Your 132-grain .32 caliber bullet for the 327 Federal

[william iorg]

Veral,
I’m interested in the .32 caliber mold you made up for Axehandle. In his post he said the nose was .450” long and the bullet weighed 132-grains.

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,204774.0.html

The 327 Federal will have a 1.650” COAL using your bullet and should allow me to use most of the available case volume for powder. With the Ruger Blackhawk (cyl length 1.7450”) and the GP 141 (cyl length 1.6015”) I  run out of case capacity using Accurate Arms No. 9 and Hodgdon Lil’Gun or H110. I have never reached what appears to be a maximum load with the 327 Federal and bullets of 125- and 130-grains in the heavy frame Ruger Blackhawk of GP141. I am using two heavy weight bullets from NEI and while they are good bullets they seat deeply.  The Federal brass is quite strong and the primer pockets remain tight.

I shoot several .32 caliber handguns and rifles so I believe I am better served using a gas check bullet. How deep would your bullet seat when cut for a gas check?

[Veral]

  Because I only come to the forum about once a week, more or less, You'd get your answers quicker by emailing me direct at   LBTisAccuracy@localnet.com         as I answer my emails most every evening.

  Seating depth of any of my bullets is relitive to nose length and overall length, and I can't remember what OAL is, but will have to get it from the shop, which I will when you email me.  If recoil isn't a problem with pulling bullets, and if the cylinder has enough length outside the case, I can probably give you more powder room than I did Axehandle, though I don't recall what I cut for him.

  With any molds I make I have more flex in what I can do than any mold maker on earth, and pretty much know the limits of how far we can go in any direction without losing ground.