Meanwhile, somebody find a mould for a .312 hollowbase wadcutter and cast up a bunch in a brittle, high-antimony alloy. Shoot 'em reversed and see what happens.
Meanwhile, somebody find a mould for a .312 hollowbase wadcutter and cast up a bunch in a brittle, high-antimony alloy. Shoot 'em reversed and see what happens.
Cognitive Dissident
Have we done the cost exercise comparing the cost of a rimfire round versus the cost of reloading a cast boolit? Why would I want a 32 rimfire when I can reload 32 center fire? If the cost is similar then the saving of effort would make it worthwhile plus to me there would be the cool factor.
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if you ever make centerfire breech blocks, let me know. I've done a no6 conversion and shoot .32 short colt in it for fun. I think the stevens could hold up to .32SWL, which is way easier to get, if you want to ream the chamber...... for the colt I'd have to find a heeled mold.
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*tenmile* aka Jack Harrison sells the correct 299153 heeled .32 Colt bullets for a price that has dissuaded me from ever buying my own mould. He's listing on Gunbroker.
I wouldn't personally balk at .32SWL in a 1915 Favorite. The 1894 model however has a much weaker link, that IMHO would not stand up to the SWL for long. Larry Gibson ran some pressure tests on that cartridge. Commercial loadings are more energetic than the old black-powder Colt. In some cases a LOT more energetic.
Cognitive Dissident
I would still like to have a rim fire .25 cal.firing a 75 grain lead bullet at 1450 FPS.
If anyone has a spare .243 barrel they want to donate, I will make it into a .243 rim fire using 22 WMR cases and heeled bullets. With that faster twist it should stabilize 65 maybe 70 grain bullets at maybe 1600 fps? That would be a fun project.
What's wrong with chambering the .25
central fire pistol round in a bolt action rifle ?Really be neat in wrangler pistol.
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 |