pairof44sp
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A search turns up no thread dedicated to this wonderful handloader's round. So here's one, from a member who has just started reloading these little devils.
What I'm finding so far:
.32 H&R Magnum is the most delicate of any brass I've encountered. It's like they're made with brass foil. If you look at a loaded round, you'll see exactly how far down that bullet goes in the case. In good light, you'll see the lube grooves through the case walls.
.32 H&R Magnum published loads are preposterously light. My own loads have been starting out in the mid-3 g's of Titegroup, which is already hotter than just about anything I'm seeing published. Yet I've seen no pressure signs yet, and the shooting is very mellow out of 21-oz Charter Professionals. (For comparison, in .44 Special, I'm using loads below anything published, just to get the recoil down to something tolerable in 18-ounce Charter Boomers.)
32-20 heavy cast bullets seem to work well. 120g cast 32-20 RN bullets from Brazos work beautifully in front of Titegroup. Even though that's a heavier round than anything I'm seeing published for .32 H&R, and even though I'm liberally adding more Titegroup than anything published.
.32 H&R Magnum energy foot-pounds stomps all over .38 Special, and is headed for 9mm territory. Okay, I made this claim up, since I don't have a chronograph. But it feels true to me. Who here thinks you could safely approach 1,000 ft/sec with those 120g cast bullets from a 3-inch barrel?
What have you more experienced reloaders found out about .32 H&R Magnum ?
What I'm finding so far:
.32 H&R Magnum is the most delicate of any brass I've encountered. It's like they're made with brass foil. If you look at a loaded round, you'll see exactly how far down that bullet goes in the case. In good light, you'll see the lube grooves through the case walls.
.32 H&R Magnum published loads are preposterously light. My own loads have been starting out in the mid-3 g's of Titegroup, which is already hotter than just about anything I'm seeing published. Yet I've seen no pressure signs yet, and the shooting is very mellow out of 21-oz Charter Professionals. (For comparison, in .44 Special, I'm using loads below anything published, just to get the recoil down to something tolerable in 18-ounce Charter Boomers.)
32-20 heavy cast bullets seem to work well. 120g cast 32-20 RN bullets from Brazos work beautifully in front of Titegroup. Even though that's a heavier round than anything I'm seeing published for .32 H&R, and even though I'm liberally adding more Titegroup than anything published.
.32 H&R Magnum energy foot-pounds stomps all over .38 Special, and is headed for 9mm territory. Okay, I made this claim up, since I don't have a chronograph. But it feels true to me. Who here thinks you could safely approach 1,000 ft/sec with those 120g cast bullets from a 3-inch barrel?
What have you more experienced reloaders found out about .32 H&R Magnum ?