32 H&R mag bullet mold

[pastorp]

Somehow I've come into possession of several 32 H&Rmag revolvers. I would like to develop a cast bullet load to use in all of them. Can't decide which mold to buy. Also if I should buy GC or PB.

Any suggestions. What works best for you. Thanks, Byron

[Lloyd Smale]

the rcbs 98 swc is a real good mold thats reasonably priced. Most of the other bullets i shoot in 32s are  out of ballisticast or lbt molds and there a bit more expensive. the bc 105 swc and the 115 swcgc are great bullets as is the lbt 120 rfgc (Lfn)

[Graybeard]

The ONLY cast bullet I've used so far in the .32 Mag is the old now discontinued Lyman 311316 (I think that's the correct number). It's a gas checked mould that drops them around 110 grains from my alloy. I love that mould and would love to locate another in good shape. Mine got rusted badly a long time ago when I left it in the basement reloading room in a house with major water problems when it rained. I managed to ruin a bunch of stuff while living there.

I have some bullets Lloyd cast up for me that I'll be trying when warm weather returns and my right eye is back to normal. What I'll end up using I dunno but if I had a good set of blocks for that old mould I have used I'd sure be happy to use nothing else. I really do like that RCBS bullet for looks.

[Nobade]

I use the RCBS if I want a light bullet, the Lyman #311008 for a heavy. Both work great, but be careful you can pressure up quick with that 115gr. one. Since the 32 H&R doesn't shoot very fast I've never seen the need for a gascheck design.

[Larry Gibson]

The ONLY cast bullet I've used so far in the .32 Mag is the old now discontinued Lyman 311316 (I think that's the correct number). It's a gas checked mould that drops them around 110 grains from my alloy. I love that mould and would love to locate another in good shape. Mine got rusted badly a long time ago when I left it in the basement reloading room in a house with major water problems when it rained. I managed to ruin a bunch of stuff while living there.

I have some bullets Lloyd cast up for me that I'll be trying when warm weather returns and my right eye is back to normal. What I'll end up using I dunno but if I had a good set of blocks for that old mould I have used I'd sure be happy to use nothing else. I really do like that RCBS bullet for looks.

Graybeard

I've got the 311316 mould also. Its the GC'd version of the 31118 32-20 bullet.  Is an excellent bullet in the .32 H&R but Lyman's original design for the .32 H&R was 313631 which is a GC'd 105 gr SWC. It is truely a great bullet in the .32 H&R, the 32-20 and the .30 Carbine.  The PB bullet I use in the .32 S&WL and the .32 H&R is the Lee TL314-90-SWC.  I've a 6 cavity mould and it really churns them out. Over 3 gr of Bullseye the 90 gr SWC runs 1005 fps out of my 6 1/2" Ruger SS (original run). It is a nice general purpose load.

Larry Gibson

[shooter6br]

I use the Lee 90 grain SWC in my SP 101 in 32 Mag. Seems like a nice general purpose bullet. I also use the Lee 93 grain RN  but prefer the SWC. With Lee molds you an experiment without the high cost  Rick  " Becareful to aim and aim to be careful"

[frank405]

I have shot the Lyman 3118 since the guns came out and the Saeco 322 with 8.5 grains of WC 820. Can't tell the difference, both are very accurate.

[Lone Star]

It's the RCBS 98-SWC for me too.  In my 4" SP101 they shoot very accurately over a healthy charge of AA-7, with minimal leading using the old LBT "Magnum" lube.



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