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Offline Stan in SC

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cast bullet size for .32 Win. Special????
« on: March 03, 2011, 02:57:51 PM »
I use .321 jacketed bullets for my Winchester model 94 in .32 Winchester Special.If I go to reloading a cast bullet for this rifle do I still use .321 or do I go up to .323?I am presuming that I would still use .321.Thanks for any help.

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Re: cast bullet size for .32 Win. Special????
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2011, 03:16:21 PM »
Stan in SC,
I have four .32 Win Specials.  Two 94's and two 336SC's.  Mine would not shoot cast bullets at either .321 or .323.  Had a machinist at
work open up the .321 sizer die to .3225 and all mine love that diameter.  I shoot both the 08-170FNGC from RCBS and the 321297 from Lyman.  Both bullets have to be sized in the .3225 sizer or they will not shoot in my .32 Specials.  Your's however may work just
fine at .321 or .323.  Try both sizes and hopefully one of them will work.  Casted 500 pieces of the Lyman 321297 from a single cavity mould on Tuesday.  With our alloy they weigh 189.6gr lubed and gas checked.  None vary more than .3 grains and that's the nice part
about a single cavity mould.  Slow to cast, but so consistent it is scary.  The machinist where I used to work was not a shooter but understood my problem and he did an absolute perfect job on my .321 sizer.
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Re: cast bullet size for .32 Win. Special????
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2011, 04:39:52 PM »
   Stan my sug. is to slug your barrel. That measurement plus .001 should be what you size your bullets to.
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Re: cast bullet size for .32 Win. Special????
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2011, 02:12:31 AM »
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Re: cast bullet size for .32 Win. Special????
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2011, 06:57:10 AM »
Stan, I size my 321297s to .321 and they shoot great in my Win. 94. This bullet also shoots great in 8mm sized to .323.
H08