The 313492 wadcutter mold is a classic projectile for the .32 revolvers. It’s a type 3 wadcutter, meaning that it’s designed to be seated with the forward portion of the bullet exposed. Weighing in at about 95 grains, mid-range loads with this bullet tend to shoot to the sights of many older .32 revolvers. I’ve […]
Continue ReadingThe 311410 bullet is a medium light bullet ate about 135 grains as a solid and 125 grains as a hollow point. As a plain based bullet it doesn’t really like to be pushed too hard, so I generaly keep it under about 1600 FPS. Both versions do well as light loads for .30 caliber […]
Continue ReadingOne of Ideal’s earlier designs, the 3118 (later renamed 311008) was designed as a ‘standard’ bullet for the 32-20 Winchester cartridge. The bullet weighs 118 grains in lyman #2 alloy. I’ve used the bullet in the .32 S&W long, .32 H&R magnum and .327 as well as the 32-20. It also works as a lightweight […]
Continue ReadingThe Lyman/ideal 313445 was designed as a semi-wadcutter for the .32 S&W long cartridge. It has a nice wide wadcutter shoulder that punches nice clean holes in paper, and an elongated nose that improves it’s accuracy beyond about 50 yards. The bullet weighs about 100 grains in most alloys, and is commonly sized to .313 […]
Continue ReadingThe Ideal 31133 Mold is the factory Hollow point version of the 3118 (later 311008). The Hollow point cavity is fairly deep, roughly 2/3 the length of the bullet, and approximately .090 in diameter. I like this bullet cast from a soft binary 8 BHN alloy of lead and tin at about at about 900-1400 […]
Continue ReadingAs I write more about the various calibers that I enjoy shooting, you’ll probably realize that the various .32 handgun cartridges are something of an obsession for me. When I started casting and reloading for the .32 S&W long I quickly discovered that the major Mold makers didn’t really offer a lot of options for […]
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