32/20

[milltownhunter]

i have been looking at a s&w 1903 hand eject is the 32/20 a hard cart. to load for beeing bottle neck and useing curent loading data safe

[btroj]

It is not hard to load for at all. Biggest problem is that the case mouth is thin, and vert fragile. Look at it wrong and you ruined a case. Care in sizing will help, this is not a case you can bang into the bottom of the size die, it will bend the mouth and ruin a case.
I have no idea about the strength of that revolver. I will let others answer that.

Brad

[Guesser]

I started loading 32-20 in 1957 as a kid, been at it ever since. Always use the Lyman "M" die and most problems never happen.

[old turtle]

+1 for Guesser. I use the M die and have no problems.

[MT Gianni]

I would check the S&W forum. I know that there were varying degrees of heat treating for the HE's. It seems like those after 1915 were heat treated for modern loads but not to 32-20 Rifle loads. Before that could easily be safe to shoot with your reloads tailored for the gun but maybe not at full velocity listed for pistol loads.