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Reloading 32 long colt
Blckhrn
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Obsolete cartridge and I have two rifles that will fire them (well, one and a half). I do have a brick of ammo coming that I will shoot some from but want to reload. I can dedicate a 50 rounds to each gun and not need to resize, I just need a down and dirty way to crimp. Lee wants outrageous setup charges and I am not real crazy about their products.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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Could something be made up on a friend's lathe that would crimp? I'm thinking a 5/16 ball end mill into some steel, threaded 7/8x whatever and relieved, then case hardened.
You can order a set of 32 long Colt dies made by RCBS from Huntington and probably direct from RCBS. It is die set #56333.
A little snag with the all knowing internet. Went to Huntington's and typed the #56333 into their search and came up with a lot of ginnerish. Can you post a link or category? Thanks.
Per your request. Page down until you see 56333 in the left column.
Don't forget these either...
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http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=45945610
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Sorry...I don't know if S & W Long is the same as 32 Long Colt
You can have a collet made to give the crimp like the Lee "Factory Crimp". You can also make a stab crimp with a modified plier tool like Ideal used to make.
Finding a mould will be a challenge, but several custom makers will be able to accommodate you. No doubt you'll be able to find a custom bullet caster to get you started.
Hollow base bullets will not have near the accuracy heeled bullets have, but may be plinking acceptable.
Lee is passing up a gap in useful dies for the .32, .38, .310 heeled cartridge crimp dies and heeled bullet molds. We need to nag them a little, I guess.
Crimping a heeled bullet is going to be a problem.
You can have a collet made to give the crimp like the Lee "Factory Crimp". You can also make a stab crimp with a modified plier tool like Ideal used to make.
Finding a mould will be a challenge, but several custom makers will be able to accommodate you. No doubt you'll be able to find a custom bullet caster to get you started.
Hollow base bullets will not have near the accuracy heeled bullets have, but may be plinking acceptable.
Lee is passing up a gap in useful dies for the .32, .38, .310 heeled cartridge crimp dies and heeled bullet molds. We need to nag them a little, I guess.
I'm not familiar w/ heeled bullest as you describe them but it sounds llike they are larger base than at the nose. I slugged the rifle today and it miked .310 so a .312 would work. I only have the one rifle so I shouldn't need to size.
All else fails I can bore seat them and shoot BP.
I had wondered if you could drill a soft lathe collet to Long Colt dia and resize S+W brass down.
No, the other way around. The bullet, as in the .22 rf, is the same size as the case, but with a smaller diameter heel to fit into the case.
A base swage die or a collet die could be fashioned to reduce the base of the case, as with the Nambu from .40 S&W brass.
The old Colt cylinders were without the Russian throat, and the rifles had the same chamber design. If your rifle is a single-shot there is no real need to crimp at all. (Any repeater can function as a single-shot.) Tube magazines tend to push the bullet into the case, so, unlike a revolver, crimp on a heeled bullet may not be necessary if the bullet won't fall out by gravity as you carry them about in your pocket.
Regards from Darkest California,
Ross