X Mark 61 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) 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 Edited December 30, 2020 by X Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TIMEKEEPER,SASS # 15766 5 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. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three Foot Johnson 2,508 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. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rattlesnake Slim 303 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. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bullett Sass 19707 83 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I glued mine to a chop stick with gorilla glue still working. Bullett 19707 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
X Mark 61 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L 2,293 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. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefcake 5 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) 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 Edited December 28, 2020 by Beefcake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three Foot Johnson 2,508 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefcake 5 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. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sedalia Dave 12,739 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) 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. Edited December 28, 2020 by Sedalia Dave 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fence Cutter 672 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) 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 Edited December 28, 2020 by Fence Cutter 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Abilene, SASS # 27489 1,267 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. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tulsey, SASS#11236 21 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) 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 Edited December 29, 2020 by Tulsey, SASS#11236 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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