X Mark Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I am looking for a real small dipper to load my .32 S&W cartridges. If anybody out there has one they would like to sell .please let me know . Thx. X Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIMEKEEPER,SASS # 15766 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Take a brass shell , solder a wire loop on for a handle and file down to whatever size you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 My .32 S&W measure is a cut down .22 rimfire case soldered to a brass rod. IIRC, it holds 9/10ths of a grain of Bullseye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlesnake Slim Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 If you don't have the means to solder, JB weld has worked for me. Some of mine are going on 10 years now with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullett Sass 19707 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I glued mine to a chop stick with gorilla glue still working. Bullett 19707 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Mark Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 Great ideas from great cowboys ! Thank you gentlemen for these suggestions. I can do all of these so we'll see which one gets put to work first ! Warm Regards, X Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Like those above, I made this one for loading 44-40's. I cut one case and flattened it for the handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefcake Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I use the following when I need to use a dipper. Lee Precision Measure Kit - its nice to have a chart to show which one you need: Powder Measure Kit - Lee Precision This is a dipper that handles really small charges. Its not part of the set but it definitely handles .32 S&W loads nicely. .17 Powder Measure - Lee Precision Beefcake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 22 minutes ago, Beefcake said: This is a dipper that handles really small charges. Its not part of the set but it definitely handles .32 S&W loads nicely. .17 Powder Measure - Lee Precision Beefcake. I can't find any info from Lee on just what powders they recommend with this .17cc measure or how much of said powders this measure holds. A quick calculation tells me it should hold 1.53 grains of Bullseye, which is really pushing it in the various old top break designs. I'm referring to Bullseye only, and in the .32 S&W, NOT the .32 S&W Long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefcake Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, Three Foot Johnson said: I can't find any info from Lee on just what powders they recommend with this .17cc measure or how much of said powders this measure holds. A quick calculation tells me it should hold 1.53 grains of Bullseye, which is really pushing it in the various old top break designs. I'm referring to Bullseye only, and in the .32 S&W, NOT the .32 S&W Long. You are right. Looking at the chart they send with the full dipper set the .17cc measure throws a 1.6 grain charge. I use Trailboss for my loads so for the .17cc dipper it throws 0.8 grains (used in the .32 S&W/.32S&W Long/.38S&W not Special) which I have not had any trouble with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 DISCLAIMER: The below load data is assumed to be for modern .32 S&W firearms and not for the turn of the century pistols. Here is the load data that came with my Lee 32 S&W dies. They come with the 0.17 cc dipper. Note that it lists 0.17 cc of unique but that the load for Win 231 / HP38 is 0.11 cc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fence Cutter Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Here's a chart for those who have not seen it. Remember there's some variation as to how you fill the dipper as well. I use the small .17cc dipper for my .32 S&W. I use 700x and it is listed as 1.3 but I believe if I weigh it out it's 1.4 to 1.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 When making a dipper, if you don't have what you need to cut the case down, you can also drip some solder down inside it to reduce the case capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulsey, SASS#11236 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 A .25 acp case is easy to wrap around a piece of wire for a handle if it is in the range you want. I think it might have been what I used many years ago to make a bp load for 32 S&W. Cannot say for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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