Loading Data 32 s&w long

[500fksjr]

I just took in a S&W 31-1 4inch bbl on trade...I have a box of 105 grn lfn plain base /.311 dia bullets, Starline cases, Winchester sm pistol primers...I have trail boss,unique,lil gun,HS6 powders...I would like to get 775 to 850 fps...any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

[dougader]

I'm not sure how close you can get to those velocities, and no matter how solid that 31 looks, I'd keep the loads to 15k psi.

Speer 14 lists their 100 grain jhp with 4.1 grains HS-6 as a max load, and a DNR note for the start charge.

Good luck.

[brionic]

Neat gun. The 4" barreled version, especially in modern guns, is a lot of gun in a trim little package.

Yours is a J-frame, and with the heat treated frame and cylinder, is perfectly capable of what you want to do with it. Mine is a pre-WW1 I-frame M1903, and I won't load it to those levels.

Here are a couple good places to start:

www.lasc.us/fryxellthe32s-wlong.htm

smith-wessonforum.com/reloading/102573-working-up-anemic-32-s-w-long-load.html

Standard best practices apply.

Enjoy!

[500fksjr]

Thanks Guys...and these articals are much more of what I was looking for than the General loading Data...Great old cartrigde!!!

[dougader]

You can check over on the Cast Boolits forum for a thread about the 32 as a man stopper. Gent there bent his pretty 32 hot rodding the 32 long.

[500fksjr]

Apr 23, 2016 21:43:44 GMT -5 dougader said:

You can check over on the Cast Boolits forum for a thread about the 32 as a man stopper. Gent there bent his pretty 32 hot rodding the 32 long.

Just wanted to let you know I was able to get a 105 grn bullet to run 865 with 3.5 grains of unique an stay in loading limits as well pressure...FWIW

[ericp]

Ed Harris has done a lot of work with the 32 Long, might want to look into his stuff. He mostly writes for the Fouling Shot now.
Here is one article: www.hensleygibbs.com/edharris/articles/32longnotes2.htm


Eric

[500fksjr]

Apr 23, 2016 11:33:12 GMT -5 brionic said:

Neat gun. The 4" barreled version, especially in modern guns, is a lot of gun in a trim little package.

Yours is a J-frame, and with the heat treated frame and cylinder, is perfectly capable of what you want to do with it. Mine is a pre-WW1 I-frame M1903, and I won't load it to those levels.

Here are a couple good places to start:

www.lasc.us/fryxellthe32s-wlong.htm

smith-wessonforum.com/reloading/102573-working-up-anemic-32-s-w-long-load.html

Standard best practices apply.

Enjoy!

Brionic, Just a note I ordered a copy of Phill Sharpes book "A Complete Guide To Reloading" 2nd edition...What a great resource!!!! Thanks again for the articals