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The Winchester Model 1873 / Re: Recreating the original .32WCF loading
« Last post by Black River Smith on Today at 08:50:53 PM »Rather than worrying about bullets and dies, look for brass. It’s hard to come by. I just got some from Mid South Saturday and was darn glad to get it. If you see some from a legitimate seller snap it up.
The above comment is correct. Because of this I started working on a reforming experiment using a 357 Mag casing to 32-20. I got a good looking final product but still need -- final neck measurements for Outer Neck after expansion to 0.306" for a 0.308 bullet and then also Outer Neck after expansion to 0.311 for the 0.313 bullet. What is the Neck Inner Diameter of a chamber? SAAMI rifle chamber is listed as 0.3271. I cannot find SAAMI for a revolver chamber.
One thing to understand here is that --- I do not own a 32-20 firearm at all. Three years ago after reading all the posting about the 32-20, I luckily got a mis-identified RCBS set for cheap. Then bought my Winchester molds from eBay, for cheap. Then got a Winchester reloading tool, for even cheaper. Then got a C/H die set that was for loading the modern 30-20 barrels (0.308 bullets).
All by sheer luck, I will admit.
With no easily available brass to practice reloading, I embarked on this reforming project. It is not for the 'faint of heart' reloader. Several dies, base and rim diameter thinning. Sometimes I feel like our own, 'ndnchf' member, with all his brass converting projects.
Still, Little Dalton all the luck in putting everything together and then shooting this little brother to our beloved 44/40 and 38/40.