pet loads for .32 Special?

[espalding]

Just picked up a Model '94, Can anyone recommend best powders?  Expect will be plinking mostly gas-checks and a bit of jacketed.  Thanks a lot,
Ed

[old06]

I can't help but you should run this in the handloading section good luck....Bob

[bob whittaker]

 

     hi.   my couz  has an old 32spl the best load wev  found for it is IMR30-31 an hornaday 170gr bullet. i had a coustom crimp die made by lee made for it and wev had many 3shot groups that all shots cut eacher. check laymans hand book for how manygrans .best of luck .

[308Win]

We load our 32 Special with-170Gr bullet-Winchester 748 Powder-32.6Gr Starting load-"36.2 MAX load"-2,240 FPS-32,500 Pressure.

[Centennial]

Ed, On 4 Dec 1994 this load made one 5/8 hole, center to center, at 100 yards with 4 shots.  I chickend out and didnt fire the 5th shot. 

Once fired Winchester brass, 170g Hornady (crimped, OAL approx 2.56), CCI 200, 34g IMR 4320, Average speed of the 4 shots was 2089fps

The gun was a Win 94 rifle, 1/2 mag, takedown, with Lyman reciever sight, shotgun but, serial # 685505.  Wish I had never sold it! 

Centennial! 

[espalding]

Thanks guys!

[creekfreak]

Id asked the same question on leverguns a month ago. heres thre link to the responses...good stuff. havnt had a chance to have any worked up yet though...

 http://leverguns.sixgunner.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21371

[Win94]

.......33 grains of IMR 3031 and the 170 hornady interlock crimped with the .30-.30 Lee Factory Crimp Die yeilds me very good accuracy