can winchester .32 self loading cartridges be made from any other cartridges ?

Answer 1

Bound's hubby here:

The .32 Winchester Self Loading and it's sister cartridge the .351 Winchester Self Loading are obsolete cartridges that did not evolve from another cartridge. Your best bet would be to contact Starline Brass (see link below) and see if they have made or could make a run of brass for your rifle. Keep in mind, when you reload brass you should expect to get no more than 8-10 reloads out of a casing. So if you order custom made brass, keep that fact in mind when you determine your quantity of brass.

Good luck.

Answer 2

In theory I suppose you might be able to form some from 32/20 brass if you could find some with a thick enough web, but it would be a ton of work, turning that semi-rimmed head on a lathe would be a mess, and you'd still have one of the world's most useless cartridges. If you've run out of sources, it's probably time to retire the thing. Even in 1920 it was not very useful, and you can think of it as if you had to euthanize a favorite old hunting dog.

Answer 3

I'm not a gunsmith but if you mean a different brand of brass like Remington or Bertram, as opposed to Winchester, I would think so as long as the powder load and bullet are the same. The gas created when the round is fired needs to be there for operation of the gun's loading cycle. Too much and it can over-stress, too little and it won't cycle properly. Either way you'll get a sluggish performance from the self-loading mech.

I'd check with a gunsmith.

Answer 4

I assume you are refering to the 32 acp case?
If so cor-bon has done so with the 25 naa. It fires a 25 caliber 60 grain bullet into the 1200 fps range, using the 32 acp case necked down to 25 cal. I am not aware of any other "wildcats" using this case.

Answer 5

Without a good lathe and a lot of time? You're pretty much out of luck, bud.

Midway does stock your brass, though. I know it's expensive, but it might be worth stocking up on. Few more years and it may be gone.

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=339402