Using the 32 H&R Magnum in a rifle

[HobbyShooter]

Hi,

I searched the net for info on what can be obtained from the 32 H&R Magnum
in a rifle barrel and found only handgun ballistic. Does anyone reload for this
caliber for a rifle, wich powder do you use, bullets and what kind of velocity/enrgy
do you get? Do you have leading problem from non-jacket bullets at rifle
velocity?

Any information welcome,

Thanks all,

Jocelyn.

 

[40-82]

Jocelyn,
Don't know how or if this applies to your situation but my understanding is that 32-20 rifle cartridges can be loaded hotter than 32 H&R Magnum for equal weight bullets. The point being that it wasn't necessary to invent the 32 H&R Magnum at all since the old 32-20 is already in place as both a handgun and rifle round i.e why re-invent the wheel? To get an idea of ballistics, check out info from the tables:

http://www.handgunsmag.com/ballistics/ballistic-tables/

If you really want to reload 32 H&R Magnum in rifle perhaps 32-20 rifle reloading data can be used as a guideline.
I almost exclusively use cast lead for all my handgun and rifle cartridges. Leading is not a problem but all cylinders/barrels are slugged and bullets are sized to .001-.002 over slug size. Velocities are kept to 1600 fps or below for pure lead but can be raised to approx. 1800fps if the cast bullet has a gas check or is made from pure lino (non-hunting use).

 

[HobbyShooter]

Thanks 40-82, the site you give me has only handgun ballistic for the 32 H&R,
rifle data seems hard to find!

 

[40-82]

Jocelyn,
I did find one load for 32 Mag. in rifle by doing a search in the Cast Bullet Association forums.
Here is a link:
http://www.castbulletassoc.org/forum/view_topic.php?id=2677&forum_id=48&highlight=32+mag+rifle
Have a look at Ed Harris' post (3rd one from top) and 2nd last paragraph. This may at least give you a reference point.

There is also mention of a hotter load further down in the forum (william iorg) but case life is severely shortened with the heavier loads.

 

[HobbyShooter]

Yes, this gives me an idea what a 32 H&R rifle is capable to do:
300 fps more than a handgun and an FPE around 450...

Thanks for the link, thanks for your time!

Jocelyn.

 

[Clark]

The 32 Long Colt, 32 H&R mag, and 327 Federal mag, all have brass of the same strength, but slightly different lengths.

The limit for getting that brass to easily extract, from a revolver with a finger tip, may be 45,000 psi, but the brass could go much higher with the cam type extraction of some rifles.