.32 ACP Ammunition

Grasshopper · 07-17-2008, 11:23 AM

A few weeks back, I bought a 1907 Savage Pistol....my particular one was made in 1920. I looked at ammo, which was going from $16 to $23 a box! Well, after recovering from that shock, when I purchased the pistol, the guy behind the counter handed me a box of Sellier & Bellot, for $14.99. Needless to say, I jumped on it...

Once I got home, however, I looked in 'Ammo & Ballistics 3, by Bob Forker, something I usually do when thinking of putting 'modern' ammo in old guns. Mind you, the pistol has already been given a clean bill of health by my gunsmith, so I'm not concerned with that. At any rate, Forker's book listed normal .32 ACP ballistics as 905 f.p.s., with a 71gr. bullet. The S&B ammo that I purchased was listed at 1043 with a 71gr. bullet, so I put that aside, and went and got some Remington UMC ammo....loaded to the correct specs. I also picked up another couple of boxes of different brands (one is Wolf 'gold' with the brass case, the other being Magtech). Both of those brands also conform to the correct ballistics. I fired the Remingtons in it, and I will be trying one or both of the other brands tonight.

I still haven't fired the S&B, and to be honest, even though it's not listed as +P or anything like that, I was just concerned that it is too hot for this old pistol. Am I being overly cautious?

Your thoughts and insight are greatly appreciated.

THANKS!

07-17-2008, 11:23 AM	#1
Grasshopper User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	.32 ACP Ammunition A few weeks back, I bought a 1907 Savage Pistol....my particular one was made in 1920. I looked at ammo, which was going from $16 to $23 a box! Well, after recovering from that shock, when I purchased the pistol, the guy behind the counter handed me a box of Sellier & Bellot, for $14.99. Needless to say, I jumped on it... Once I got home, however, I looked in 'Ammo & Ballistics 3, by Bob Forker, something I usually do when thinking of putting 'modern' ammo in old guns. Mind you, the pistol has already been given a clean bill of health by my gunsmith, so I'm not concerned with that. At any rate, Forker's book listed normal .32 ACP ballistics as 905 f.p.s., with a 71gr. bullet. The S&B ammo that I purchased was listed at 1043 with a 71gr. bullet, so I put that aside, and went and got some Remington UMC ammo....loaded to the correct specs. I also picked up another couple of boxes of different brands (one is Wolf 'gold' with the brass case, the other being Magtech). Both of those brands also conform to the correct ballistics. I fired the Remingtons in it, and I will be trying one or both of the other brands tonight. I still haven't fired the S&B, and to be honest, even though it's not listed as +P or anything like that, I was just concerned that it is too hot for this old pistol. Am I being overly cautious? Your thoughts and insight are greatly appreciated. THANKS! __________________ "You ain't gonna git outta this life alive."