Winchester 32-20

[fra150l]

I am looking to reload some 32-20 for a Winchester 92.

Consulting Lyman manuals and have a few cast loads. Finding loads for powder I can actually get reliably I am looking at Unique and 1680 Accurate(Lovex). I have found on-line a load for Bullseye (already have that powder), but not keen on internet data, prefer book data!

Anybody here have experience with this cartridge with these powders?

[WelshShooter]

Check the Hodgdon relolading page for pistol calibres. I'm assuming you're after cast boolit data based on your post, and Hodgdon have load data for the following mass boolits:
77gr LFP (Winchester 231, Hodgdon HP-38 and Hodgdon Titegroup);
90gr LRNFP (Winchester 231, Hodgdon HP-38, Hodgdon Trail Boss and Hodgdon Titegroup); and
115gr LRNFP (Hodgdon Universal, Winchester 231, Hodgdon HP-38 and Hodgdon Titegroup)

http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/pistol

As an aside; I have used cast boolit load data for .357mag pistol loads in my underlever Marlin 1894C so the above loads should be acceptable to shoot out of your underlever Winchester '92.

[dromia]

One of my all time favourite cartridges, only use Vhitavuori and black powder (not together) in it though.

[fra150l]

Yes cast bullet. I am using Shellhouse 32-20 120grn 0.314

Hodgdon tricky to find locally so looking for Lovex version of Accurate. Looking for lots of data so I have a list of possible powders then phone to try and find some!

What primers are you using? Some load data I have found show SP being used in rifle.

Thanks for updates. Looking forward to trying this out have heard it's nice to shoot. My club are accusing me of liking odd ball stuff - shooting 0.348 and 300 savage. :-)

Tim

[Sim G]

Fantastic cartridge. For cast bullets in my original 1894 manufactured Marlin, the fast powders didn't give all that great performance. Bullseye was terrible! Tightgroup was acceptable. Faster rifle powders however were a different story. IMR4198 and H4227 are my go to loads now.

[WelshShooter]

I've tested 4.3gr - 4.7gr of Lovex D032 (similar to Accurate #2) in my .30 carbine using a 115gr LRNFP boolit (cast by "Ace" which I think is Tim Hannam?) which gets me around 1,350fps in my M1 carbine. I used Quickload as a guide which gave me the expected pressure and velocity. Using a chronograph, I found the measured velocity to be very similar to the expected velocity so I know my loads are safe. Using Quickload might be useful for the .32-20 (as a starting point) but make sure you read the sticky on this forum.

I just checked on Explosia's loading data and they do not list anything for .32-20

[Sim G]

There is so much load data around from verifiable and proven sources, I can see no reason at all to dabble with a powder that has no development or track record with a particular cartridge.