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Old 02-05-2012, 12:14 PM
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I just bought a 32-20 HE Mdl 1905, 3rd change. I have some Penn 95gr SWC I bought for a 32 S&W Long. Skeeter used Unique. Any help from the masters? Thanks
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Old 02-06-2012, 11:32 AM
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I am not a master and I don't use Unique. My load is 3.2 grains of W231 behind a 100 grain LSWC for my 4th change.
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Old 02-06-2012, 05:37 PM
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4 grs. Unique, 115 gr. bullet, 6 in. barrel, 880 fps. Larry
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Old 02-06-2012, 06:43 PM
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Don't have a 32 wcf Smith & Wesson (I want one), but my 3 DA Colts and Marlin like Meister - 115gr RNFP on top of 3.2grns of HP38.
I tried Hornady - 90gr SWC but they were too long (for the colts) and too pointed for the Marlin tub magazine. Love the caliber, but reloading it is a pain compared to 38 spl and 32 long
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Old 02-06-2012, 07:34 PM
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I too use the 95 gr Penn bullets. With 9.3 gr of 2400, I get 1100 fps. With 5.0 gr of Unique, I get 900fps. With 4.0 gr of Red Dot, I get 975 fps... With 8.5 gr of AA7 and a Sierra 90 gr JHP, I get 1065 fps. All testing was don with one of my 4" 1905s. Dean
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Old 02-06-2012, 07:44 PM
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anyone use IMR trailboss? seems like a perfect fit with 100-115 gr bullets.
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Old 02-06-2012, 07:57 PM
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Its a bit of a pain to reload. The cases are long, thin, and do tend to crumple at the slightest chance. Most of my reloading has been with centerfire rifles, 38/357, and 9mm. I've had more cases flunk my final inspection that in all those others combined. We're comparing tens of thousands of the other calibers against maybe 150 or so .32-20s. I've got a few hundred more to load in this session, and I'm starting all over with my die settings. I haven't a clue why I'm folding the lips over when I expand them. I've only got 4 of those.

If I were new, I'd be really confused. I've read a few things by others that have indicated problems. No solutions, just problems. The dies are Redding, but I don't think that plays a role. I'm leaning toward the paper thin cases and their length.
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Old 02-08-2012, 12:16 AM
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In my limited experience reloading the 32-20 for my 1892 Winchester I find/found out that I crumple cases when resizing and depriming. I messed up the first one and new it right away, it just felt funny on the downstroke, like it caught on something. When I lifted back up and removed the cartridge I saw where the lip was kinda wrinkled looking, I set that one aside and started paying a little more attention to what I was doing. It seems that the problem from my end was not making damn sure the cartridge was completely against the back of the base and ease down on the downstroke, holding the cartridge...they are narrow little buggers compared to 45-70's or just about anything else. I believe the flattened end of the sizer where the de-primer fits into is where the problem is. If the cartridge is just off enough or tips just enough the entrance of the cartridge is narrow enough for the edge to come into contact with the flattened surface. It might be helpful to round this offending area off with the handy dremel tool, that is the fix I am attempting, I can see no harm to the resizing process in doing so.
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Old 02-08-2012, 07:55 PM
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You just need to be a little gentle with the 32-20. Something that will save you cases is the Lyman Expander M die especially if you are shooting lead.
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Old 02-08-2012, 08:42 PM
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Starline brass in 32-20 seems to be more durable than many other sources.
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Old 02-09-2012, 08:59 AM
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I've been playing with 2.5 gns of Trailboss under a 108gn RNFP bullet. Frankly it seems a little anemic, maybe 800 fps, but the revolver is a 1902 1st change and I don't wnat to push it too hard. They are fun and easy to shoot though.
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Old 02-09-2012, 09:12 AM
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I am not a master and I don't use Unique. My load is 3.2 grains of W231 behind a 100 grain LSWC for my 4th change.
YEP!!! Works for me as well.
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