30 Reid
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I've never heard of it.
It shouldn't be difficult to develop a load for.
First what action is it chambered in. Remington/Winchester/Mauser or something else?
Once you've established the strength of the action, look up a cartridge with a similar case size and caliber and start off with their minimum handload. The best way to find that is ascertain which case was wildcatted to form the cases from.
It sounds like a one off. Could be a good useful cartridge, if you're willing to fire form cases or cut them down.
It shouldn't be difficult to develop a load for.
First what action is it chambered in. Remington/Winchester/Mauser or something else?
Once you've established the strength of the action, look up a cartridge with a similar case size and caliber and start off with their minimum handload. The best way to find that is ascertain which case was wildcatted to form the cases from.
It sounds like a one off. Could be a good useful cartridge, if you're willing to fire form cases or cut them down.
Similar to the above post my manual had data for 85 gr lead bullets. For 30 Reid, I tried 86 and 90 gr jacketed bullets with 1.5 to 1.7 gr of Bullseye. All combinations seemed to function properly, had no pressure signs, and produced reasonable accuracy, so I settled on 1.5 gr. Of course you will need to use your own judgment with respect to your firearm.
If you want lighter lead bullets, some of the lead bullet makers can swage 32 cal bullets down to 30 cal. Bullet Barn did this once for me, but have been sold since then so I don't know if they still offer this option. I haven't had the chance to try the lighter lead bullets yet.
Edit: just checked and the lighter lead bullets are 78 gr, so just a bit lighter.
If you want lighter lead bullets, some of the lead bullet makers can swage 32 cal bullets down to 30 cal. Bullet Barn did this once for me, but have been sold since then so I don't know if they still offer this option. I haven't had the chance to try the lighter lead bullets yet.
Edit: just checked and the lighter lead bullets are 78 gr, so just a bit lighter.
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I can't find all of my notes at the moment, but I think Overall Length was as per the manual for a 85 gr lead bullet: 0.984".
By "neck it down", do you mean how much did I shrink the .32 Acp brass to make .30 Reid brass? I don't know exactly: I just ran them through a .30 Reid resizing die. I then expanded just enough to seat the bullets.
I remember having an issue with the seat/crimp die. I couldn't get it to both seat and crimp the bullet properly at the same time, so I did these as two separate operations. This is the only pistol round I reload so I don't have a lot of experience with crimping.
I don't cast bullets myself, but i understand there is sometimes a swagging operation after casting to improve sizing. Basically the bullet is pressed through a hole of the appropriate size. I believe you can use a .32 acp mold and then swage the bullets to .30 caliber.
By "neck it down", do you mean how much did I shrink the .32 Acp brass to make .30 Reid brass? I don't know exactly: I just ran them through a .30 Reid resizing die. I then expanded just enough to seat the bullets.
I remember having an issue with the seat/crimp die. I couldn't get it to both seat and crimp the bullet properly at the same time, so I did these as two separate operations. This is the only pistol round I reload so I don't have a lot of experience with crimping.
I don't cast bullets myself, but i understand there is sometimes a swagging operation after casting to improve sizing. Basically the bullet is pressed through a hole of the appropriate size. I believe you can use a .32 acp mold and then swage the bullets to .30 caliber.
mudgunner49
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Anything that you want to know about reloading the .32ACP, including heavier bullets. I use the Campro 85 gr copper plated flat point and it runs like a champ in my PP, all 3 of my 1903's, a 1907 Savage and a couple of Beretta 70's. I also use 85 and 98 gr cast bullets at max data to shoot grouse using a chamber adapter in several of my .30-06 rifles - the longer barrels just eat up the noise and it's quieter than several suppressors that I've used. Data in the articles...
https://www.hensleygibbs.com/edharris/articles/32ACPrevisited.htm
http://www.hensleygibbs.com/edharris/articles/32popguns.htm
https://www.hensleygibbs.com/edharris/articles/32ACP.htm
blake
Buy the extremely cheap 71gr 32 RNFP campro, size them in a 309 die.
frankly, if you can chamber 30 reid brass with an unsized .312 "32" bullet seated, go for that. Just lower your charge by 0.2gr or so and observe resulting velocity.
frankly, if you can chamber 30 reid brass with an unsized .312 "32" bullet seated, go for that. Just lower your charge by 0.2gr or so and observe resulting velocity.
