More of a cartridge collector area here. jacketed bullet. I've recently come into a bunch of .30-30 brass from a couple of sources and want to begin reloading for my Grandfather's model 94 in .32 Special. The case volume is almost identical and for the same weight bullet the data was almost the same with both in the data from Lyman and Hodgdon IIRC. The Lee 2.8cc Dipper drops about 41 grains with todays Black Powder and produces velocities equivalent to the origninal early 1900's load. So I used the 30-30 data starting loads where I had no 32 SPL data and worked up loads to good accuracy in mine. (Someone will correct me if I'm wrong!) *Casing image above is an artist rendering and not a real photo of .32 Winchester Special Ballistics … SUBMITTED ON : 08 Mar 2007: SUBMITTED BY : turbo1889 My rifle is a Low Wall of unknown vintage (the serial number is illegible) but in excellent condition, with a 26-inch octagonal barrel. Reduced velocity loads for 32 Winchester special I am using the RCBS 32-170-FN gas checked bullet and do not want to exceed 1500 FPS. 8mm (323 dia) 8mm Mauser 8x57mm 150 8mm Mauser 8x57mm 170 8mm Mauser 8x57mm 200 BUT there is a lot of data for the 30-30 in lots of bullet weights. My problem is that there is very little load data for cast bullets in the 32 special and almost none for reduced velocity loads. RIFLE RELOADING DATA FILES (PDF) 20 caliber (.204 dia) 204 Ruger 39. 14, it quotes the 1902 Winchester catalog thusly: '"Loaded with Smokeless powder and a 165-gr. The 85-grain version offers controlled expansion at 725 fps to 1,525 fps and is a good choice for short-barrel revolvers. Grafs sells new made .32 Remington brass, and you can use .32 Winchester Special load data. The original antique Winchester load data (early 1900's) calls for 40 grains of FFg with a 170gr. For his 1989 article on loading .32-20 for rifles, Ken Waters’s test rifle was a Savage Model 23-C. Winchester discontinued its last .32-20, the bolt-action Model 43, in 1957. In the foreword to the .32 Special section in Speer's Reloading Manual No. Some say you can use .32 Win Special dies, but I use dedicated .32 Rem dies since the shoulder angle is a bit different. Standard jacketed bullet diameter is .312 inch, which is the same for the .327 Federal Magnum and .32-20 Winchester. I believe that 30/30 and 32 Special loads are more or less interchangeable. The Latest In Reloading, Straight To Your Inbox Keep up-to-date on new products, trends and tips from the leader in reloading. Hornady offers 85- and 100-grain XTP bullets known for reliable expansion. bullet, [the .32 Special] has a muzzle velocity of 2,057 foot seconds.'" Pick your favorite 30/30 load, and work it up from a slight reduction in powder charge for the 32 Special. 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