Power Pistol for .32 auto

Sid · July 16, 2014, 09:52 AM

I would like to load this using the 71 grain FMJ bullets that I have. However, the only loads I can find are for 60 grain Speer bullets. Does anyone have data for loading Power Pistol with 71 grain bullets and also know what the FPS speed might be? TIA

Clark · July 16, 2014, 12:28 PM

The Alliant load for 32acp is 3.6 gr Power Pistol 60 gr Gold Dot .94"
The Speer load for 32acp is 3.6 gr Power Pistol 60 gr Gold Dot .94"

CAUTION: The following post includes loading data beyond or not covered by currently published maximums for this cartridge. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Neither the writer, The Firing Line, nor the staff of TFL assume any liability for any damage or injury resulting from use of this information.

I have worked up to 32acp to 6.5 gr Power Pistol 60 gr Gold Dot .97" [case full]
I have worked up to 32acp to 5.2 gr Power Pistol 110 gr JHP 1.175"[sheared off Kel-Tec P32 ejector / slide stop from too much recoil]

The factory ammo and book loads would penetrate 1" of Douglas Fir wood.
The hot loads I worked up penetrated as much as 5" of Fir.

WESHOOT2 · July 16, 2014, 05:12 PM

I know someone who started at 3.2g Power Pistol under that bullet......

July 16, 2014, 09:52 AM	#1
Sid Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2009 Posts: 362	Power Pistol for .32 auto I would like to load this using the 71 grain FMJ bullets that I have. However, the only loads I can find are for 60 grain Speer bullets. Does anyone have data for loading Power Pistol with 71 grain bullets and also know what the FPS speed might be? TIA

July 16, 2014, 12:28 PM	#2
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	The Alliant load for 32acp is 3.6 gr Power Pistol 60 gr Gold Dot .94" The Speer load for 32acp is 3.6 gr Power Pistol 60 gr Gold Dot .94" CAUTION: The following post includes loading data beyond or not covered by currently published maximums for this cartridge. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Neither the writer, The Firing Line, nor the staff of TFL assume any liability for any damage or injury resulting from use of this information. I have worked up to 32acp to 6.5 gr Power Pistol 60 gr Gold Dot .97" [case full] I have worked up to 32acp to 5.2 gr Power Pistol 110 gr JHP 1.175"[sheared off Kel-Tec P32 ejector / slide stop from too much recoil] The factory ammo and book loads would penetrate 1" of Douglas Fir wood. The hot loads I worked up penetrated as much as 5" of Fir. __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?

July 16, 2014, 05:12 PM	#3
WESHOOT2 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 1999 Location: home on the range; Vermont (Caspian country) Posts: 14,324	I know someone who started at 3.2g Power Pistol under that bullet...... __________________ . "all my ammo is mostly retired factory ammo"