32 s&w

[161]

Just loaded 12 32 S&W what a pain in the butt. Loaded some of the longs and that was bad enough. But those little shorts are small.

[Guesser]

I cast 313249 and load several hundred 32 S&W every year. Great cartridge and a fine piece of history. I don't load black powder but the smokeless rounds are accurate and very rewarding to shoot in my old Colts and solid frame Smiffs. I never noticed that they were difficult to load, I'll pay closer attention next time and maybe I'll catch on to the discouragement factor.

[161]

What do you have for dies? That's most of my trouble. I have and old set of Pacific for the 32 S&W long. They don't bell the mouth on either case. I used a LEE expander die. Didn't mean to sound that negative, any reloading is fun if you have the right tools. I just don't right now

[Guesser]

I noticed the same problem when I started with 32 Long dies. They would not get close enough to expand properly or seat/crimp properly. I considered cutting the die body shorter and then just went and bought a set of Lee dies specifically for the 32 S&W. End of problems.
My 32 Long dies work for Long, Magnum and 327, but the 32 S&W is too short.

[Reg]

Guesser is right, get the correct dies. Many of the older dies are marked .32 S&W but in fact are for the long version. With everything working correctly other than possibly pinching a finger if you get in a hurry, they are no more trouble than anything else.
Once you get used to handling the smaller cases, then the .25 Auto or even the 17 Flea is not a problem.


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[FergusonTO35]

My Lee sizing and seating .32 Auto dies work for the .32 S&W perfectly but the flare die is too short. I use the universal expanding die for them. I love the .32 S&W Long with handloads, great cartridge!!

[161]

What powder do you guys use?

[FergusonTO35]

I use Titegroup in all my .32's.

[Guesser]

I like Trail Boss now, prior to TB I used Bullseye.

[NoZombies]

I'm with Fregusun on this one, I load a lot of Tite-group in my .32's. I wish it was a bit bulkier, but it shoots clean and is extremely consistent in my guns...