H&g 116-232

[Wayne Smith]

What can anyone tell me about this mold. Seller says it is for the 8mm Nambu, 100 gr .232 boolit. If this is valid, would it be overly large for a 32-20 S&W? I kno, measure my gun! I will.

[Le Loup Solitaire]

I checked my H&G mold catalogue and indeed the 116 number is listed for the Nambu and it also states the bullet weight to be 100 grains. If it is a true 8mm than its casting size would be a minimum of .319, but could be more in the order of .323. The 32-20 I believe runs between .311 and .314 so the Nambu mold would probably be substantially oversize for the 32-20. I suppose it could be sized down, but thats quite a bit of amount of squeezing to do and there's not much point in losing the lube rings. LLS

[Wayne Smith]

Thanks, that confirms what I was thinking.