I find that many YouTube reloaders have a thick Kentucky accent. Most of the advice is probably based on what their father taught them about reloading so be skeptical of internet advice.

I find that many YouTube reloaders have a thick Kentucky accent. Most of the advice is probably based on what their father taught them about reloading so be skeptical of internet advice.

that's why you view different sources, and also read through the reloading manual such as provided by hornady to see if they jive.  The same can be true of people reloading in hawaii (or anywhere else for that matter)

I find that many YouTube reloaders have a thick Kentucky accent. Most of the advice is probably based on what their father taught them about reloading so be skeptical of internet advice.

Your reloading misadventure thread is not a good source either.

Your reloading misadventure thread is not a good source either.

 

OldMose recently told me I just got into reloading....I bought a muzzle loader from him.

Need time and space for actual centerfire reloading.
(Learned that from Aiea78)

Your reloading misadventure thread is not a good source either.

I never said it was.

In fact, you and Inspector give me the most advice on my thread.

Something I would consider is looking for crossover recipes for gunpowder so you could build multiple cartridges with the same powder. It saves me on a little storage space & cost. Alliant does this for me with 9mm, 38/357 & 12 gauge and Varget for 308 & 6.5 mm

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Something I would consider is looking for crossover recipes for gunpowder so you could build multiple cartridges with the same powder. It saves me on a little storage space & cost. Alliant does this for me with 9mm, 38/357 & 12 gauge and Varget for 308 & 6.5 mm

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Varget works great for heavy .223 loads.
Alliant RL15 is the same too. Moderate 308 to heavy 223 loads. Win 748 is another versatile powder.

Something I would consider is looking for crossover recipes for gunpowder so you could build multiple cartridges with the same powder. It saves me on a little storage space & cost. Alliant does this for me with 9mm, 38/357 & 12 gauge and Varget for 308 & 6.5 mm

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Welcome to the forum.

H4895 is another good one. It was the first powder I tried in my Mosin Nagant.

Something I would consider is looking for crossover recipes for gunpowder so you could build multiple cartridges with the same powder. It saves me on a little storage space & cost. Alliant does this for me with 9mm, 38/357 & 12 gauge and Varget for 308 & 6.5 mm

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Welcome to the forum.
Don't forget to get active on the political issues too.

Re. Powder....alliant unique is like your crescent wrench. It works for many things, but not all.
That's why most hobbyist reloaders have multiple types on the shelf.
Like having different screwdrivers.

Ha, never thought of it that way.

WGS is the only store I've found Unique at.

Next 2 weeks is a good time to drop by

Some of my components have already arrived, with the majority of it coming in the next few days 

I'm a bit concerned about the powder charge in the old 32 being between 2.1 grs as starting and 2.3 grs as max loads per the hodgdon HP-38 load data.  I'm new to this, but to me that seems like quite a narrow range to be working in.  I did order a Hornady branded powder scale that claims 1/10th grain accuracy so that shouldnt be a problem if I manually weigh out the charges, but who wants to do that.

I have a set of 32acp Lee dies and Lee recommends using the Lee Auto Drum Powder Measure to use with the powder through die.  Lee says it can do accurate powder drops at 2 grs an under.  We'll see, thats on order too.

I use the Hornady Bench Scale but can be pricey. I like it because I always need a fan on me and it can weigh accurate charges with the included cover. Otherwise, an open window can affect the accuracy at 0.1gr. Just touching the table can also throw off any scale. To get more accuracy, you have to get one of those ~$1k scales with the glass doors and stuff.
https://www.amazon.com/Hornady-50108-Electronic-Scale-Grain/dp/B004EXPKJA

This scale also works great and is much cheaper. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06W5VXN53

Some of my components have already arrived, with the majority of it coming in the next few days 

I'm a bit concerned about the powder charge in the old 32 being between 2.1 grs as starting and 2.3 grs as max loads per the hodgdon HP-38 load data.  I'm new to this, but to me that seems like quite a narrow range to be working in.  I did order a Hornady branded powder scale that claims 1/10th grain accuracy so that shouldnt be a problem if I manually weigh out the charges, but who wants to do that.

