Available powder options for 32-20 cal.

[Arrow Wood]

I'm just getting back into SASS shooting after several years in the barn.  Unfortunately i have about 4 pounds of Trail Boss that picked up moisture while in storage and it will not drop thru my LEE turret press loading system... dang dang... So i've turned to my other old standby UNIQUE only to find it just not available anywhere i've searched.  An article in The American Rifleman of July 1923 spoke of using Bullseye, so that's my next search but was wondering if any other shooters might have suggestions about a powder that might be more available on the current market??  Hodgdon Universal??  BE86?? Titegroup??

 

What say you??

[Leroy Luck]

There is data for titegroup and hp38

[Cholla]

 

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/14866450/a-collection-of-reloading-data-old-and-current

[Abilene, SASS # 27489]

Did the Trailboss ever meter through your Lee measure before it "went bad"?  I used some TB in the past for 32-20 and had to hand dip it.  You could try a few that way to see if they still shoot properly.  

[Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971]

I like that you are requesting info on available powders.  Hodgdon shows load data for lead bullets for HP-38 (W231 is the same powder).  Midsouth and Natchez both have HP-38 in stock.  I'm currently loading HP-38 in 38 Specials for CAS.  It meters wonderfully but is a bit dirty (but less so than Unique).   I don't try to load it in reduced powder loads as others who have tried report poor results.  My primary use of HP-38 is semi-auto cartridges.

 

Hodgdon also shows load data for Tightgroup.  It is currently available too.

Edited November 21, 2024 by Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971
Tightgroup

[Jim Brown]

Been a long time since I loaded 32-20. My load was 4.5 grains W231 with 118Gr RNFP.

[High Spade Mikey Wilson]

I load 2.3 grains of Trail Boss in my 32-20 with a 100gr cast bullet. TB meters just fine through either my Hornady or Lyman powder measures.

[Ustas B. Slim 24680]

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Based on my research I have the following as options for .32 WCF:

Hogdon    H4198
Hogdon    H-4227
Alliant    Herco
Hogdon    HP-38
Hogdon    HS-6
IMR    IMR 4227
IMR    IMR-4198
Hogdon    Lil'Gun
Hogdon    Longshot
Accurate    No. 2
Accurate    No. 5
Accurate    No. 7
Accurate    No. 9
Alliant    Power Pistol
Alliant    Red Dot
    RL-7
    SR-4759
Hogdon    Titegroup
Hogdon    Trail Boss
Alliant    Unique
Hogdon    Universal (Universal Clays)
Vihtavuori    VV-N110
Winchester 231
Winchester 296
    XMP-5744
    XMR-2015

 

Sources are manufacturers web sites and LoadData.com

This is not reloading data nor an endorsement of any product.

Consult reloading data from reputable sources prior to using.

Author is not responsible for usage of this data.

 

[Garrison Joe, SASS #60708]

Titegroup is about the most available powder right now for doing light loads in most any cowboy cartridge, and it will work fine in .32-20.   It is also sold with the name High Gun (exactly the same powder, just another "marketing name" added by Hodgdon).

 

If you have some on hand, Bullseye would work fine, too.  Have not seen it very available now, though.

 

good luck, GJ

Edited November 22, 2024 by Garrison Joe, SASS #60708

[Ol Number4]

What is so difficult??

 

20gr 3F Dupont 115gr, bullet.  Cram together.

 

Ol'  #4

[Abilene, SASS # 27489]

On 11/20/2024 at 10:20 PM, Arrow Wood said:

... a powder that might be more available on the current market??...

 

40 minutes ago, Ol Number4 said:

...20gr 3F Dupont ...

Gee, where ya finding Dupont in the current market?  

 

 

 

(yeah, I know what you 're saying. )

[Ol Number4]

RE::  Dupont powder

 

I had a couple 25# kegs left over from shooting earlier in about the mid sixties,  then "re-found" them when I moved to AZ

 

A very pleasant discovery!!

 

#4

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

 

AHEM!!  Also "What's the Problem??"  Super simple,  3F APP to the Bullet Base (any Bullet), apply a nice crimp.  DONE!!