"Rat Shot" in 32 caliber?

[masek77]

I'm looking for something similar to the "rat shot" bullets that you find in 22 LR. They are also called shotshell bullets. Does anybody make them in 32HR Mag?

[coyotejoe]

I'm not aware of any factory loaded .32 shotshells. It's not too difficult to make up your own, using gaschecks as top and bottom wads but I don't know where you'd get the #12 shot as used in .22 shotshells. With commonly available #9 shot you'd not get many pellets in the little .32 case, even .38 shotshells are pretty skimpy, good for snakes only at such close range you could hardly miss with a bullet.
.22 shotshells are good for killing bats in the attic since the tiny pellets won't destroy the roof.

[stimpylu32]

masek77

This got me to thinking , so i spent almost an hour on the net and could not find one factory loaded shot round for the 32 , so i think you may be out of luck .

stimpy

[PaulS]

If you can find a source for #12 shot I can show you how to make a shotshell that will work in single shot and revolvers.

Contact me off list at:
paulstephens2(AT)comcast(DOT)net
Be sure to tell me that you are from GB Forums and what you want. ie: shotshells for 32 mag or 45 colt or 45-70 or whatever.

[wienranch]

Ballistic Products sells #12 lead shot - 10lb bag for $28.99

http://shop2.mailordercentral.com/bpicart/

I've made shot shells for my .32 mag - start by using a small charge of a fast burning powder like Bullseye, push in an over-powder wad (cut out discs from styrofoam cups using an empty case), almost fill the case with shot, seat an over-shot wad, lightly crimp, then seal with a small bead of Elmer's glue.
I've made shot shells this way for .357, .45 colt, as well as .32 and had good luck.  You can experiment with  different materials for wads, but styrofoam cups are easy to make, and are completely burned during firing.  I've not tried gaschecks for a wad, but have seen that suggested.

Walt

[coyotejoe]

I certainly agree that a styrofoam over-powder wad will be "completely burned during firing". So how do they serve the purpose of a wad to seal the powder gas behind the shot load?  I have used styrofaom wads as over-shot wads and for that they work very well but between powder and shot one needs a real wad which will NOT be "completely burned during firing".

[wienranch]

You're right  I'm sure some other over-powder wad would be better.  Styrofoam is just so much easier to cut out disks.   I suppose the shot itself acts as enough of a seal to get it moving.  Styrofoam over the powder only performs as a separator - to keep the powder in the base.  As to shot performance, I've had good results on snakes, usually no further than 15 ft.