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Shoney · October 3, 2007, 10:23 PM

Since I rarely shoot my 32ACP's. I have not loaded them with cast. However, in many other cartridges I do use cast. I have found that in some weapons you have to play with the OAL to make them feed properly.

If your cast bullet loads are NOT near max, you can shorten the OAL a bit, so there is a little more room in the magazine; or if the loads have lots of room in the mag, then lengthen them to test.

I always load cast by seating and crimping in seperate operations, with a light crimp. Before I did this as SOP, I always had a few fail to chamber. Shaving of the lead, when you seat and crimp in one operation, causes out of round cartridges, which can cause feeding problems IMHO.

October 3, 2007, 10:23 PM	#6
Shoney Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2002 Location: Transplanted from Montana Posts: 2,311	Since I rarely shoot my 32ACP's. I have not loaded them with cast. However, in many other cartridges I do use cast. I have found that in some weapons you have to play with the OAL to make them feed properly. If your cast bullet loads are NOT near max, you can shorten the OAL a bit, so there is a little more room in the magazine; or if the loads have lots of room in the mag, then lengthen them to test. I always load cast by seating and crimping in seperate operations, with a light crimp. Before I did this as SOP, I always had a few fail to chamber. Shaving of the lead, when you seat and crimp in one operation, causes out of round cartridges, which can cause feeding problems IMHO. __________________ I pledge allegiance to the Flag - - -, and to the Republic for which it stands….Our Forefathers were brilliant for giving us a Republic, not a democracy! Do you know the difference??? and WHY?http://www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissue...les.asp?id=111