I quickly learned that 90-100 grain bullets driven to slightly over 800 fps would consistently group well under 2” and hit usefully close to the sights.
I have a Charter Arms .32 H&R that shoots a couple inches low with 90 gr. Ultramax Cowboy Action ammo (~700 FPS). I didn’t think anything of it until I read this article. I’m guessing that .32 needs to run a little hotter with bullets lighter than 98 gr.Excellent article Mr. Flintstone (May I call you Fred ha). Thank you.
I will start with a 98-100 grain projectile around 800 FPS and see if I can tweak it to point of aim at 25 yards. If the 32 S&W Long is like the 38 Special I would assume it would be regulated to hit point of aim at 25 yards.
Reality is I’m unlikely to shoot at things farther than 50 feet.
Thanks again for the great information.
Depends on the size of the gun. A target match 32 and a little Smith model 30 will do best with different bullets, just like a pocket 38 uses a lighter bullet than a duty size gun.I did some digging a couple years ago and I just happened to lick up on some 78gr? LRN bullets which I found data for from the 30s. I didn’t have the right powders, but I was able to roughly recreate those loads. If your considering going that route do yourself a favor and skip the lightweight bullets in any variety. They are the reason a 32 gets a bad name because they have so little power. The 100+ gr dewc or RNFP are good.