rolling Block .32 S&W Long Heavier Loads

[Jim22]

Re my recent post about the #2 Remington rolling block in .32 rimfire I had converted to .32 S&W Long:

I worked out a light, subsonic load using the Lee 100 grain cast boolit. The load makes just about 1,000 fps. I wanted a quiet load for woods walking that wouldn't do significant extra damage to my tinnitis.

Lately I've been wondering about the efficacy of loading a heavier boolit for a bit more power - somewhere in the neighborhood of a .32-20 hi vel. I ordered some 115 grain cast boolits to try this out. I have hear that the #2 rifle action is pretty strong. What do the members think? Do you have any load data or should I follow published info?

Jim

[John Taylor]

Bullseye max, 2 grains. Red dot max 2.5 grains. Green dot max 2.6 grains. Unique max 3.5 grains. 700X max 2.4 grains. SR7625 max 3 grains. 630 max 7 grains. HS5 max 5.3 grains. AL5 max 5.1. These are all for the Lyman 3118 ( 115 grain) bullet from the Lyman cast bullet handbook. Might be best to start a little lower.

[dtknowles]

Check your barrel's twist rate. You will need to be one turn in 24 inches or faster if you are going to use a heavier bullet.

Tim

[Mk42gunner]

I wouldn't. And I have a #2 in .32XL that I converted to center fire.

Frank DeHaas did not recommend the .32-20 Hi Velocity loads for the #2 rolling block. (I wish I could find my copy of that book).

The Remington No 2 Rolling Block may be stronger than the run of the mill late nineteenth century boys riflebut is not what I would consider a strong rifle today.

Robert