I have a set of 32acp Lee dies and Lee recommends using the Lee Auto Drum Powder Measure to use with the powder through die.  Lee says it can do accurate powder drops at 2 grs an under.  We'll see, thats on order too.

Don't know much anything about .32acp so YMMV, but with such a small window of safe pressure, maybe look for a better powder choice.

Personally I wouldn't trust throwing powder for such a small window for error. 

If you do, weigh every charge.... but that'll take foreevr!

Don't know much anything about .32acp so YMMV, but with such a small window of safe pressure, maybe look for a better powder choice.

Personally I wouldn't trust throwing powder for such a small window for error. 

If you do, weigh every charge.... but that'll take foreevr!

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I think this cartridge needs about 2 grains of fast powder to work the action.
Not many options available.

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I think this cartridge needs about 2 grains of fast powder to work the action.
Not many options available.

I see..  hope the powder meters well.  Should be ok

In my experience, Lee throws pretty good with some powders.

At the least, spot check frequently.

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I think this cartridge needs about 2 grains of fast powder to work the action.
Not many options available.

I'm going to try 2.0 gr and 2.1 gr loads and see if it cycles fine to just dip my toes in the water.  The gun is heavy (for a 32) with a pretty stout recoil spring, but it is old.  Seems like velocities will be under 800 ft/s as barrel length is 3.75".  Factory ammo I've been shooting claims >1000 ft/s out of a 4 inch so I think I should be able to take it close to max per hodgdon.  Those loads are quite snappy though and I wouldn't mind it softer as long as she runs.

Should have my bench set up in the next few days.  Haven't settled on a tumbler setup yet so I'm going to try on that virgin brass before I try once fired.  Thanks again oldfart for all the help 

I'm going to try 2.0 gr and 2.1 gr loads and see if it cycles fine to just dip my toes in the water.  The gun is heavy (for a 32) with a pretty stout recoil spring, but it is old.  Seems like velocities will be under 800 ft/s as barrel length is 3.75".  Factory ammo I've been shooting claims >1000 ft/s out of a 4 inch so I think I should be able to take it close to max per hodgdon.  Those loads are quite snappy though and I wouldn't mind it softer as long as she runs.

Should have my bench set up in the next few days.  Haven't settled on a tumbler setup yet so I'm going to try on that virgin brass before I try once fired.  Thanks again oldfart for all the help 

If you are not going to use the gun for SD then you could possibly contact Wolff and ask them if they have a less stout recoil spring so you can run some softer loads.

I also do not reload for this cartridge. Titegroup is a pretty fast powder and might be a good alternative for this cartridge.

If you are not going to use the gun for SD then you could possibly contact Wolff and ask them if they have a less stout recoil spring so you can run some softer loads.

I also do not reload for this cartridge. Titegroup is a pretty fast powder and might be a good alternative for this cartridge.

While it is a browning design, its not a 1911 and doesnt have any aftermarket support.  I'm just glad Wolff even makes an oem spring kit.  They do make a + power mag spring for the gun but thats it I think.

Thanks for the recommendation on powder to try; I'll give it a shot (ha ha) if the HP38 doesnt work.

I'm playing around with the crimps now - it seems some 32's headspace off the case mouth, while others use the semi-rim on the case like a revolver.  Mine appears to be the revolver type as you can see the little ledge in the barrel to catch the rim.  Overcrimped test rounds will chamber identically.  I should be able to crimp, but is it necessary outside of just the seating step (Lee die with integral taper crimp)?  I have the Lee FCD (its supposed to roll crimp like a revolver) but I believe that to be overkill at this point.  I'm manually cycling these dummy rounds a few times to see if the OAL changes dramatically or not.