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sav300
11-29-2009, 07:38 AM
Have 32acp brass and no use,except scrap.
Just courious.

Oh boy did I make a mistake and a half! Not 32acp BUT 380 acp. Sorry folks

ANeat
11-29-2009, 10:34 AM
I would say that any .358 bullet would be worth a try.

.358 at the base, anneal and drop in a core.

http://stevespages.com/jpg/cd32acp.jpg

sheepdog
11-29-2009, 12:40 PM
Trade. 32 acp brass is kinda rare. I don't have a use for 22 lr cases, but I give them to swagers.

bohica2xo
11-29-2009, 01:49 PM
They make a decent .357 handgun bullet, but are kinda light for a .358 rifle.

Reduce them to .297 or so, then make .30 cal stuff for your 300 Savage. Easy enough to do in a single pass die in any old reloading press.

B.

Bullshop
11-29-2009, 03:09 PM
Want to trade something for them? I could use some. PM me if interested.
BIC/BS

gjemba
11-29-2009, 11:39 PM
I bought some .32 acp cases and have been experimenting with making 9mm and .357 boolits. I have a lee trimmer that I put in a drill press and ground down a .30 M1 trimmer pilot so I could make the jackets about .5" or less. I then ground down a .357 sizer punch to expand the case to be the correct size for a lead core. I push teh trimmed case with the sizer punch into the core seating die. That expands the case and prevents crushing it since it has the support of the die. The first few have shown promise. I annealed these first with a propane torch. That really softened the brass. I have been reloading a b unch of .45 lately so I have not got back to this process. I think is will work well but it will be tedious.

Dframe
11-30-2009, 12:37 AM
Seems it would make a pretty good ramrod tip for smaller calibre muzzel loaders.

Bullshop Junior
11-30-2009, 01:03 AM
Sell them.

sav300
11-30-2009, 07:41 AM
Illegal to ship outa aus,illegal to import brass without the paper work.
Other wise I would.
Sorry folks. Maybe just keep,but is illegal to have brass or ammo without owning a firearm to use them.

But ,thanks for your ideas,may think about it.