BPCR at the range (W/O the blackpowder, so far!) 32-20 Hepburn

[jmoore]

I use a Hoch nose pour mould and the bullets are used in the order they are cast, they are not sized, lubed by your fingers. Each bullet is breech seated with the tool (photo) and only one single cartridge case (index to barrel) is used with 14 grs of smokeless 4227 and a Rem pistol primer. There appear to be alot of advantages in using a lathe turned nose pour bullet mould as the base is always perfect and you do not have to run the bullet through a sizer.

Given the title of the thread, your non-black powder loads seem altogether appropriate! Esp. as the 32-40 is generally considered a BP round.

Have often contemplated working up some loads like that, but it's been purely an academic exercise until this point. Given the current feeding frenzy, obtaining moulds is problematic. (7,65/.303 200gr, .44 and .45 specifically of late.) The Lyman 32-20 115 gr moulds are now gone, too.

The major news at this point is the Hepburn is now available. So time to see if there's funds enough to squander! There's no practical reason to own this rifle- It's severely underpowered for Buffalo Rifle competition, it's too small for deer hunting (but legal) AND not legal for small game in this state, and modifying it would be unthinkable! But it's a joy to shoot...