.32 H&R Magnum loads

nefprotector · February 4, 2010, 07:50 PM

Ok as most of you know. I have been looking up components etc for my NEF .32 H&R mag revolver. I finally recieved everything today. Yippy!! But I have a few questions. First I have starline brass, Wolf primers, Hornady 90 grain SWC bullets and a can of Unique. (Does this stuff ever run out?) Lee reloading guide says starting load 3.1 grains Max load is 3.7 grains. Me I trust my 3.5 grain decision. (Lee loads are kinda watered down.) Here is where the problem begins. data says OAL 1.180. If I seat the bullet that deep then the bullet is almost completely inside the brass. So to solve this I loaded it to 1.350 OAL. Shoots great! Can I add more ummp?

jepp2 · February 4, 2010, 08:30 PM

Per the Hornady 7'th edition for your bullet, with a C.O.L. of 1.350", the range for Unique was 2.7 gr (700 fps) to a max load of 3.6 gr (900 fps).

So in answer to your question "can I add more ummp", you don't have much room to work with.

But my question would be, why would you want to? You are shooting a swaged bullet that is soft and very prone to leading at higher pressure/velocities. I try to stay around 700 fps with swaged bullets to minimize leading and conserve powder.

YMMV

nefprotector · February 4, 2010, 08:48 PM

cool thanks.

ps
Im going to pull a few 98 grain SJHP bullets from my .32 S&W long. What are you recomendations? Using Unique ofcourse.

zxcvbob · February 4, 2010, 09:00 PM

According to QuickLoad, you can go up to about 4.5 grains of Unique with those 90 grain SWC's @ 1.35". (you may not want to go that high)

February 4, 2010, 07:50 PM	#1
nefprotector Junior member Join Date: December 3, 2009 Location: SE Alabama Posts: 701	.32 H&R Magnum loads Ok as most of you know. I have been looking up components etc for my NEF .32 H&R mag revolver. I finally recieved everything today. Yippy!! But I have a few questions. First I have starline brass, Wolf primers, Hornady 90 grain SWC bullets and a can of Unique. (Does this stuff ever run out?) Lee reloading guide says starting load 3.1 grains Max load is 3.7 grains. Me I trust my 3.5 grain decision. (Lee loads are kinda watered down.) Here is where the problem begins. data says OAL 1.180. If I seat the bullet that deep then the bullet is almost completely inside the brass. So to solve this I loaded it to 1.350 OAL. Shoots great! Can I add more ummp?

February 4, 2010, 08:30 PM	#2
jepp2 Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2008 Location: Loveland, CO Posts: 1,476	Per Hornady 7'th ed Per the Hornady 7'th edition for your bullet, with a C.O.L. of 1.350", the range for Unique was 2.7 gr (700 fps) to a max load of 3.6 gr (900 fps). So in answer to your question "can I add more ummp", you don't have much room to work with. But my question would be, why would you want to? You are shooting a swaged bullet that is soft and very prone to leading at higher pressure/velocities. I try to stay around 700 fps with swaged bullets to minimize leading and conserve powder. YMMV

February 4, 2010, 09:00 PM	#4
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	According to QuickLoad, you can go up to about 4.5 grains of Unique with those 90 grain SWC's @ 1.35". (you may not want to go that high) __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth

February 4, 2010, 08:48 PM	#3
nefprotector Junior member Join Date: December 3, 2009 Location: SE Alabama Posts: 701	cool thanks. ps Im going to pull a few 98 grain SJHP bullets from my .32 S&W long. What are you recomendations? Using Unique ofcourse.