Whats your favorite .32 s&w long mold?

[psweigle]

I'm buying a s&w 1903 hand ejector. 32 s&w long and want to see what molds everyone else is using. Thanks.

[Outpost75]

Accurate 31-105T. Load 2.0-2.5 grains of Bullseye in .32 S&W Long and 3.0-3.5 grains in the .32-20

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[MT Gianni]

My "heavy" load is RCBS 98 swc. Lighter loads are a Lyman 95 gr wc and Lee 90 swc. I frame Smith Preregulation Police made about 1953.

[gpidaho]

psweigle: My favorite moulds in this order. Noe 313-89-WC Rg2 with or without HP pins. The Saeco #326 SWC and the Lee 311-93-1R. These work well for me in both 32 S&W and 32-20. My Lee mould will drop large enough with some alloys but I powder coat my pistol rounds and it for sure is large enough powder coated. I'm enjoying my 32s, almost no recoil and very thrifty on both powder and lead. Gp

[psweigle]

Cool. outpost, those look very close to the colt np version.
Mt gianni, the rcbs im familiar with, i will have to look the other one up.
Gpidaho, the noe ive looked at, and the lee of course. The seaco i will have to look up. Thank you all.

[Green Frog]

My favorite 32 cal pistol mould is the one that has most recently yielded a bunch of bullets so I can load up some ammo and go out to play!

Lyman/ Ideal numbers 3118, 314316, 313445 and 313492 come to mind as do a couple of NOE moulds, then there is that sweet little HBWC from Mihec... yep, whichever one has yielded a bunch of bullets most recently so I can load up some ammo to go empty it out again!

Froggie

[psweigle]

Green frog, have you had a chance to compare the ideal molds with the one on an old ideal #4 tool? I would like to try and find one like that.

[GhostHawk]

#1 for me is the little lee .314 90 gr tl truncated cone.

#2 is a 00 buckshot run through a .314 sizer die. Those are a little tougher to get straight though.

2 grains of Red Dot.

[Outpost75]

Cool. outpost, those look very close to the colt np version...
Thank you all.

Exactly! That was the design intent. Only real real difference was adding the bevel-base to ease loading and to bump the weight up a little, and the double-crimp grooves so you can seat bullets out long in .32 S&W Long brass to reduce "jump" or seat and crimp deeper to maintain factory cartridge length in the .32-20 for magazine feeding.

Here are some 50-yard, iron-sight, .32-20 rifle groups.

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[RED BEAR]

i like the lee 100 grain rn. use it for 32sw long and 32 hr. but on fixed budget so lee gets the first shot.

[Guesser]

I use Ideal 313226 for a 95 gr. RN and 313445 for a 98 gr. SWC. Used in old S&W and equally one Colts, all solid frame hand ejectors in barrel lengths from 2" to 6" with 3 1/4" and 4" in the middle.

[psweigle]

There sure doesnt seem to be a shortage of molds out there. I was a bit worried the selection wasnt going to be what it is.

[Guesser]

The Lee 93 gr. RN is good too.

[Green Frog]

Green frog, have you had a chance to compare the ideal molds with the one on an old ideal #4 tool? I would like to try and find one like that.

I have not. I actually have avoided using any of the old Ideal combination tools as I like wood handles to hold onto. Which #4 tool are you thinking of, 32 S&W or 32-20?

Froggie

[Green Frog]

There sure doesnt seem to be a shortage of molds out there. I was a bit worried the selection wasnt going to be what it is.

More like a shortage of time to try them all!

[EMC45]

RCBS 32-098 followed by a brass (loose) copy of Lyman's 3118. The Lyman copy does really well in my Hand Ejectors - they prefer a heavier bullet to the 98gr. RCBS. I also like the aforementioned Lee TL SWC.

[Walks]

Like Guesser, I'm another one for the LEE 93gr RN in .32 Long.
Being on a fixed income I have to make do. I also use the 93RN for the few H & R cases I load.
I also use the LYMAN #311252 RN in .32ACP & .32Short & Wimpy.
Between the 2 bullets, I'm pretty much covered. But I sure would love to have a mold for a 100gr SWC with a flat base. That would be great in .32 H & R loads.

[psweigle]

Yeah, my budget looks like my first one will be a lee as well, but im saving to get a different one later . Or 2 or 3......

[Tracy]

Another vote for the Lee 90 grain TLTC.

[psweigle]

I have not. I actually have avoided using any of the old Ideal combination tools as I like wood handles to hold onto. Which #4 tool are you thinking of, 32 S&W or 32-20?

Froggie

The 32 s&w long. Ive seen tbem for sale from time to time.