Quote Originally Posted by SeriousStudent View Post
Man, that is a great spot to be in. I agree with you on that load, it sounds very controllable and still capable of getting you to 14" inches in gel.

I would have done this a long time ago, but the .32 H&R Magnum J-frames (all five of them ever made - sigh) go for north of $1800 on Gunbroker.

Is there a specific bullet you load? And I am guessing you are sticking with the old reliable Bullseye as a powder?
100 gr SWC's. 3.5 gr 700X. Eventually I work up a load with Tightgroup. Average was about 965 fps from my 1.9 in LCR. I tried slower powders but they produced alot more recoil and blast for a similar velocity. I would NOT use this load in anything but a .327 fed mag gun.

I'm not aware of a factory .32 mag load that can expand and penetrate from a snub. .32 mag and .380 are pretty similar ballistically.

Can the S&W .32 mag J handle a moderate number of .32 ag "+P" loads? I don't know. I wouldn't think they'd be any harder on the gun than a .38 +P.