pmer
08-06-2012, 12:21 AM
Hi, I have a 94 Winchester in 32 Win Spl and I'm wondering about loading some flat nose boolits in the tube magazine. The noses measure about .175'' across. They are small enough to fit in the primer pocket, I guess like a round nosed 32 WS J bullet would.
I been shooting them two at a time with one in the tube. It's a 32-150 from Accurate Molds. In rifle form it wieghs close to 165 grains and it is a bit longer than his 32-170. It's a GC spitzer in shape with a flat nose. I think it was originally drew up for a 32 cal. pistol cartidge in a single shot. It is not currently in his catalog.
Anyways, my 94 shoots this boolit like a house of fire and I'm not sure about bouncing those noses on primers in the magazine. I'd like to have more than 2 on board for walking around. I've taken it up to 31.0 of VV N540 and the primers are just starting to get pushed back in on fired cases.
I put a ruff cut piece of 1 x 6 oak agianst a milk jug and it made about 1/2 square hole in the board going out and took the top half a milk jug off. So it must have some good hunting potential.
I suppose round nosed boolits and flat nosed boolits with bigger meplats won't cause danger to the primers like the edge of a smaller flat nose? Maybe I answered my own question. Is anyone else shooting flat noses that are smaller the a primer pocket? His 32-170 flat nose is about the size of the primer pocket.
I been shooting them two at a time with one in the tube. It's a 32-150 from Accurate Molds. In rifle form it wieghs close to 165 grains and it is a bit longer than his 32-170. It's a GC spitzer in shape with a flat nose. I think it was originally drew up for a 32 cal. pistol cartidge in a single shot. It is not currently in his catalog.
Anyways, my 94 shoots this boolit like a house of fire and I'm not sure about bouncing those noses on primers in the magazine. I'd like to have more than 2 on board for walking around. I've taken it up to 31.0 of VV N540 and the primers are just starting to get pushed back in on fired cases.
I put a ruff cut piece of 1 x 6 oak agianst a milk jug and it made about 1/2 square hole in the board going out and took the top half a milk jug off. So it must have some good hunting potential.
I suppose round nosed boolits and flat nosed boolits with bigger meplats won't cause danger to the primers like the edge of a smaller flat nose? Maybe I answered my own question. Is anyone else shooting flat noses that are smaller the a primer pocket? His 32-170 flat nose is about the size of the primer pocket.