.32 S&W Long shot shells

[spinafish]

Anyone ever assembled .32 L shotshells.  My bro-n-law gave me an Arminius 32 revolver and I would like to assemble some snake loads..The revolver shoots good, considering its worth.  If it fell overboard I don't wouldn't cry like I would if my 586 Smith fell overboard!I would think that 32 H&R brass would work fine for such a project..maybe use gas checks or waxed cardboard between the powder and shot and to top the load off..Any thoughts would be appreciated..

[Savage]

I loaded a lot of 38spl cases with shot using a miniscule charge of Bullseye and cardboard cut wads. I used candle wax to seal the overshot wad. They worked "ok", don't know why you couldn't load the .32s the same way. Pretty effective inside 10 feet.
Savage

[sui generis]

For them to be really useful, you'd have to have a supply of #12 shot.  .22lr or mag loads of #12 would be better than any likely amount of #9 in a .32. You might go the gas-check route, but usually the expander plug for the next smaller bore is used to seat the lower check and I don't know if a .25acp plug would be long enough to work. You'd be on your own for loading data, but lighter powder charges normally work better than heavier ones even if the heavy ones are not over-pressure. If you do try it, test them on potatoes and don't shoot at anything hard enough to throw the shot back at you.

[spinafish]

I have a supply of #12's I purchased years ago,I load 45 LC and .38/.357 shot shells.  thanks for the responses, I will keep you updated when I start the project..

[jgalar]

I have made shotshells for my Nagant pistols using the process that Savage described. I use 32-20 cases resized straight in the Nagants so its like a long 32 mag case. I used gasket punches to make the cardboard wads/seperaters. I used 1 wad between the powder and shot and 2 at the top and very lightly crimped and sealed with wax. I used Lee dippers for powder and shot measuring.

[Questor]

The method of using a small powder charge topped with a gas check, topped with as much shot as possible, topped by an inverted gas check and roll crimping the case should work fine. I have some 38 special snake loads. You need to be very close for them to work, but within their limits they are very practical.

[Savage]

Wonder how difficult it is to find .32 gaschecks-------------? I had better luck with cardboard wads than gaschecks in 38/.357.

SSavage

[Blackhawk44]

Or .30 caliber CRIMP ON gas checks...

[R.W.Dale]

 I've loaded .32 H&R magnum shotshells using the gascheck methiod mentioned previously. While #12 shot is most effictive I don't find a case of #9 lacking in punch either.

 I use .308 crimp on gas checks seated using a lyman 7.62x39 sizer die with the decapping pin removed. Either load will blow a potato apart at 4 paces.

[spinafish]

thanks for the responses..will be ordering some 308 gas checks before long..