I'm buying a s&w 1903 hand ejector. 32 s&w long and want to see what molds everyone else is using. Thanks.
I'm buying a s&w 1903 hand ejector. 32 s&w long and want to see what molds everyone else is using. Thanks.
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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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.
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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
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.
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!
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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.
#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.
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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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.
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.
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.
The Lee 93 gr. RN is good too.
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.
You can miss fast & you can miss a lot, but only hits count.
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.
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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......
Another vote for the Lee 90 grain TLTC.
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 |