32 Mag and .32 S&WL cases. They seem to be shooting as well as HBWC's but I haven't put them in the Ransom rest yet to see how they really shoot. It is a nice mould and a nice little bullet.
In the pic below is an as cast and one that has been coated in HiTek.
Not all that much different from the Ideal 313445
my 4 5/8" Single Six loves that little bullet. I load it in .32 H&R Magnum cases over a charge of Bullseye. It shoots very small groups and can bowl a rabbit over with no problem.
I have to expect this boolit to please you. NOE is known for quality mold blocks and mold designs. While I do not have one of his molds I do have this pattern in a Lyman 313492 mold. My mold generates 85 grain boolits with ACWW material. Group accuracy is better than I can generate with a short barreled fixed sight revolver, but the Single Six proves it is a keeper. The boolit groups tight in both Long and Magnum brass, given an appropriate powder charge. At this lighter weight the boolit is a candidate for the 32 S&W (short) case. I assembled some of these for a friend who has a pocket revolver chambered for the short cartridge, named the loads Mighty Mite. He got a giggle out of that. This boolit pattern groups as well as, if not better, than a NEI 105 grain WC mold I have. All things said, this design is a keeper.
Will add it to my want list with Mrs. Thumbcocker.
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |