pairof44sp
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to load .32 ACP for my CZ-70, I size the bullets down, and use a 32 long colt expander RCBS sent me. for the life of me I could not get the rounds to plunk it and out correctly until I figured out the chamber was tighter and the specs for 32 ACP were not quite the exact same. I think I could have made it work with the stock RCBS dies, but I didn't like shortening the COAL as much as was needed with the small case and miniscule charge, with very little standard deviation in the charge, it was a hassle - but, seems to work now that I'm set up to do it. You might want to slug your bore to see what you're actually loading for. Fiocchi seems to run well in my firearm, Magtech seemed to stovepipe or jam, so - if a us based ammo runs fine for factory ammo you shoudl be good, but if it isn't consistent, you may have to lean toward a 7.65 browning customized set up.
Hey, I just now read in some very authoritative-sounding source that “32 acp is .308/.309, not .312 like 32SW.”
That was news to me. I could have sworn 32 acp was .3125. But what you are saying about “plunking” has me wondering...
Am I going to blow something up by sending .312 71g roundnoses down a 32acp barrel?