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I've recently taken up reloading .32 ACP since I've added a Zastava M70 to my collection with my Grandfather's Hammerless Colt 1903. Now I already know general reloading crowd is 50/50 split on reloading 32 acp, but with the current cost of that cartridge, I thought I'd give it a go. And it's been pretty fun. And at 2 grains of Titegroup/Load, powder goes quite a ways. The Berrys 71Gr plated bullet is the most available and least expensive if shopped for patiently
I received a partial box of some very old Remington UMC 32ACP which I shot up and subsequently tossed the brass in to the tumbler with the others. While I did notice the Case Cannelure in these specific cases, I didn't anticipate the resulting problem. The cannelure creates a natural weak point when seating the bullet. The seating stage compressed the case vertically and created a slight wrinkle/rib around the case that interfered with subsequent chambering. I had ended up loading about 5-6 of these before I caught it. 2 of them had not compressed and I fired them with no issues. The others I just pulled the bullets and reloaded. I've included a pic for reference.
I received a partial box of some very old Remington UMC 32ACP which I shot up and subsequently tossed the brass in to the tumbler with the others. While I did notice the Case Cannelure in these specific cases, I didn't anticipate the resulting problem. The cannelure creates a natural weak point when seating the bullet. The seating stage compressed the case vertically and created a slight wrinkle/rib around the case that interfered with subsequent chambering. I had ended up loading about 5-6 of these before I caught it. 2 of them had not compressed and I fired them with no issues. The others I just pulled the bullets and reloaded. I've included a pic for reference.
