Would like to start casting for my 32 win what is a good mould to start with 130 to 165 gr thanks for your help
Kirb
Would like to start casting for my 32 win what is a good mould to start with 130 to 165 gr thanks for your help
Kirb
I've got an old Ideal 321427 (134gr RN GC) that I picked up years ago. I also have the Ideal 321297 (180gr FP GC) and RCBS 32-170 (170gr FP GC).
Accurate Molds has several rifle designs in that weight range that might suit your needs:
http://www.accuratemolds.com/catalog.php?page=4
The 32 WIN SPL love a 175gr to a 180gr some thing to keep in mind the flat nose is there for 2 reasons one it is a tube mag and 2 the nose need to clear or you will brake the lifter in the gun which you can not get now days.. Love my 32 win spl I use the same cast in my 8mm mauser
I like the RCBS 32-170- FN
the Lee C324-175-1R would also work over 4198 of H-335
My Marlins love them
Last edited by Grmps; 08-06-2018 at 01:33 PM.
The Lee 8mm 175gr mold that Grmps mentions is a great starting mold for this caliber. If you can find a Lyman 323470 it is a Louverin design round-nose gas-check design that is almost perfect at 165gr for this caliber.
I have used both and they are very accurate when sized at .323 for my 1936-made Win94 32 Special carbine.
Bruce
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I use the lyman 165 gr for the 8m/m . works well in the .32-40 and even the 8m/m. one mold covered them all.
Thanks for the information
Kirb
Same as above-- my 32WS loves the 324175-1R and the 321427
Hick: Iron sights!
Accurate makes a cracker jack bullet for the 32 spec., and is marked as such in the catalog. I use it with a fairly healthy load of ball c and get 1850fps with a sixteen inch barrel. It's accurate in my shooter, nice crimp groove holds lotsa lube gas checked and doesn't run into the rifling when chambered. It works great for me.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |