My .32 Barrel arrived today.

Rick

Rick

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If you can shoot groups with a red dot your a better man than me. :confused: I tried again yesterday, on target? Yes. Groups? Not so much no.

As for the sights it will all depend on your intended use and range. If there is 15 inches POI change with one click at 200 meters call it 7 inches at 100 and 3 and a half at 50 and a little under 2 inches at 25. Is that sufficient? Only the shooter knows.

Aside from the course adjustments those sights are reliable and repeatable.

As for the sight in the EBay link, I've never seen them before. Are they TC as the ad claims? Dunno, doubt I've seen everything TC has made but I've sure seen a lot of it and I don't recognize those sights.
 
Rick

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That is a TC ad from 1979. Numerous calibers added since then, silhouette started in 1977. I have never seen one of those sights in over 30 years of silhouette shooting but it does appear to be the one in the EBay link. I can't speak to it, good, bad or otherwise, dunno. I started shooting silhouette in early 84 and there weren't any of them around the matches I attended all over the western U.S.. I assume that if they were working well for competition they would have not only stuck around but also been sought after, I don't remember even hearing about them. At the EBay price it may worth getting just to see what it is.
 
Ben

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Was browsing through my moulds this morning.
Found a 100 gr. plain base intended for the 32 S & W Long.
Might be a nice 750 - 850 fps bullet in my 32 H & R Mag.

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Ian

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I have that one and it shoots like a laser from a couple of different rifles.
 
J

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I have to say that those sights pictured in the link are terrible. And they are by no means rare or hard to find. You don't see them because they were that bad.
A lot can be done well with their factory offerings today.
TC tried to make good repeatable sights. Their last try as an accessory has a big wheel on it with positive clicks. Bad thing is who ever decided to number it, the numbers get smaller as your elevation goes up. None the less they are pretty good.
You want the best, bomar is the last word.
Jeff
 
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Dale53

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My favorite bullet for the .32 S&W Long and .32 H&R Mag is the RCBS 98 gr. SWC. As I have mentioned before, the only reason I don't have that is it only comes in a two cavity mold.

N.O.E. Forum is running a group buy NOW! I suggest that anyone wants a multiple cavity should sign up now! My understanding is that they nearly have the minimum number and when they get that it'll be run in a couple of weeks. I believe I just might see a five cavity aluminum mold in my future...
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Ben

Ben

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Dale,

What dia. does the RCBS 98 gr. SWC cast from your mould ?

I need a .310 or .311 ( most likely a .310" ) in my Thompson Center 32 H&R mag. barrel.
If yours are dropping in the neighborhood of .315", I wonder if that much sizing will be my friend or not ?

Thanks for your help,

Ben
 
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Ian said:
I have that one and it shoots like a laser from a couple of different rifles.
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Ian,

That sounds good.
A lot of people over look the old RN styles, but as
you've mentioned, they can be super accurate .
I hope these will shoot well out of my T/C, I
have them sized .3105" with 2.8 grs. of Bullseye
in 32 H&R brass.

Ben
 
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Dale53

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Ben;
I originally borrowed that mold from a close friend many years ago. I don't have any freshly cast bullets to measure.

However, if you are interested, you can write NOE direct and ask them if they can make a mold for you at YOUR requested diameter. I believe that with the CNC machines that they use, they can tailor the diameter to your desires. Be sure and be ready with the diameter you want when you query them as well as the alloy you are going to use (as that affects "as cast diameter" (as you well know:)). Here is the link, just in case you haven't been there before:

http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/contact_us.php

Tell you the truth, I really shouldn't have ordered that mold as I have a Lee six cavity 90 gr. SWC (no longer made) that makes a good tumble lube bullet that seems to work well with a "secret special tumble lube" (called Ben's LL - please don't tell anybody:rolleyes:). At any rate, I HAVE ordered one (heck, you can't take it with you:p) and look forward to getting it.

FWIW
Dale53
 
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Tony

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Al/NOE uses an "undersize" cherry and orbits the cutting tool for the desired diameter. When NOE specifies a diameter, such as .315", that is for COWW as that is their standard. For example, one could get a 311299, a 314299 or a 316299. It depends on interest and what Al is willing to run. I would not be surprised to see NOE run the RCBS .32 098 SWC clone in .312" and .315". So far the discussion thread has centered on .315". Tony
 
Ben

Ben

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Rally Hess,

The .315 " mould is fine for those that may need a .314" or .315" bullet in their revolvers.
My T/C .32 H & R has a true .308 " bore and I shoot .310" and .311" cast bullets with laser like accuracy.

I've tried to avoid ( for my particular T/C .32 H & R ) bullet moulds that cast .315" because it is just a lot of sizing on the bullet that I can avoid if I can get a mould that throws .311" or .312" .

I'm in on the NOE 103 gr. SWC group buy mould that is to be cut .311 in a 5 Cav.

Ben
 
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Dale53

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Ben;
It looks like we're going to have these by Thanksgiving!

I'm really looking forward to it, too!

Dale53
 
Rally Hess

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Ben,
I understood the TC's were undersized but thought you were looking for the diameter that the RCBS moulds were dropping at.
My moulds(I have two) drop consistantly from both at .315. They shoot well in my single six .32 mag, but didn't work too well in my Marlin 1894 in .32-20. Because of the shoulder on the bullet, it wouldn't feed well unless I seated it above the front shoulder, which left it too short, and caused it to jam the action by trying to feed two. I added metal to the shell stop on the carrier and that fixed the feeding problems but left the OAL shorter than I wanted. So I purchased the NOE 314-115-FN RG4 2GC 2PB mould. I'm hoping to be casting for both guns with the same mould, with the option of HP, DP, or FP. I have a Freechecks111 in .30 cal, so that should work for gaschecks. So after I get a deer and sneak in a couple pheasant hunts, cut some more firewood and fill a few more snare orders, I'm going to find out if this mould will solve my problems and shoot too.
 
Ben

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Rally Hess said:
Ben,
I understood the TC's were undersized but thought you were looking for the diameter that the RCBS moulds were dropping at.
My moulds(I have two) drop consistantly from both at .315. They shoot well in my single six .32 mag, but didn't work too well in my Marlin 1894 in .32-20. Because of the shoulder on the bullet, it wouldn't feed well unless I seated it above the front shoulder, which left it too short, and caused it to jam the action by trying to feed two. I added metal to the shell stop on the carrier and that fixed the feeding problems but left the OAL shorter than I wanted. So I purchased the NOE 314-115-FN RG4 2GC 2PB mould. I'm hoping to be casting for both guns with the same mould, with the option of HP, DP, or FP. I have a Freechecks111 in .30 cal, so that should work for gaschecks. So after I get a deer and sneak in a couple pheasant hunts, cut some more firewood and fill a few more snare orders, I'm going to find out if this mould will solve my problems and shoot too.
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Sounds like you may on the road with your NOE mould to a successful marriage with .32 cal. cast bullets in your rifle and handguns.
Keep us posted,

Ben
 
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