Rbstuartjr
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So my father decided he wanted to pull these 2 Winchester model 1892 out of the gun closet and shoot them. They are vintage 1890’s firearms. He asked me to find some ammo to shot them with. I chuckled, being as things are with ammo and living in the Peoples Republic of New York, I told him our best bet is to load for them. So I ordered dies, Starline brass and lead bullets. Down the road l would like to try jacketed rounds but will start with lead.
I ordered 115gn LFP for the 32-20 and 185gn LFP for the 38-40. I see that most like to use Unique for these rounds, but I don’t have any at the moment.
This is what I have on hand for pistol powders, Hp-38, Hs-6, Imr4227, Sport Pistol and Be-86. I reload a lot of 9mm.
From the load data that I could find, looks like 4227 and Hp-38 would be my best guess.
So does anyone have any suggestions and tips on loading these 2 cartridges? These rounds would be for punching paper but also be for varmint hunting as well.
I ordered 115gn LFP for the 32-20 and 185gn LFP for the 38-40. I see that most like to use Unique for these rounds, but I don’t have any at the moment.
This is what I have on hand for pistol powders, Hp-38, Hs-6, Imr4227, Sport Pistol and Be-86. I reload a lot of 9mm.
From the load data that I could find, looks like 4227 and Hp-38 would be my best guess.
So does anyone have any suggestions and tips on loading these 2 cartridges? These rounds would be for punching paper but also be for varmint hunting as well.