32 wcf cast bullets

[huntandfishguy63]

So accumulated everything i need to start reloading 32 wcf, with the exception of the bullets. Who offers the best had cast, at a reasonable price. Currently they will be shot in a 92 Winchester, but I'm looking for a revolver.

 

[jag22]

I've been using bullets from Missouri Bullet Company and Rim Rock Bullets. Use them in 92s, revolvers and Remington pump. Been happy with both.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Bear Creek moly coated are pretty good.

Lyman mold #3117/3118 is the correct original mold, I have the Gas Check version.

The 117 gr RNFP bullet is great over Unique, Bullseye, WW231, & Trail Boss. (Use a Small Pistol primer if you have them, but small rifle is safe, but not as accurate.

I think this is the most versatile mold there is! It is the correct bullet for 32-20, & 32 Colt New Police/32 S&W Long. I use it in 30 Carbine, 30 Mauser, 7.62x39 sized .311", also gallery loads in 30-30, 308Win, 300 Savage, 303 Savage, 7.62x54R, 303 British & 7.65 Argentine. When I cast, I usually make 800-1000 castings. I size them in .308", .309", .311" & .314". I also have a 120 gr RN w/GC & a 123 grain Spitzer w/GC. I end up using the RNFP on just about everything! I used to lube with Lyman Alox but have gone to SPG Black Powder exclusively. I own a Lee 115 SWC Tumble Lube mold, but I have yet to find a gun that likes it!

Ivan

 

[Green Frog]

The Ideal 3118, currently sold as the Lyman 311008, is the baseline bullet against which all other 32 WCF loads must be measured. Casting lore states that after Elmer Keith designed bullets for the 38/357, 41, 44, and 45 he stated that the old 3118 was already good enough. I don't know whether that's true or not, but it should be!

I use it in straight side 32 cases as well, along with some lighter and one heavier (which is an adaptation of the 3118), but one mould that will remain on my shelf until I'm no longer able to cast is that old 3118!

If you can find a caster who provides this design, by all means buy from him, but it's always best if you can cast your own.

Froggie

 

[Drm50]

I’ve never had any luck with jacketed bullets in 32/20, even in the late model Marlin 94s. Having had several, and still have a few 32/20s I found casting your own the way to go. You have to dapple with each gun to find what it likes. Casting LV bullets isn’t technical. Uniformity is the only restriction. I don’t go for more than listed manufactures velocity. No fancy alloys needed, I go soft as possible. I recommend the 115gr RNFP.

 

[Alk8944]

The classic .32-20 cast bullet is Lyman #3118, a 115 grain flat point. Factory .32-20 bullets, both lead and jacketed, ranged from 100 to 125 grains, so anything in that range is appropriate. Several commercial casters sell bullets very similar to the 3118 which, as mentioned above, is now cataloged as the 311008 due to Lyman's revised numbering system.

Other Lyman bullets similar to the 3118 are 31133, a 100 grain FP, and 311316, which is basically a 3118 with a gas check. Gas checks are not needed with .32-20. The best .32-20 jacketed bullet was the Remington 100 gr. JSP, which has not been made for probably 30 years unfortunately. I used many of them in .32 S&W Long in my K-32. There are really no current jacketed bullets that are appropriate for .32-20. I have seen Lyman 3117 mentioned in this and another thread. There is no Lyman mold with that number!

Because of the long-for-caliber case .32-20 tends to produce squibs if used with powders that create small volume charges. To prevent this use bulkier powders that fill the case better. Unique is pretty well the best powder over-all for this cartridge in revolver and rifle. With the current state of Unique anything in the same burning rate range should work well. Do not use Bullseye, 231, etc. because of the small volume charges and possible squibbing and subsequent barrel damage from bulges! I use Small Rifle primers in all .32-20 ammunition as this reduces the chances of squibs!!! If you do happen to bulge a barrel in a .32-20, rifle or revolver, remember, you were told!

I have been loading .32-20 for both rifle and revolver since ca. 1962. All my comments are based on my own experience, personal and professional, with this cartridge over those 60+ years. I have seen many .32-20 guns with bulged barrels caused by squibs!

Overall my best luck with cast bullets in .32-20 or .32 S&W Long is size them .314" to .315". I use Saeco Green bullet lube for all cast bullets as it is by a wide margin the best of many I have tried in preventing leading with cast bullets, including LBT Blue Angel and numerous other other "boutique" (read expensive!) lubes that are supposed to be so good. They aren't! I cast all of my own bullets in nearly 100 different styles. All of my molds are from Lyman, Accurate Molds and RCBS, and in calibers from .22 to 20 gauge, .625".

 

[Kp321]

I am just getting into 32-20 shooting and loading. Waiting on a new barrel for my Win 92. I bought 500 Oregon Trail Laser Cast 115 gr flat nose bullets. They look very good and should last until I can get a Lyman mold and start casting my own.

 

[Green Frog]

I am just getting into 32-20 shooting and loading. Waiting on a new barrel for my Win 92. I bought 500 Oregon Trail Laser Cast 115 gr flat nose bullets. They look very good and should last until I can get a Lyman mold and start casting my own.

Sounds like a plan! Is the Win 92 old and shot out or…?

My 3118 moulds cast bullets at about 118 gr with my alloys, so any loads you develop with those Laser Cast 115s should be pretty close when you get your mould.

Froggie

 

[Kp321]

My 92 is 25-20, not legal for lever action silhouette but 32-20 is. Currently using a Rossi 92 in 357. No problems with it but always trying to improve my performance.

 

[danlbobb]

I use SNS Casting's 32 115 RNFP in my 32 H&R loads.


No complaints.

 

[Brooks]

Bear Creek Supply bullets for revolver.
The Hornady XTP 100gr JHP shoots good in my rifle
Unique. But I just picked up 2 pounds of Herco.
Small rifle primers.