Charles;
Great post! I am from Hamilton, Ohio and went to Vocational High School where I was trained as a machinist. My family owned a Hardware and Appliance Repair Shop and I worked in it from age 14. I was given a car and a repair route at age 16 and repaired automatic laundry equipment (the shop worked on anything found in a home including radio and tv, electric irons, ALL appliances. So, problem solving was part of my DNA. I started casting bullets and reloading at age 14 (my dad was a confirmed "gunny"). I did rifle, pistol, and shotgun. I still cast bullets and reload my handguns, of course.
.32's are one of my favorite calibers. I shoot .32 S&W Long and .32 H&R Magnum in several revolvers. They are superb edible small game guns, also. Al is certainly on point recommending the RCBS 98 gr SWC for .32's. The only problem I have with that is that RCBS are limited to two cavity moulds. As a result, my go-to bullet is a 100 gr Keith from a Custom Lee Group Buy mould. Similar, but I, too, like the RCBS bullet.
When I hit age 26 I became an Insurance Claims Adjuster. My mechanical experience was a tremendous advantage in my new chosen field. I spent thirty years there handling major cases. About half of my clients were commercial - factories, retail, and auto. You wouldn't believe how cooperative those folks became when they realized that they were dealing with someone who actually understood!
>)). Life was good.
In my IPSC years I shot 15,000 rounds per year of .45 ACP and several thousand of other calibers (.32, .38/.357, .44 Special/.44 Magnum as well as several different rifle calibers).
Ric;
I worked Middletown for many years and well remember the Aeronca plant. I knew several of the employees. During and just after WWII I lived on a farm near Collinsville, Ohio. Just up the road, the Aeronca Sales Manager lived. He had a grass strip right next to his house and he commuted between there and work flying an Aeronca plane. His twelve year old son soloed in an Aeronca at that age (was written up in Aviation News, etc.).
Connections, connections...
FWIW
Dale53