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    Black Powder Reloading Help: Original Winchester 1873 Rifle

    1873 32wcf

    mold
    type of lead
    size to?
    spg?
    brass
    primer
    grains goex 3f
    filler?

    also, do any companies make accurate ammo for the Original BP guns?

    thanks in advance

    mike arthur
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    I think you meant to post this in the other forum, but IMHO... try...

    1873 32wcf


    mold : Lyman #311008 , a 115 gr. RNFP with 2 lube grooves & a flat base.
    type of lead : 1/20
    size to? : Slug your bore, size bullets 1/1000 over (but, if you have say a .313 bore & only have a .312 sizer around, try that to start, as they will slug-up)
    spg? : Yes, works well, but note, if you size & lube bullets & then let them sit for a long period of time the lube will rot.
    brass : Winchester is best, (thinnest) then Starline.
    primer : Winchester SRP to start with , (try others on paper for groups)
    grains goex 3f : The amount that allows you about 1/8" of compression of the powder. (if you are able to push the slug into the case after loading use more powder, as this bullet seats over the ogive, having no crimp groove)
    filler? : None

    Have fun,
    As always, with reloading, proceed at your own risk.
    Last edited by Earl Brasse; 03-19-2012 at 01:22 PM.

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    32 WCF Reloading

    Hi Earl, thanks for the information!!

    .....couple more questions

    the other research I did recommends either small rifle or small pistol primers...did you mean small rifle?

    also, the max overall length seem to be identical to 44wcf, 1.592 in...how does this sound to you?


    are you a skirmisher as well as a levergunner?

    I really enjoy reloading my 44WCF Henry ammo and am looking for a good shooting 1873 rifle or carbine in 32wcf

    I feel like my granddaughter might enjoy this! So I'm going to learn to load the 32-20

    yours,

    mike arthur
    charleston, south carolina

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    Hey Earl...any thoughts on my last post? thanks...

    mike arthur

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    Hi Mike,


    This is the for sale / Want to buy area.

    Questions are in "Civil War Small Arms" section.

    Please move the post or just send me a pm. (don't mind helping but not into feather ruffling)

    Yes, primers should be "small pistol".

    Yes, OAL is the same for the 44-40, 38-40, 32-20.
    All the Win '73 models have the same length brass "elevator". Think of it as a built in max. OAL gauge.
    Crimping depending on the bullet crimp style, some have no groove & are crimped over the ogive, others have a crimp groove.

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    With all due respect, it isn't a Civil War Arm either, so it shouldn't go to the Civil War Small Arms page. If anything at all, it should go to the Shooting Tech page. Although no one is really complaining. We're not too hard to get along with!

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