Have any of you come up with a .32 H&R shot load?

[moosehunt]

Sure be handy for me, but they don't make the little shot capsules. Any ideas??

 

[TN Shooter]

1. Use one .32 cal gas check seated over the powder
2. Fill with small shot (preferably #12)
3. Crimp a .32 cal gas check on top of the shot.

I have never loaded .32 cal shot loads but that is how I would do it.

Good luck!

TN Shooter

 

[rcmodel]

I have at one time used gel pill capsules from the druggiest for something, but it was so long ago I can't remember what caliber.

You need an over-powder wad, and a wrap of scotch tape around the capsule to keep it from breaking with a light crimp.

You also need to keep them DRY.
Or They will Dissolve in your Hand, Not in the Cotton-Mouth!


rcmodel

 

[moosehunt]

I've contemplated the same thing using gas checks. Problem is, 32 cal gas checks are .323, not .312. That, I reason, could be a problem. I have contemplated getting a .312 cast bullet sizer and running them through. Thoughts on that?

Pill capsules not a bad maybe, but I know that these shot loads would see a lot of "travel time", hence the water solubility deal and durability is kind of significant.

 

[suemarkp]

So use 30 cal (.308/.309) gas checks.

 

[moosehunt]

Not a bad thought--up-side down over the powder, hoping the "flange" would obturate to .312.

I've also contemplated cutting cardboard wads with a sharpened case in a drillpress. Thoughts?

 

[rcmodel]

I have done that too. But a spinning drill press doesn't work so hot.

I have had better luck just punching card wads out with a sharpened case on the end grain of a block of wood.

But then, you have to figure out how to get the cards wads out of the empty case.

A better method is to find a 5/16" leather hole punch.
They have a slot above the punch for the card wad plugs to keep coming out as you are punching along.

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/products.asp?number=3777-12

http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/PROD/hollow-punch/BBK40


rcmodel

 

[R.W.Dale]

I've made them using unique a 30 caliber gas check a quantity of #12 and another 30 cal gas check backwards seated flush with the case mouth. They worked great! but be aware the gas checks are heavy enough to penetrate things.

 

[moosehunt]

Mr. Krochus, would you care to share your load data? Powder, weight, shot quantity (weight).

 

[R.W.Dale]

3.5 grs of UNIQUE

Both gas checks are seated "backwards" the first GC is seated .600 below the case mouth using a LYMAN 7.62x39 sizer die with the decap pin removed.

Then 62grs of No12 shot and a gas check seated tight over everything finally a stout crimp

 

[moosehunt]

Thank you, sir. Is the reason for seating the first check at .600 to create a shot cavity, or is it necessary to stay off of the powder? Since Unique is used a fair amount in shotshells with the wad right on the powder, I wouldn't have thought that there was a problem with having the check right down on the powder, giving maximum shot space. Am I correct in reading that you are talking .308 checks, not .32 cal?

 

[R.W.Dale]

with my cases .600 was tight against the powder.

Yes .308 GC's the 32's are too large