OK guys, I'm just finishing a super great visit with Dale53. We broke in my new NOE314008 (PB - 4 cav) mould and it was like a dream watching those bullets drop out 4 at a time all shiny and round! Dale put the 313 sizing die in his Star Lubrisizer and I must have prepped up about 7-800 of them... whatever it took to fill the container he provided; then being a good guest, I left him a couple of hundred to experiment with as well.
Now for the question(s.) This mould was as advertised, coming in at 120 grains, almost on the nose, with WW based alloy sweetened with just a little tin. I'm not doubting that I can find/develop loads for them to use 327 Fed Mag brass and 32/20 brass, but I got to wondering about making up a 120 grain 32 S&W load to shoot in my I- and J-frames. If they will stand up to the 155 grain 38 S&W loads, is there any compelling reason to fear starting development of these 120 grain loads in the smaller case of the 32 S&W to shoot in these guns? I would be interested in a "defense only - shoot sparingly for practice" load and/or a "use all the time with impunity" load if such could be found. Otherwise, it's back to the lead pot to cast up a bunch of 313492s for the little guys, and do a lot of shooting with my Ruger 327 FM BH and my S&W M&P 32/20.
I've used the search function and trolled around (in the positive sense) for this load, but it has eluded me thus far... it might be right under my amphibian nose, but I can't seem to find it. Any and all help will be richly appreciated.
Froggie