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I picked up this HE today.LATEST UPDATE:Range Trip
- Thread starter Rickkster
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Hi Rickkster,
Wow...interesting saga!
I have seen many 'Bulged Barrel' .32-20 Revolvers, and, I always atributed this to Handloaders through the years, attempting "light" Loadings for plinking.
Your four inch will of course get better FPS than your five inch, when using what are still quite light Loadings...as the drag is a huge factor in this range of how much 'push' there is behind the Bullet.
Good Lube ( for the Bullets ) may help a little.
I myself prefer pure Lead in any old Hand Gun...and I steer clear of any Plated or Jacketet.
Plated or Jacketed will make for a higher spike when entering the Forcing Cone, then, it has a lot more drag while going down the Barrel, than Lead.
Otherwise, interesting for me to have found your Thread to-day...I have been looking for a .32-20 HE for some years, just looking csually, on and off, and, just located one I am thinking about semi-seriously.
You know, .32-20/.32 WCF was a Black Power Cartridge originally.
If it was me, I would load some up using 3 f Swiss Powder, and, a Beeswax Lube, and, see what those do.
My guess? They would do very well, and, be really fun to shoot, too.
I am sure in 1914 or so, Black Powder .32-20 Cartridges were still on the Shelves...so, that might even have been what your Revolver was first tried with for all we know!
Wow...interesting saga!
I have seen many 'Bulged Barrel' .32-20 Revolvers, and, I always atributed this to Handloaders through the years, attempting "light" Loadings for plinking.
Your four inch will of course get better FPS than your five inch, when using what are still quite light Loadings...as the drag is a huge factor in this range of how much 'push' there is behind the Bullet.
Good Lube ( for the Bullets ) may help a little.
I myself prefer pure Lead in any old Hand Gun...and I steer clear of any Plated or Jacketet.
Plated or Jacketed will make for a higher spike when entering the Forcing Cone, then, it has a lot more drag while going down the Barrel, than Lead.
Otherwise, interesting for me to have found your Thread to-day...I have been looking for a .32-20 HE for some years, just looking csually, on and off, and, just located one I am thinking about semi-seriously.
You know, .32-20/.32 WCF was a Black Power Cartridge originally.
If it was me, I would load some up using 3 f Swiss Powder, and, a Beeswax Lube, and, see what those do.
My guess? They would do very well, and, be really fun to shoot, too.
I am sure in 1914 or so, Black Powder .32-20 Cartridges were still on the Shelves...so, that might even have been what your Revolver was first tried with for all we know!
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Rickkster
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Oyeboteb,
Yes, there will be no more plated bullets from these .32-20's. I will stick with my cast (20-1. I also have some 30-1 alloy I can use). I might pick up a different mold to get a little heavier RNFP to try. Also, my next loads will probably be with Unique, although I am not against trying BP too. For lube, I use White Label BAC. I think you will like a .32-20 if you get one.
Cheers,
Rick
Green Frog
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Rick,
If you have or have access to the old Lyman/Ideal 311008/3118 bullet, that seems to be the one designed for the 32/20 and most dependable in it. With that long, relatively fat nose it should still bump along well across the bulges in your bore... I hope they are really as insignificant as they appear in the picture. I'm going to be dealing with a pre-war 38 Regulation Police with one bad bulge, so I feel your pain!
Froggie
If you have or have access to the old Lyman/Ideal 311008/3118 bullet, that seems to be the one designed for the 32/20 and most dependable in it. With that long, relatively fat nose it should still bump along well across the bulges in your bore... I hope they are really as insignificant as they appear in the picture. I'm going to be dealing with a pre-war 38 Regulation Police with one bad bulge, so I feel your pain!
Froggie
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Rickkster
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Froggie,
#311008 is on my Christmas list, haha. We will see if my family decides to go with that. If not, I will probably pick it up on my own. I haven't worked up any additional loads as yet, hunting season here in PA has kept me busy.
Cheers,
Rick
Green Frog
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If you don't want to wait for the fat guy with the reindeer, you might look on flea-Bay today. Search "Ideal 3118." It's the older, original style like the one that I have myself. Just sayin'!
Froggie
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Rickkster
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Froggie,
Thanks for the heads-up! It is on my radar now ;-)
Cheers,
Rick
Thanks for the heads-up! It is on my radar now ;-)
Cheers,
Rick
Hahaha! I had the same experience, exactly. As the rod loosens, the bullets start going all over the place, and keyholing very prettily. I wound up using a very small bit of blue loctite on the ejector rod and have shot about a thousand rounds since without a problem. Before anybody has a fit, note that loctite lets go at a bit above 200F, so you can always remove it without any drama.
