I am really happy with the guy who makes 32 Colt Long brass

Clark · December 3, 2014, 07:20 PM

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=456428552

Last week I bought a Colt New Pocket revolver in 32 Colt Long.

The problem was brass. 32 S&W Long brass is 0.335" at the base and this revolver chambers are 0.320".

I can MAKE dies, once, but I don't want to take on the brass project. Resizing case webs is no easy task.

But this guy really delivered. I sent the check and 6 days later the brass arrived as advertised.

Remington may make 32 Colt short brass that would fit, seasonally, but I could not find any of that.

Clark · December 4, 2014, 01:21 AM

Ok, I shot it.
I used 78 gr bullet and 3 gr Bullseye. That should be ~~ 20kpsi and 950 fps.
The recoil felt about right, but the Rimrock cowboy .311" bullets might be soft for 950 fps.

The 32 Colt Long is an unusual cartridge. It wants a heeled bullet. The case mouth cannot get bigger than .299" when in the chamber.

I just shoved the 0.313" cast bullet in backwards, and the nose acted like a heel, and the bullet snapped into place.

**Mike Irwin** · December 4, 2014, 01:09 PM

Interesting solution to that problem. I like it. Not enough to buy a gun chambered in .32 Long Colt, but I like it.

Clark · December 31, 2014, 02:41 AM

The bullet is upside down.
The seating die it upside down.

pic above same as link below

CowTowner · December 31, 2014, 05:29 PM

Necessity is the mother of invention. Or at least modification for the task at hand.

**Unclenick** · December 31, 2014, 05:43 PM

The more generally useful thing is to realize bullet seating dies come with an unadvertised wadcutter seating stem! Nice kink, Clark.

December 4, 2014, 01:09 PM	#3
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 14, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,642	Interesting solution to that problem. I like it. Not enough to buy a gun chambered in .32 Long Colt, but I like 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.

December 31, 2014, 05:29 PM	#5
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December 31, 2014, 05:43 PM	#6
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,743	The more generally useful thing is to realize bullet seating dies come with an unadvertised wadcutter seating stem! Nice kink, Clark. __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member and Golden Eagle

December 4, 2014, 01:21 AM	#2
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	Ok, I shot it. I used 78 gr bullet and 3 gr Bullseye. That should be ~~ 20kpsi and 950 fps. The recoil felt about right, but the Rimrock cowboy .311" bullets might be soft for 950 fps. The 32 Colt Long is an unusual cartridge. It wants a heeled bullet. The case mouth cannot get bigger than .299" when in the chamber. I just shoved the 0.313" cast bullet in backwards, and the nose acted like a heel, and the bullet snapped into place.