Having read Ed's article on loading pistol rounds with 452AA powder got me to looking. I just came from my powder room and dug out a gallon can of 452AA about half full. I have several old Winchester powders but my back and knees got to hurting too bad before I could dig all of them out. I'll get back to them in a day or so and see what all that I have.
What I want to reload, with this powder, is .32 Mag. Is there anyone who has used this powder for such? I'm using Starline brass and am using 90 gr. Jacketed hollow cavity Sierra's, cast 100 gr. powder coated Keith style bullets and am going to experiment with some 115 gr. gc'd, powder coated Keith type bullets. I will not be using the 452 AA for this 115 gr. experiment. After reading Ed's loads and burn rates for such, I'm ready to give it a try. I have a good supply of powder but the way supplies of powder are getting, I would like to use up this type of stuff if possible Any suggestions and possibilities would be appreciated. The powder smells good and the can inside is bright and shiny.
I've always got a story to tell so here goes. My daughter-in-laws uncle was a secret service agent who guarded President Reagan. He was a gun nut all the way and this powder came from his estate after his death. I also bought about 117 reloading die sets from his estate along with rifles, rifles, rifles and more rifles.
I GOT TO DIGGING THROUGH SOME OF MY OLD LOAD MANUALS AFTER I POSTED THIS A WHILE AGO. GUESS WHAT I FOUND IN THE RCBS BULLET RELOADING MATERIAL; A LOAD FOR WW452AA POWDER AND A 98 GR. CAST BULLET FOR THE .32 MAGNUM
Mashburn.
David a. Cogburn