32-20 and 25-20 Reloaders

kirpi97 · August 18, 2009, 03:53 PM

I have spent some time trying to find ammo in these calibers with little luck in my area. So I am looking out there to see if there are any reloaders working with these calibers. PM me.

**Mike Irwin** · August 18, 2009, 06:32 PM

I do some reloading of .32-20 for an old Smith & Wesson revolver that I have.

I have a .25-20 rifle, but I have never reloaded for it.

bobn · August 18, 2009, 06:37 PM

marlins 32 20 works well with hornadys 85 grain 32 cal pistol bullet. you have to trim cases back a little to get the crimp groove in the right place. then the overall length will work out correctly.
....on small game or varmits it expands beautifully. bobn

**Mike Irwin** · August 20, 2009, 05:25 PM

It looks like I'm going to sit down and load 100 rounds of .32-20 this evening.

115-gr. LFP and 2.4 grains of Trail Boss.

Gun 4 Fun · August 20, 2009, 06:17 PM

I have an old Savage 23 sporter in .25-20, that is in very good shape, and quite accurate. I load for it, but I don't post loads usually since the brass is thin, and there are a lot of old guns that may not do as well with my loads.

jag2 · August 20, 2009, 06:33 PM

I reload both quite a bit of both.
For the 32-20 I use a 100 grn flat nose because one of them (2 pistols
and 2 rifles) is a tube fed Rem 25 which I load a bit stronger than
my Colt pistols. For the 25-20 I've used both the 75 grn and the 86 grn.
Don't really have a preference since I'm just target shooting, sometimes
it's just what you can find. The 25 is a little trickier because the neck is fairly thin. Tech support at Redding suggested chamfering and that helped
a lot. The brass is fairly easy to find, most of the online stores have
them.

August 18, 2009, 03:53 PM	#1
kirpi97 Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 236	32-20 and 25-20 Reloaders I have spent some time trying to find ammo in these calibers with little luck in my area. So I am looking out there to see if there are any reloaders working with these calibers. PM me. __________________ The parting shot... "Those who hammer their guns into plows, will plow for those who do not." Thomas Jefferson

August 18, 2009, 06:32 PM	#2
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	I do some reloading of .32-20 for an old Smith & Wesson revolver that I have. I have a .25-20 rifle, but I have never reloaded for it. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

August 20, 2009, 05:25 PM	#4
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	It looks like I'm going to sit down and load 100 rounds of .32-20 this evening. 115-gr. LFP and 2.4 grains of Trail Boss. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

August 20, 2009, 06:17 PM	#5
Gun 4 Fun Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2008 Posts: 956	I have an old Savage 23 sporter in .25-20, that is in very good shape, and quite accurate. I load for it, but I don't post loads usually since the brass is thin, and there are a lot of old guns that may not do as well with my loads. __________________ S&WCA member NRA member NAHC Life member

August 18, 2009, 06:37 PM	#3
bobn Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2006 Location: midwest Posts: 1,105	marlins 32 20 works well with hornadys 85 grain 32 cal pistol bullet. you have to trim cases back a little to get the crimp groove in the right place. then the overall length will work out correctly. ....on small game or varmits it expands beautifully. bobn

August 20, 2009, 06:33 PM	#6
jag2 Senior Member Join Date: June 30, 2009 Location: dallas Posts: 773	I reload both quite a bit of both. For the 32-20 I use a 100 grn flat nose because one of them (2 pistols and 2 rifles) is a tube fed Rem 25 which I load a bit stronger than my Colt pistols. For the 25-20 I've used both the 75 grn and the 86 grn. Don't really have a preference since I'm just target shooting, sometimes it's just what you can find. The 25 is a little trickier because the neck is fairly thin. Tech support at Redding suggested chamfering and that helped a lot. The brass is fairly easy to find, most of the online stores have them.