32 rem ammo

[tbury]

Sorry to confuse you Mitch. Sometimes the brain moves faster than the fingers can type and I leave things out. A lot of Bolt action shooters and bench rest shooters neck size their brass. This can be done with either a neck sizing die or by backing the full-length resizing die until only the neck is re-sized. This works best if you keep the brass identified as to which gun it was shot in. This makes the brass last longer and fit the exact chamber they came from. The problem with repeaters is that the bolt is not locked in to battery as tight as a bolt action. I have found there is enough headspace wiggle (for want of a better word) that the shoulder moves enough forward that a neck-sized cartridge will not always chamber completely. With bolt actions you have a pretty powerful lever to chamber the round if it is a little snug. You just do not get that leverage with pumps, lever actions, and autoloaders. Rounds for autoloaders especially need to be full-length re-sized for dependable cycling. (hope I did not bore you)

[imfuncity]

tbury,
Nope, didn't bore me - I'm a detail freak. Sometimes called ann..-rentive. Appreciate your clarification, it makes perfect sense regarding what I've been reading and what you said in the earlier post - was just clarifying.

Didn't know about the chamber specific idea, I'll add that to my list: color-code, separating by ..., etc.
Thanks

Anyone.
Has anyone else noticed that the .25 brass is too hot to handle when it ejects? (Also splitting some necks.) Or is the stuff I got at the gunshow too hot? More excitement then I need when it goes in the pocket or down the shirt front.

[tbury]

I had the hot brass problem when I loaded up some 25s with Varget. I even had a brand on the inside of my left arm from a hot 25 eject for a while. I switched back to 3031 and the brass comes out much cooler. It is not the caliber but the powder that is doing that. My .223 brass which is loaded with Varget ejects very hot also. I do not think it is too much pressure just a hot burning powder. Over the years most of my brass failures have been in the neck. Usually it is a split or a blowout that looks a little like an hour glass. Few if any of my brass has failed at the body or head/body juncture.

[imfuncity]

Tbury,
Thanks again. I'm going to pull the rest, as they were too long also and a friend who knows about this stuff will help. We will ID the powder and everything else. Then roll a few correctly.

[guntotingmonkeyboy]

Don't try to visually guess what the powder is and reuse it. Powder is cheap. Dump the old stuff in your garden and water it down. The nitrogen in it makes a good fertilizer. The only things I use old powders for is fireforming brass, with a 10-12 grain charge, and lighting fires in the fire place. That's it. If those old rounds were home loads from somebody, don't even risk reducing the load and reusing it. You have no idea what was in there. I learned long ago to never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

-Mb

[imfuncity]

Agree, but had not heard about the garden idea - is that for the previous loader or the old powder?

[buggy88]

I have almost 18 full dominion boxes of 32 Remington ammo, 2 shells missing out of the 18th box. im in saskatchewan