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could it damage my gun?

rangerange Member Posts: 554 ✭✭✭
edited October 2001 in General Discussion
could i shoot 73 grain bullets through a beretta tomcat 32 without damaging the gun?
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  • Shootist3006Shootist3006 Member Posts: 4,171
    edited November -1
    Range, I copied the following from 'The Reloading Board' "The 7.65mm Browning cartridge was introduced to the European market by the Belgium firm Fabrique Nationale in 1899 in John Browning's first successful semiautomatic pistol. In 1903, Colt introduced its first Browning designed autoloader, the Pocket Model, chambered for the same cartridge, but renamed it the .32 Automatic Colt Pistol, or .32 ACP for short. Of semirimmed design, the .32 ACP was introduced with a 71 grain full metal jacket bullet at a muzzle velocity of slightly over 900 fps for around 130 foot pounds of kinetic energy. Several U.S. companies offer factory loads for this cartridge, but Winchester's loading with a 60 grain hollowpoint bullet at 970 fps is often preferred by the very few law enforcement personnel who continue to use this relatively anemic cartridge in pocket pistols for backup purposes."The NRA Handloading manual lists several loads for the .32 acp with 71 grain bullets. One cautionary note, barrel diameters vary from .308 to .312, depending on mfg. I would slug the barrel and measure the 73 gr. bullet before going any farther.That said, I would say that you can load 73 gr bullets in your .32 acp (a starting load would be about 2 gr. of Bullseye).
    Quod principi placuit legis habet vigorem.Semper Fidelis[This message has been edited by Shootist3006 (edited 10-03-2001).]
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