Originally Posted by Clarkm
Originally Posted by GunGeek
You could cut down .32 H&R brass.

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The base of a 32 H&R case is the same as 32 S&W short, 32 S&W Long, and 327 Federal. That is ~0.335"
Meanwhile the base of a 32 Colt Long is the same as a 32 Colt short.
That is ~0.320".
Necking down and trimming to length is easy.
Conversion of the web diameter requires lathe work on the brass and a couple of custom dies.
Right now there is no easy to find 32 Colt Long nor 32 Colt short ammo nor brass.
Heeled 32 caliber bullets are available.
Bristoe and I showed different ways of using non heeled bullets.
The real problem is the brass availability.
That is why I revived this 1.5 year old thread.
I found a guy who converts 32 S&W long Starline brass to 32 Colt long for ~~$1 each.
There is hope for those who just bought a 32 Colt long revolver:
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=456428552


Yeah, .32 S&W long brass isn't the same diameter as the old .32 Colt brass. I tried running .32 S&W long brass up in a .32 long Colt die but encountered the same issue with reducing the web.

Up until a short while ago it was fairly easy to find new made .32 short Colt brass. I've got a hundred pieces of it around here somewhere. If I decide to shoot the old Colt again, I'll use the short brass.