OT reloading .32-caliber

383 magnum · 07-14-2007, 06:23 PM

I have a small collection of Wehrmacht 7.65 mm pistols and wonder if it would be worth it to reload this round. Does anybody reload this caliber? The main problem I would see is trying to find the spent cartridges in the grassy area that I target shoot.

lugerholsterrepair · 07-14-2007, 07:35 PM

Matt, I have reloaded for it...I like to shoot them too. It is so small it is hard to handle easily, certainly not like a .45! The bullets are difficult to seat straight. What I usually do is scout gun shows and buy all the .32 boxes of ammo in the 5-6 buck range. Still a lot more than you could reload for but the little buggers are a pain in the kiester! New they probably run 12-16 dollars. Just depends on how bad you want em! Jerry Burney

383 magnum · 07-14-2007, 08:07 PM

They are fun to shoot. This afternoon, I took out a CZ27 that I have had for about six years but never shot and a recently bought late-war PP and fired one mag through each one. I was not able to find any of my brass! Jerry, your idea about scouting gun shows is a good idea. I may try to reload too if I can scrounge up enough brass.

Rod WMG · 07-14-2007, 10:42 PM

When I used to load this, I used a 93 gr. Lee mold and cast them from wheel weights. Loaded them as cast in my Savage using2.0 gr. of Unique and a CCI small pistol primer.

azlaw · 07-16-2007, 03:32 AM

I have reloaded .32 ACP, not too difficult, but the components are a bit small. Carbide dies make things much easier. I have found that .380/9mmK is more challenging to work with, especially for Walther PP/PPK. Very persnickity about bullet type, seating, and crimp.

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unspellable · 07-17-2007, 01:17 PM

Not off topic, I have an Erma Luger look like chambered for 32 ACP. I don't reload this caliber.

I do reload 7.65 mm Parabelllum. I got a large blue plastic tarp and spread it out. Makes the brass easy to find.

383 magnum · 07-17-2007, 05:10 PM

I've used a tarp before and probably need to do that again. We've had so much rain here even larger brass like 9mm is getting hard to find.

07-14-2007, 06:23 PM	#1
383 magnum User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 120 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	OT reloading .32-caliber I have a small collection of Wehrmacht 7.65 mm pistols and wonder if it would be worth it to reload this round. Does anybody reload this caliber? The main problem I would see is trying to find the spent cartridges in the grassy area that I target shoot.

07-14-2007, 07:35 PM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,848 Thanked 3,099 Times in 1,426 Posts	Matt, I have reloaded for it...I like to shoot them too. It is so small it is hard to handle easily, certainly not like a .45! The bullets are difficult to seat straight. What I usually do is scout gun shows and buy all the .32 boxes of ammo in the 5-6 buck range. Still a lot more than you could reload for but the little buggers are a pain in the kiester! New they probably run 12-16 dollars. Just depends on how bad you want em! Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

07-17-2007, 01:17 PM	#6
unspellable User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 768 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 10 Posts	32 ACP Not off topic, I have an Erma Luger look like chambered for 32 ACP. I don't reload this caliber. I do reload 7.65 mm Parabelllum. I got a large blue plastic tarp and spread it out. Makes the brass easy to find.

07-14-2007, 08:07 PM	#3
383 magnum User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 120 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	They are fun to shoot. This afternoon, I took out a CZ27 that I have had for about six years but never shot and a recently bought late-war PP and fired one mag through each one. I was not able to find any of my brass! Jerry, your idea about scouting gun shows is a good idea. I may try to reload too if I can scrounge up enough brass.

07-14-2007, 10:42 PM	#4
Rod WMG User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Edge of Texas Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	When I used to load this, I used a 93 gr. Lee mold and cast them from wheel weights. Loaded them as cast in my Savage using2.0 gr. of Unique and a CCI small pistol primer.

07-16-2007, 03:32 AM	#5
azlaw User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 204 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	I have reloaded .32 ACP, not too difficult, but the components are a bit small. Carbide dies make things much easier. I have found that .380/9mmK is more challenging to work with, especially for Walther PP/PPK. Very persnickity about bullet type, seating, and crimp. H

07-17-2007, 05:10 PM	#7
383 magnum User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 120 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I've used a tarp before and probably need to do that again. We've had so much rain here even larger brass like 9mm is getting hard to find.