I am in the process of acquiring a new to me 32-40 and would like to know what your favorite loads and/or boolits are?
I am in the process of acquiring a new to me 32-40 and would like to know what your favorite loads and/or boolits are?
Fixed ammo or breach seating?
I breech seat a 168 grain bullet ahead of 14 - 14.3 grains of 4227. I have gone to 14.5 but saw no benefit. Never saw a reason to change. Not overly fast but very decent groups at 100 and 200.
Last edited by Shanghai Jack; 04-25-2022 at 09:54 PM.
200 gr. soft lead paper patched over 18 gr. reloader 7 ,star-line long 2.125 brass bullet seated just to where it engages the rifling ,in my CPA rifle it will shot better than I can.
Lyman 164 grain flatnose plain base cast of ww alloy, sized in .323" die and 14 grs. IMR4227 (MV = 1380 fps), 13.5 grs. SR4759 (MV = 1410 fps), or 21 grs. H4895 (MV = 1370 fps).
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |