T S T V Mauser?

[Patrick Chadwick]

You can buy ready-made ammo (expensive) from Buffalo Arms.
If you are a reloader, you can buy the proper cases (expensive)
or, according to the "Handloader's Manual", reform 30-30 cases.
It presumably recommends this because 30-30 cases are cheap
- but you would need the dies (expensive).

However, looking at the CIP dimensions, you could probably fire-form 32-40 cases without using a die at all, if you trim the case to length first. I have not tried this, I am only saying that it seems plausible on the basis of the CIP data.

The reloads published by Visier all use 0.321" copper-plated (NOT jacketed) lead or g.g. lead bullets with 148 gn / 170 gn bullets made by Haendler und Naterman, who publish a lot of loads on the Internet (you have to dig around their site a bit to find it). I believe such plated bullets are also available from another manufacturer in the US. The amount of powder for these loads is tiny - about 12-13 gn of Vihtavuori N110. And in a pinch you might be able to use off-the-shelf unjacketed lead bullets for a 32-40.

But all this is without any kind of guarantee, it is just info you could also find if you know where to look. If you are an experienced reloader, you now have enough tips to get you going in the right direction, and if you are not, then get assistance from someone who is!

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[DaveN]

WOW$65 a box of 20 that's $3.25 a shot WOWfor $30 more I can have a can (192) 30 06 with clips in bandoleers ...but i can't shoot them in my T.St.V Mauser. I'll have to think about it as I am looking forward to shooting this rifle.

[Patrick Chadwick]

WOW$65 a box of 20 that's $3.25 a shot

Well if that's too cheap, how about getting some ready-loaded 577-450 cartridges for a Martini-Henry

And now you know why I took the trouble to sugggest you take a look at adapting 32-40 components!